Final
KC 0 — BOS 5
5/16/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199805160
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Mack | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Shane Halter | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Offerman | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Leyritz | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Conine | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Varitek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Pendleton | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Sweeney | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemke | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Walker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Haney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pittsley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Avery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Walker | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Avery | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Pittsley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rich Garces | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Chris Haney | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Garces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lewis | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Pendleton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pittsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Conine | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Haney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/P4MD | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13/G13S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7/L7LD.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8LS | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F7D.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | E6/G6 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RD | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | E5/G5L | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | FC1/G15S.3XH(12);1-3;B-2(TH) | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9M | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S1/L13 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/L8RM | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/F9LD | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F89M | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7D | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8RS | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L56 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/F7M | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63/G6M | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G56 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 13/G15 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | POCS2(136) | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53/G5L | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7/L7LM.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 31/G3 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F78S | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LS | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D9/F9LD | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G56S | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/F9LS | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 5/L56 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L9M | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7/L78S | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G4S | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8/L89M.B-2(E9) | 0–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/L7D | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8RS | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7/L7LD.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | PB.3-H;2-3 | 0–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7/F7LD.3-H | 0–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 31/G34 | 0–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6/F8LS | 0–5 |