New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1988 at Royals Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 3 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark dh 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 1 3 0
Ward cf 5 1 1 3
  Washington cf 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 2 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Meacham ss 0 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 1 1
Pecota 3b 4 0 0 0
Brett dh 3 1 1 2
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
Eisenreich rf 3 0 0 0
Jackson lf 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 2 1 0 0
Stillwell ss 3 1 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 4 3
New York 000 003 0104120
Kansas City 003 000 000341
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (3-2) 7.0 4 3 3 2 6
  Stoddard  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt   6.2 9 3 2 2 3
  Power  L (1-1) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
3
3

  E–Pecota (1).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Macfarlane (1).  2B–New York Winfield (6,off Leibrandt); Pagliarulo (5,off Leibrandt); Clark (2,off Power), Kansas City Stillwell (6,off Candelaria).  HR–New York Ward (1,6th inning off Leibrandt 2 on, 0 out), Kansas City Brett (6,3rd inning off Candelaria 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Henderson (4,off Power); Wilson (2,off Candelaria).  HBP–Mattingly (1,by Leibrandt); Slaught (1,by Power).  IBB–Winfield (4,by Power).  SB–Henderson (24,3rd base off Leibrandt/Macfarlane).  CS–Henderson (8,2nd base by Leibrandt/Macfarlane).  HBP–Leibrandt (2,Mattingly); Power (2,Slaught).  IBB–Power (1,Winfield).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:39.  A–27,422.
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