New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
July 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1988 at Arlington Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 13, Texas Rangers 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 2 2 0 0
  Cruz lf 1 0 0 0
Washington cf 5 1 2 2
Mattingly 1b 6 2 2 4
Clark dh 6 1 3 3
Winfield rf 3 1 1 0
  Buhner rf 1 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 6 1 2 1
Slaught c 4 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 1
Santana ss 3 1 1 0
  Meacham ss 1 1 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 15 11
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower lf 3 1 0 0
Fletcher ss 3 1 3 0
  Garbey 3b 1 0 0 0
Sierra rf 2 0 0 1
  Steels rf 1 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 1
Parrish dh 3 0 0 0
Petralli c,2b 3 0 0 0
Espy cf,c 3 0 0 0
Kunkel 3b,ss,cf 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughn p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2
New York 332 010 21113150
Texas 000 002 000232
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  W (6-3) 7.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Stoddard   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 3 2 2 2 3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  L (8-8) 2.2 3 8 6 6 6
  Vaughn   3.1 7 1 1 0 3
  Mohorcic   2.0 3 3 2 1 0
  Williams   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 15 13 9 7 9

  E–Brower (2), Espy (5).  PB–Petralli 3 (13), Espy (1).  2B–New York Randolph (12,off Hough); Slaught (15,off Vaughn); Pagliarulo (15,off Williams), Texas Fletcher 2 (14,off Hudson 2).  HR–New York Mattingly (6,1st inning off Hough 2 on, 0 out); Clark (18,7th inning off Mohorcic 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Randolph (4,off Hough); Sierra (2,off Hudson); O'Brien (4,off Hudson).  HBP–Washington (1,by Hough).  Team LOB–11.  Team–3.  SB–Henderson (42,2nd base off Hough/Petralli).  WP–Hough (8), Mohorcic (2).  HBP–Hough (9,Washington).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:11.  A–41,093.

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