Final
CWS 3 — KC 0
9/25/1998 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA199809250
Complete available game record for CWS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Caruso | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sutton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Wilson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Febles | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Thomas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Offerman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert Belle | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Palmer | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff King | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Durham | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Conine | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hatcher | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Spehr | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Sweeney | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mendy Lopez | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Pendleton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Sirotka | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Service | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Howry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Bones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Suppan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sirotka | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Suppan | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Bones | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Howry | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Scott Service | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Belle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cameron | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caruso | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Wil Cordero | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Durham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Howry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sirotka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Wilson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Suppan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mendy Lopez | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Beltran | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Bones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Service | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Conine | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sweeney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Febles | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Hatcher | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Spehr | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/F78S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7/L78M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 1(B)3(1)/LDP/L15 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8/P8LS | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/L8LM | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/P4D | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53/G56S | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L89M.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/F7LM | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7/G56 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9/L89M.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4/P3F | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L9LM | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43/G4MS | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13/G15 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P56S | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9D | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LXD | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8/G4 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO/G6 | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D8/L8RXD.1-H | 0–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L78D | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/L34S | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6MS.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 2/P3SF | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13/BG25 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 1–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/F9M | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G5 | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 1–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | T8/F8RXD.2-H | 1–0 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S8/L8LM.3-H | 2–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | OA.1X2(243) | 3–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6S | 3–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L78M | 3–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 13/BG25 | 3–0 |