Kansas City Royals (10) Oakland Athletics (4)
| 1998
Date of Game: Sunday, May 31, 1998
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
| Oakland Athletics (AL) | Kansas City Royals (AL) |
| Record: 22-31 | Record: 21-32 |
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Attendance: 27,126
Time of Game: 2:52
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Jose Offerman 1B in 7th inning (41)
Miguel Tejada 2B in 5th inning (25.48)
Jeff King 2B in 7th inning (16.81)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | x | 10 | 16 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics Batting Stats |
| Oakland Athletics | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Rickey Henderson | lf | 39.157 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 51 | 2511 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
| Scott Spiezio | 2b | 25.252 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | 51 | 207 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | rf | 22.027 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | 53 | 77 | 7 | 33 | 0 |
| Matt Stairs | dh | 30.094 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .325 | 45 | 297 | 8 | 36 | 3 |
| Jason Giambi | 1b | 27.143 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | 50 | 386 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Blowers | 3b | 33.037 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | 47 | 660 | 4 | 28 | 1 |
| A.J. Hinch | c | 24.016 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Ryan Christenson | cf | 24.064 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | ss | 24.006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .429 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T.J. Mathews | p | 28.132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | p | 32.325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Small | p | 26.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Telgheder | p | 31.201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .265 | 433 | 4826 | |||||
Kansas City Royals Batting Stats |
| Kansas City Royals | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Johnny Damon | cf | 24.207 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .301 | 53 | 391 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| Jose Offerman | 2b | 29.204 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | 52 | 888 | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| Jeff King | 1b | 33.156 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .274 | 51 | 1100 | 10 | 41 | 2 |
| Dean Palmer | 3b | 29.155 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 | 50 | 873 | 13 | 39 | 4 |
| Jeff Conine | lf | 31.338 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | 22 | 777 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Jermaine Dye | rf | 24.123 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | 19 | 192 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Pendleton | dh | 37.319 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | 27 | 1840 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | c | 24.313 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 | 32 | 170 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Shane Halter | ss | 28.204 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | 38 | 112 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Matt Whisenant | p | 26.358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 37 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .432 | 369 | 6397 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Jeff King 2 (6), Scott Spiezio (9), Matt Stairs 2 (16), Mike Sweeney (1), Miguel Tejada (2)
3B: Jose Offerman (5)
HR: Johnny Damon (4), Jeff King (10), Dean Palmer (13)
RBIs: Jeff Conine (9), Johnny Damon (16), Jason Giambi (31), Jeff King 2 (41), Jose Offerman (25), Dean Palmer 2 (39), Matt Stairs (36), Mike Sweeney 2 (10), Miguel Tejada 2 (3)
GDP: Mike Blowers (5), Jose Offerman (3), Dean Palmer (6)
3B: Jose Offerman (5)
HR: Johnny Damon (4), Jeff King (10), Dean Palmer (13)
RBIs: Jeff Conine (9), Johnny Damon (16), Jason Giambi (31), Jeff King 2 (41), Jose Offerman (25), Dean Palmer 2 (39), Matt Stairs (36), Mike Sweeney 2 (10), Miguel Tejada 2 (3)
GDP: Mike Blowers (5), Jose Offerman (3), Dean Palmer (6)
Oakland Athletics Pitching Stats |
| Oakland Athletics | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Kenny Rogers | 33.202 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.78 | 1.35 | 95 | 56 | 39 | 12 | 449 |
| T.J. Mathews (L 3-4) | 28.132 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 1.68 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 177 |
| Buddy Groom | 32.325 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.45 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 284 |
| Aaron Small | 26.190 | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.38 | 1.75 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 108 |
| Dave Telgheder | 31.201 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.50 | 1.11 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 80 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 91 | 60 | 85 | 1098 | |||
Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats |
| Kansas City Royals | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Tim Belcher (W 4-6) | 36.224 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.38 | 1.47 | 121 | 73 | 48 | 12 | 339 |
| Matt Whisenant | 26.358 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.63 | 1.42 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 53 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 83 | 53 | 37 | 392 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Kenny Rogers 95-56-39; T.J. Mathews 4-0-4; Buddy Groom 7-4-3; Aaron Small 23-16-7; Dave Telgheder 22-15-7; Tim Belcher 121-73-48; Matt Whisenant 15-10-5;
Batters Faced: Kenny Rogers 26; T.J. Mathews 1; Buddy Groom 2; Aaron Small 5; Dave Telgheder 6; Tim Belcher 31; Matt Whisenant 3;
Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 27,126
Umpires: Home: Durwood Merrill 1B Dale Scott 2B Dave Phillips 3B Rocky Roe
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