Final
BOS 3 — KC 5
5/7/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA199805070
Complete available game record for BOS at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jose Offerman | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie Young | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Mack | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Morris | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jefferson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damon Buford | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Conine | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Sutton | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midre Cummings | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemke | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Leyritz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Service | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Rose | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Rapp | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Rapp | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Brian Rose | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Service | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy O'Leary | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Rose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Midre Cummings | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sutton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Young | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Conine | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Mack | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Rapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Service | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sutton | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G34 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F7M | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7LM | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/L5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8/L89S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G5D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 31/G3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8/G4M | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7/L7LS.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | 3E1/G34.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4D | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L6D | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E6/F6D.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | PB.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LS | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G3.3-H(UR);2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/F78D | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LM | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HP | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/F7M | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F89M | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 5/F56S | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43/G4MS | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S4/G4 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/L56 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/F56 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S6/G56 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F9LD.1-H | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9S | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8LS | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F7D | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4M | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/F89M | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S4/L4D | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LD | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/F56 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G56 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G56 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L6 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S6/F56D.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7/L78S.2-3;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6/F6D | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D5/L7LS.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 1–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53/G5L | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD.2-3 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF/F7LM.3-H | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/L4M | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RM | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9/F9LM | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |