Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
May 25, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1988 at Royals Stadium. 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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Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 2 3 0
Herr 2b 5 1 2 2
Puckett cf 5 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 2 1
Gaetti 3b 4 0 3 0
Bush rf 4 0 1 0
  Davidson rf 0 0 0 0
Larkin dh 2 1 0 0
Laudner c 4 0 1 1
Newman ss 4 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 4 1 3 0
Wilson cf 4 0 2 1
Brett dh 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 2 1
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
  Pecota pr 0 0 0 0
Jackson lf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2
Minnesota 200 010 0104131
Kansas City 000 001 0102112
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (3-4) 7.2 10 2 2 0 6
  Reardon  SV (10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (5-5) 8.0 13 4 3 1 4
  Farr   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
1
5

  E–Laudner (4), Jackson (3), Gubicza (1).  DP–Minnesota 3, Kansas City 3.  2B–Minnesota Gladden (15,off Gubicza); Herr (5,off Gubicza), Kansas City Stillwell (7,off Blyleven).  3B–Minnesota Gladden (2,off Gubicza).  HR–Kansas City Tartabull (10,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Larkin (7,by Gubicza).  SB–Gladden (7,2nd base off Gubicza/Macfarlane); Jackson (13,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  WP–Gubicza (6).  HBP–Gubicza (2,Larkin).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:41.  A–22,022.
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