Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 1, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 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 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pecota ss 3 0 2 1
  Stillwell ph 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Brett dh 3 0 0 1
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 0
Seitzer 3b 3 1 1 1
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 1
Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wellman pr 0 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 2 0
Eisenreich lf 4 1 2 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 3 1 1 1
Tabler 1b 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw 1b 0 0 0 0
Carter cf 3 0 0 0
Kittle dh 4 0 1 1
Snyder rf 4 1 1 1
Jacoby 3b 3 2 1 0
Castillo lf 3 0 1 0
  Hall lf 1 0 0 0
Allanson c 3 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 1 0 2
Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Kansas City 001 011 010480
Cleveland 120 011 00x561
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (6-5) 4.1 4 4 4 3 1
  Quisenberry   2.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Garber   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
5
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bailes  W (5-4) 7.1 8 4 3 2 2
  Jones  SV (12) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
2

  E–Bailes (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Kansas City Tartabull (15,off Bailes).  3B–Kansas City Seitzer (2,off Bailes).  HR–Cleveland Franco (5,1st inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out); Snyder (11,2nd inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pecota (2,off Bailes); Allanson (3,off Bannister).  SF–Macfarlane (1,off Bailes).  IBB–Carter (4,by Quisenberry).  SB–Eisenreich (6,2nd base off Bailes/Allanson); Bell (3,2nd base off Quisenberry/Macfarlane).  WP–Quisenberry (1).  BK–Bailes (3), Jones (3).  IBB–Quisenberry (1,Carter).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:42.  A–8,732.
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