Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
May 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Seitzer 3b 2 0 0 0
Brett 1b 4 0 1 1
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 1
Buckner dh 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 1 2 0
Jackson lf 4 0 0 0
Quirk c 3 1 0 0
Stillwell ss 1 1 1 3
Power p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 2 2 0
Herr 2b 4 0 1 1
Puckett cf 5 3 2 0
Hrbek 1b 5 0 2 1
  Davidson pr 0 1 0 0
Gaetti 3b 5 0 3 2
Bush rf 4 0 0 0
Larkin dh 4 0 3 1
Laudner c 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman ss 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 5
Kansas City 000 130 010582
Minnesota 000 110 2026131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Power   6.1 7 4 4 3 5
  Farr   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Garber  L (0-1) 1.2 4 2 1 1 2
Totals
8.2
13
6
5
4
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   7.0 5 4 4 4 4
  Berenguer  W (4-3) 2.0 3 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
7

  E–Wilson (3), Jackson (2), Laudner (3).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Kansas City Buckner (1,off Blyleven); Wilson (3,off Berenguer), Minnesota Puckett (12,off Power); Gaetti (10,off Power); Gladden (13,off Power).  HR–Kansas City Tartabull (6,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out); Stillwell (3,5th inning off Blyleven 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Seitzer (6,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner); White (4,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner); Wilson (9,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  BK–Garber (1).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:30.  A–24,808.
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