Final
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics Athletics Athletics OAK
22-31 4 Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
21-32 10 Kansas City Royals
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Win Probability

OAK KC
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Oakland Athletics Top 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Rickey Henderson grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Scott Spiezio grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Ben Grieve grounds out, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon grounds out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman triples (5) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King walks.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Dean Palmer grounds into a double play, shortstop Miguel Tejada to second baseman Scott Spiezio to first baseman Jason Giambi. Jeff King out at 2nd. Dean Palmer out at 1st.

Oakland Athletics Top 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Matt Stairs doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jason Giambi grounds out, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mike Blowers strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    AJ Hinch called out on strikes.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton lines out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi.

Oakland Athletics Top 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ryan Christenson strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Miguel Tejada strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Rickey Henderson flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Mike Sweeney lines out to second baseman Scott Spiezio.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter singles on a line drive to shortstop Miguel Tejada.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon grounds out to first baseman Jason Giambi. Shane Halter to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman grounds out, second baseman Scott Spiezio to first baseman Jason Giambi.

Oakland Athletics Top 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Scott Spiezio doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ben Grieve grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Scott Spiezio to 3rd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Matt Stairs doubles (16) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Scott Spiezio scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    1
    Kansas City Royals
    0
  4. B
    S
    O

    Jason Giambi singles on a line drive to first baseman Jeff King. Matt Stairs scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    2
    Kansas City Royals
    0
  5. B
    S
    O

    Mike Blowers grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Offerman to shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King. Jason Giambi out at 2nd. Mike Blowers out at 1st.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Dean Palmer grounds out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi. Jeff King to 3rd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Jeff King scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    2
    Kansas City Royals
    1
  4. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye pops out to first baseman Jason Giambi.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Jeff Conine to 2nd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Mike Sweeney flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

Oakland Athletics Top 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    AJ Hinch singles on a fly ball to second baseman Jose Offerman.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ryan Christenson singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Dean Palmer. AJ Hinch to 3rd. Ryan Christenson to 2nd. Ryan Christenson advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by third baseman Dean Palmer.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Miguel Tejada doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Jermaine Dye. AJ Hinch scores. Ryan Christenson scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    1
  4. B
    S
    O

    Rickey Henderson pops out to second baseman Jose Offerman.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Scott Spiezio flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Ben Grieve grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter pops out to first baseman Jason Giambi.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon walks.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman grounds into a double play, shortstop Miguel Tejada to second baseman Scott Spiezio to first baseman Jason Giambi. Johnny Damon out at 2nd. Jose Offerman out at 1st.

Oakland Athletics Top 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Matt Stairs grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jason Giambi flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mike Blowers flies out to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King hits a home run (10).

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    2
  2. B
    S
    O

    Dean Palmer grounds out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye lines out, shortstop Miguel Tejada to first baseman Jason Giambi.

Oakland Athletics Top 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    AJ Hinch flies out to second baseman Jose Offerman.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ryan Christenson pops out to third baseman Dean Palmer.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Miguel Tejada singles on a line drive to left fielder Jeff Conine.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Rickey Henderson flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Sweeney doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Terry Pendleton scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    3
  3. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter walks.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon grounds into a force out, pitcher Buddy Groom to third baseman Mike Blowers. Mike Sweeney out at 3rd. Shane Halter to 2nd. Johnny Damon to 1st.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Shane Halter scores. Johnny Damon scores. Jose Offerman to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Ryan Christenson.

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    5
  6. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Jose Offerman scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    6
  7. B
    S
    O

    Dean Palmer hits a home run (13). Jeff King scores.

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    8
  8. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Conine flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  9. B
    S
    O

    Jermaine Dye singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Aaron Small.

  10. B
    S
    O

    Terry Pendleton singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jason Giambi. Jermaine Dye to 3rd.

  11. B
    S
    O

    Mike Sweeney singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Jermaine Dye scores. Terry Pendleton to 2nd.

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    9
  12. B
    S
    O

    Shane Halter flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

Oakland Athletics Top 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Scott Spiezio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ben Grieve lines into a double play, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Jeff King. Scott Spiezio out at 2nd. Ben Grieve out at 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Matt Stairs grounds out, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King.

Kansas City Royals Bottom 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Johnny Damon hits a home run (4).

    Oakland Athletics
    4
    Kansas City Royals
    10
  2. B
    S
    O

    Jose Offerman flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff King flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Dean Palmer lines out to left fielder Rickey Henderson.

Oakland Athletics Top 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jason Giambi grounds out, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Blowers called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    AJ Hinch grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

Date
May 31, 1998 (Sun) @ 8:33 AM
Series
3 of 3
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
27,126
First Pitch
6:06 PM
Duration
2h 52m
Weather
Sunny / 83°F / Wind: 15 mph, L To R mph

    • Decisions