New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 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 5, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 2 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 2 1
Clark dh 4 1 1 1
Washington cf,rf 4 1 3 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
  Kelly cf 0 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 2 0 1 2
Slaught c 4 0 1 1
  Skinner c 0 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 3 0
Seitzer 3b 2 0 1 0
Brett 1b 4 0 1 2
Eisenreich rf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Madison dh 4 0 0 0
Jackson lf 3 1 2 1
Macfarlane c 4 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
  Balboni ph 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
New York 011 002 1005101
Kansas City 101 000 100370
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  W (4-0) 6.2 6 3 2 3 3
  Guante  SV (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (3-3) 6.2 8 5 5 3 3
  Farr   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Quisenberry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
3

  E–Washington (1).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Henderson (8,off Gubicza); Mattingly (9,off Gubicza).  HR–Kansas City Jackson (5,7th inning off Dotson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Randolph (4,off Gubicza).  SF–Pagliarulo 2 (5,off Gubicza 2).  SB–Henderson (25,2nd base off Gubicza/Macfarlane); Wilson (6,2nd base off Dotson/Slaught); Brett (2,2nd base off Dotson/Slaught).  WP–Gubicza (3).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:58.  A–36,255.
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