Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 0

Retrosheet


Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 0

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1998 (N) at The Ballpark in Arlington

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
TEX A    2  2  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   8 15  2
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Giambi dh                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Offerman 2b                   4   0   2   0       0   1       1   4
Palmer 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Leius 3b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
King 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   2      11   1
Morris lf                     3   0   2   0       1   0       1   0
Conine rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Sweeney c                     3   0   1   0       0   1       6   1
Lopez ss                      2   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
  Hatcher ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Halter ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rapp p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Suppan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  McDill p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bevil p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pittsley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   0   6   0       1   8      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lopez-Offerman-King.
E: Lopez (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Sweeney (16,off Sele).
Team LOB: 7.
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Goodwin cf                    5   0   2   2       0   1       3   0
McLemore 2b                   4   0   2   0       1   1       1   5
Greer lf                      4   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
  Haselman c                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gonzalez rf                   4   1   3   0       1   1       2   0
  Simms rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Clark 1b                      4   1   1   2       0   2      10   1
Rodriguez c                   4   1   1   0       0   0       7   0
  Newson lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stevens dh                    4   2   2   3       0   0       0   0
Zeile 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Clayton ss                    4   2   2   0       0   1       1   2
Sele p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fossas p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Levine p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   8  15   8       2   7      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Zeile (12), Clayton (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Greer (27,off Rapp); Clark (37,off Rapp); Goodwin 2 (11,off Rapp,off Pittsley);
Zeile (10,off Suppan); McLemore (14,off McDill); Gonzalez (41,off Bevil).
HR: Stevens (16,3rd inning off Rapp 2 on 1 out).
SF: Greer (6,off Pittsley).
GDP: Greer (14,off Rapp).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rapp L(11-12)                 2.1   9   7   7   1   2   1  16
Suppan                        2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  10
McDill                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Bevil                         1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Pittsley                      1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        8    15   8   8   2   7   1  40

Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sele W(18-10)                 7     5   0   0   1   7   0  27
Fossas                        0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Hernandez                     0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Levine                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     6   0   0   1   8   0  34
WP: Sele (3).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hernandez 1-0.
.
Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Tim McClelland
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 28441
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers            
1. Damon               cf        Goodwin             cf
2. Giambi              dh        McLemore            2b
3. Offerman            2b        Greer               lf
4. Palmer              3b        Gonzalez            rf
5. King                1b        Clark               1b
6. Morris              lf        Rodriguez           c
7. Conine              rf        Stevens             dh
8. Sweeney             c         Zeile               3b
9. Lopez               ss        Clayton             ss
   Rapp                p         Sele                p

ROYALS 1ST: Damon was called out on strikes; Giambi singled to
left; Offerman struck out; Palmer grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Goodwin grounded out (second to first); McLemore
was called out on strikes; Greer doubled to left; Gonzalez
walked; Clark doubled to left [Greer scored, Gonzalez scored];
Rodriguez popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 2.

ROYALS 2ND: King grounded out (second to first); Morris singled
to left; Conine flied to center; Sweeney flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Stevens singled to center; Zeile was called out on
strikes; Clayton singled to right [Stevens to third]; Goodwin
doubled to center [Stevens scored, Clayton scored]; McLemore
singled to right [Goodwin to third]; Greer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McLemore out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Lopez was called out on strikes; Damon flied to
center; Giambi reached on an error by Zeile; Offerman grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers
4.

RANGERS 3RD: Gonzalez singled to left; Clark forced Gonzalez
(first to shortstop) [Clark to second (error by Lopez)];
Rodriguez singled to shortstop [Clark stayed at second]; Stevens
homered to left-center [Clark scored, Rodriguez scored]; SUPPAN
REPLACED RAPP (PITCHING); Zeile doubled to left; Clayton flied
to right [Zeile to third]; Goodwin was called out on strikes; 3
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Palmer flied to right; King was called out on
strikes; Morris walked; Conine grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 4TH: McLemore grounded out (third to first); Greer
popped to shortstop; Gonzalez singled to third; Clark struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Sweeney was called out on strikes; Lopez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Damon flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Stevens
grounded out (pitcher to first); Zeile grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 6TH: Giambi flied to left; Offerman singled to shortstop
[Offerman to second (error by Clayton)]; Palmer grounded out
(third to first); Sele threw a wild pitch [Offerman to third];
King was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 7.

RANGERS 6TH: MCDILL REPLACED SUPPAN (PITCHING); Clayton was
called out on strikes; Goodwin grounded out (pitcher to first);
McLemore doubled to right; Greer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 7TH: On a bunt Morris singled to third [Morris out at
second (third to second to shortstop)]; Conine struck out;
Sweeney doubled to right; HATCHER BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Hatcher
lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: BEVIL REPLACED MCDILL (PITCHING); HALTER REPLACED
HATCHER (PLAYING SS); Gonzalez doubled to center; Clark struck
out; Rodriguez popped to first; Stevens grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 8TH: FOSSAS REPLACED SELE (PITCHING); Damon grounded out
(first to pitcher); Giambi grounded out (second to first);
Offerman singled to shortstop; HERNANDEZ REPLACED FOSSAS
(PITCHING); Palmer popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: PITTSLEY REPLACED BEVIL (PITCHING); LEIUS REPLACED
PALMER (PLAYING 3B); Zeile flied to left; Clayton singled to
center; Goodwin doubled to center [Clayton to third]; McLemore
walked; Greer out on a sacrifice fly to center [Clayton scored];
Gonzalez struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 0, Rangers 8.

ROYALS 9TH: LEVINE REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); HASELMAN
REPLACED GREER (PLAYING C ); SIMMS REPLACED GONZALEZ (PLAYING
RF); NEWSON REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING LF); King grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morris grounded out (second to first);
Conine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           0   6   1    7
 Rangers          8  15   2    8
Read Me