MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/16/1998
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 12341 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-70) 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 7 2
Chicago White Sox (85-66) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 1
Kansas City Hands Chicago 5-4 Defeat
The Kansas City Royals saddled the Chicago White Sox with a loss at Comiskey Park. The final score was 5-4. Michael Barrett was 2 for 4, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Kansas City third baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Kansas City pitcher Denny Stark earned the win, hiking his record to 13-12. Gil Meche suffered the loss. The Royals go to 81-70, putting them second in the American League Central Division.

With Kansas City leading 4-0 in the top of the sixth, Barrett batted against Chicago pitcher Richard Ledeit. Barrett hit a fastball to left-center for a solo home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 5-0.

"We ground out the win," said Barrett. "That's all that matters."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon CF 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 .263 10 64
S. Finley RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .273 17 63
D. Segui 1B 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .309 23 94
   d-A. Andreopoulos C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
C. Hayes 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .227 14 61
   b-B. Hamelin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 8 10
   e-J. Wehner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Surhoff LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .209 14 52
   c-K. Ramos LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Vizcaíno SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .248 2 44
   a-M. Carter SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Jefferies DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .286 16 84
M. Barrett C, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .221 8 59
M. Cairo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .317 0 7
Totals 30 5 7 4 9 10 17      
a - M. Carter substituted for J. Vizcaíno in the 5th
b - B. Hamelin pinch hit for C. Hayes in the 9th
c - K. Ramos substituted for B. Surhoff in the 9th
d - A. Andreopoulos substituted for D. Segui in the 9th
e - J. Wehner substituted for B. Hamelin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cairo (3, 5th Inning off G. Meche, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Barrett (8, 6th Inning off R. Ledeit, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Segui , J. Vizcaíno 2 , G. Jefferies , M. Barrett 5 , M. Cairo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hayes , J. Vizcaíno , M. Cairo
GIDP: B. Hamelin
Sac Bunt: S. Finley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (44) , J. Vizcaíno (4)
CS: J. Damon (14) , S. Finley (13)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Segui (7) , M. Carter (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Segui)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Robinson CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .260 14 51
C. Knoblauch DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258 3 45
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .289 38 126
J. Canseco LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .207 37 112
M. Ordóñez RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .306 12 67
T. Fryman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .267 11 47
C. Latham SS 3 1 1 4 0 2 2 .206 4 24
C. Wilson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .198 0 4
J. Hall C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .129 0 2
   a-R. Ventura PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 22 83
Totals 32 4 6 4 6 5 20      
a - R. Ventura pinch hit for J. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ordóñez (36, 8th Inning off R. Van De Weg, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Ventura (17, 9th Inning off R. Van De Weg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Latham (4, 6th Inning off D. Stark, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Robinson , M. Ordóñez 3 , C. Latham 4 , C. Wilson , R. Ventura 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas , M. Ordóñez , C. Wilson
Sac Fly: C. Latham
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Latham (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Wilson-Latham-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Canseco(Finley at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Stark W (13-12) 6.0 4 3 2 5 5 1 103 3.56   
R. Van De Weg SV (5) 3.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 47 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Stark 54
Batters Faced: D. Stark 27, R. Van De Weg 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Stark 7-6, R. Van De Weg 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Stark 103-63, R. Van De Weg 47-30
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Meche L (6-7) 5.0 6 4 4 4 8 0 108 4.31   
R. Ledeit 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 31 3.71   
R. Hernández 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.57   
R. McDowell 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 3.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Meche 43
Batters Faced: G. Meche 24, R. Ledeit 6, R. Hernández 6, R. McDowell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Meche 3-3, R. Ledeit 1-1, R. Hernández 2-1, R. McDowell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Meche 108-62, R. Ledeit 31-15, R. Hernández 26-17, R. McDowell 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernández 1-0
WP: G. Meche
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Barrett
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 43905
Special Notes: José Vizcaíno was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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