The Kansas City Royals were 72-89 in 1998. They finished 3rd in the AL Central.
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Lane Thomas hits grand slam in 1st inning, leads Royals to a 9-2 win over the Reds
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Jack Leiter strikes out 10 and Rangers score 4 runs in 1st inning to sweep struggling Royals, 6-3
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Duran’s RBI single lifts Rangers past Royals 7-6 on a 3-run ninth walk-off
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Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals
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Gerrit Cole fans 10 as the Yankees blank KC 7-0 for their 14th straight win over the Royals
1998 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,546 | 714 | 1,459 | 274 | 40 | 134 | 686 | 475 | 60 | 984 | 135 | 50 | .263 | .324 | .399 |
Team Rank | 20th | 21st | 18th | 24th | 3rd | 25th | 21st | 24th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 19th |
1998 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 72 | 89 | 5.15 | 999 | 3 | 46 | 1436.1 | 1,590 | 822 | 899 | 196 | 568 | 60 |
Team Rank | 23rd | 23rd | 28th | 22nd | 11th | 9th | 22nd | 27th | 28th | 28th | 28th | 21st | 23rd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
31 | 30 | .508 | 9.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 21 | .632 | ||
31 | 27 | .534 | 5.5 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.5 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.5 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 7.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 22 | .633 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.0 | |
32 | 27 | .542 | 5.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 15.0 | |
23 | 38 | .377 | 15.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 21 | .632 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.0 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 8.5 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 9.5 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 28 | .533 | 1.5 | |
28 | 33 | .459 | 6.0 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 10.5 | |
23 | 38 | .377 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
32 | 29 | .525 | ||
29 | 31 | .483 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 3.0 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 5.0 | |
23 | 38 | .377 | 9.0 |
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