August 8, 1998 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
ANA 5 CHW 4
ANA 3 SEA 9
@DET 3 BAL 6
@MIN 3 NYY 14
KCR 1 CLE 6
@TBD 2 BOS 11
@TEX 1 TOR 6
OAK 5
(10) CIN 4
MIL 0 NYM 4
@COL 3 HOU 7
PHI 6 LAD 2
PIT 1 MON 5
ARI 3 ATL 14
@SFG 6 STL 9
CHC 8
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 45,975

Saturday, August 8, 1998, 4:06
Time of Game: 2:48

Royals

52-64

Lost 3

2nd, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  2
Yankees         0  0  1   0  1  6   3  3  X   14 15  0

W: O Hernandez (7-3), L: G Rusch (6-15)

Yankees

83-29

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .763   11    2   0   SB
H Morris LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .744    9    0   0   
J Offerman 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .846   22    5   2   
D Palmer DH                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .277  .849   17    0   0   GDP
J King 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .786   12    3   0   
L Sutton RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .638   12    1   0   
S Leius 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .536    9    1   1   
M Sweeney C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .741    6   10   1   
  S Fasano C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .620         0   0   
M Lopez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .597   19    2   3   

G Rusch P                                                                0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
  J Pittsley P                                                           0   0
  R Bones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    1   8              117   24   7

BATTING

TB: J Damon 2; M Sweeney; H Morris.

GIDP: D Palmer (11).

RBI: H Morris (29).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Sweeney-J Offerman.

PB: M Sweeney (9).

E: S Leius (2); M Sweeney (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Damon (18, 2nd base off O Hernandez/J Posada).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   1   1    0   2  .251  .759   17    2   2   HR
  H Bush 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .754    4    1   0   
D Jeter SS                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .319  .860   15    1   3   
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   0    1   2  .317  .875   25    0   0   
B Williams CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .347 1.028   17    2   0   
  C Curtis PR-CF              1   2   0   0    0   0  .261  .760    6    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .284  .862   14    6   0   
  L Sojo PH-1B                1   1   1   1    0   0  .230  .522    5    1   0   
T Raines DH                   2   2   1   1    3   0  .296  .802   26    0   0   CS
J Posada C                    5   1   3   6    0   1  .283  .877   30   10   0   2·2B
S Spencer LF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.049   13    1   0   2B
S Brosius 3B                  3   2   1   3    1   0  .288  .799   18    2   0   HR,SB

O Hernandez P                                                            1   1
  M Jerzembeck P                                                         0   1
Totals                       39  14  15  14    5   8              190   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Posada 2 (14, off J Pittsley, off R Bones); S Spencer (4, off G Rusch).

HR: C Knoblauch (15, off G Rusch; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); S Brosius (11, off G Rusch; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Posada 5; S Brosius 4; C Knoblauch 4; P O'Neill 2; T Martinez 2; S Spencer 2; D Jeter 2; T Raines; L Sojo; B Williams.

RBI: J Posada 6 (46); S Brosius 3 (66); L Sojo (9); C Knoblauch (54); S Spencer (6); T Raines (38); D Jeter (56).

2-out RBI: J Posada 2; L Sojo; C Knoblauch.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-C Knoblauch-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Brosius (8, 2nd base off G Rusch/M Sweeney).

CS: T Raines (3, 2nd base by G Rusch/M Sweeney).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Rusch, L (6-15)              5.1   8   8   7    3   5   2   6.26   27  104-62   37· 3·22    8· 7· 4· 0     24    -     1.00  -0.23
S Service                      0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    2   10-7     2· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Pittsley                     1     3   3   2    1   1   0   7.15    7   36-19   12· 0· 7    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
R Bones                        1     4   3   3    1   0   0   3.27    8   34-20   14· 2· 4    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  14  12    5   8   2          44  184-108  65· 7·36   15· 8· 8· 0           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hernandez, W (7-3)           8     4   1   1    1   7   0   3.13   28  103-70   41·10·19    5·11· 4· 0     76    -     1.07   0.27
M Jerzembeck                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   8   0          31  114-75   44·11·20    6·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 45,975.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. J Damon              CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. H Morris             LF    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. J Offerman           2B    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. D Palmer             DH    4. B Williams           CF 
5. J King               1B    5. T Martinez           1B 
6. L Sutton             RF    6. T Raines             DH 
7. S Leius              3B    7. J Posada             C  
8. M Sweeney            C     8. S Spencer            LF 
9. M Lopez              SS    9. S Brosius            3B 

