Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1988 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Brett 1b 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson lf 3 0 1 1
Buckner dh 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 0
Wellman 2b 3 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 4 2 2 1
Upshaw 1b 3 0 1 0
Carter cf 4 0 1 1
Snyder rf 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Castillo lf 3 2 2 0
  Hall lf 0 0 0 0
Kittle dh 3 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
Allanson c 2 0 1 2
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 000 100140
Cleveland 111 000 10x490
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  L (2-8) 6.2 9 4 4 0 6
  Farr   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
1
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell  W (10-1) 7.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Jones  SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  2B–Cleveland Franco (6,off Leibrandt); Allanson (7,off Leibrandt).  HR–Cleveland Franco (4,3rd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wilson (3,off Swindell).  SF–Allanson (1,off Leibrandt).  SB–Carter (12,2nd base off Leibrandt/Macfarlane); Castillo 2 (4,2nd base off Leibrandt/Macfarlane 2).  CS–Washington (3,2nd base by Leibrandt/Macfarlane).  WP–Leibrandt (4), Farr (2).  BK–Farr (2).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:15.  A–33,533.
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