Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 15, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 5 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Brett 1b 2 0 2 1
  Pecota 1b 1 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 0 1
Seitzer 3b 4 0 0 0
Buckner dh 4 0 1 0
Tabler lf 4 0 2 0
  Thurman lf 0 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 2 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Gallego 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Canseco rf 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Baylor dh 3 0 0 0
Henderson cf 2 0 1 0
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
  Sinatro pr,c 0 0 0 0
Javier lf 3 0 0 0
Weiss ss 2 0 0 0
  Parker ph 1 0 0 0
  Hubbard 2b 0 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Kansas City 001 010 0002101
Oakland 000 000 000020
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (3-9) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  L (8-4) 8.0 10 2 2 1 4
  Honeycutt   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
6

  E–Tabler (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett 2 (21,off Welch 2); Buckner (5,off Welch), Oakland Gallego (3,off Leibrandt).  SH–Wilson (5,off Welch).  SF–Tartabull (2,off Welch).  HBP–Brett (1,by Welch).  IBB–Brett (6,by Welch).  WP–Leibrandt (6).  HBP–Welch (5,Brett).  IBB–Welch (1,Brett).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:22.  A–17,174.
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