   G Rusch              P        O Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-1  123  1   24%  74% D Palmer        O Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   2  0-1  ---  2   11%  78% C Knoblauch     G Rusch         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   b 6   1  1-2  123  3   10%  92% J Posada        G Rusch         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Neill Scores; Williams Scores; Raines to 2B
   t 6   1  2-1  12-  6   -9%  50% J Offerman      O Hernandez     Walk; Damon to 3B; Morris to 2B
   t 6   1  2-0  1-3  1   -9%  59% H Morris        O Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; Damon to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Damon         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   54%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   55%  J Offerman      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: SS
          ---  1   55%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   52%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   50%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  J King          Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   55%  L Sutton        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  T Martinez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   55%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   52%  J Posada        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  2   50%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  S Leius         Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   56%  M Lopez         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   60%  S Brosius       Walk
   O      1--  7   56%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
          1--      61%  D Jeter         Brosius Steals 2B; Brosius to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  5   67%  " "             Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Brosius Scores/unER; Jeter to 1B
   O      1--  5   64%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   62%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  J Damon         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   62%  H Morris        Lineout: LF
          1--      60%  J Offerman      Damon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   64%  " "             Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -2-  6   68%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   66%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
          ---  6   68%  T Raines        Walk
   OO     1--  6   63%  J Posada        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Raines Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   67%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   69%  L Sutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   70%  S Leius         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   68%  S Spencer       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   66%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   R      ---  2   78%  C Knoblauch     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   77%  D Jeter         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orlando Hernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   72%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   77%  M Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   68%  J Damon         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Sweeney to 3B
   R      1-3  1   59%  H Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; Damon to 2B
          12-  6   50%  J Offerman      Walk; Damon to 3B; Morris to 2B
   OO     123  1   74%  D Palmer        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Glendon Rusch facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   77%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   85%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Neill to 3B
   O      1-3  5   80%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          1-3  4   82%  T Raines        Walk; Williams to 2B
   RR     123  3   92%  J Posada        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); O'Neill Scores; Williams Scores; Raines to 2B
   R      12-  1   97%  S Spencer       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Raines Scores; Posada to 3B
   RRR    -23  6   99%  S Brosius       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Posada Scores; Spencer Scores
                  Scott Service replaces Glendon Rusch pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Orlando Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   99%  J King          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  L Sutton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  S Leius         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Pittsley facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Pittsley replaces Scott Service pitching
          ---  5  100%  P O'Neill       Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  2  100%  T Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B
                  Chad Curtis pinch runs for Bernie Williams batting 4th
   R      12-  6  100%  T Raines        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Curtis Scores; Martinez to 3B
          1-3     100%  J Posada        Passed Ball; Raines to 2B
   RR     -23 10  100%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Martinez Scores; Raines Scores/unER
   O      -2-  6  100%  S Spencer       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1  100%  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 11.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-11, Orlando Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Homer Bush replaces Chuck Knoblauch playing 2B batting 1st; Chad Curtis moves to CF
   O      ---  1  100%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 11-1, Ricky Bones facing 1-2-3
                  Ricky Bones replaces Jim Pittsley pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  H Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2  100%  D Jeter         Single to 2B (Line Drive)
          1--  5  100%  P O'Neill       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jeter to 3B
                  Sal Fasano replaces Mike Sweeney playing C batting 8th; Luis Sojo pinch hits for Tino Martinez batting 5th
   R      1-3  5  100%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jeter Scores; Curtis to 2B
          12-  9  100%  T Raines        Walk; Curtis to 3B; Sojo to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  J Posada        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Curtis Scores; Sojo Scores; Raines to 3B
   O      -23  1  100%  S Spencer       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 14.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-14, Mike Jerzembeck facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Jerzembeck replaces Orlando Hernandez pitching; Luis Sojo moves to 1B
   O      ---  4  100%  H Morris        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Offerman      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 14.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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