New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
July 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 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 5, Texas Rangers 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 1 0
Mattingly 1b 4 1 2 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 0
Clark dh 3 1 1 1
Ward cf 2 1 0 1
Slaught c 2 0 0 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 1
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 1 1
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Espy cf 4 0 1 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 1 1
Brower lf 3 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 5 0 2 0
Sierra rf 4 2 1 1
Parrish dh 4 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 1
Buechele 3b 4 0 0 0
Kunkel 2b 3 1 1 0
Petralli c 3 0 1 0
  Garbey ph 1 0 1 0
Hayward p 0 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 500 000 000580
Texas 000 101 001390
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (7-2) 6.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Righetti   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Stoddard  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hayward  L (4-6) 0.0 2 5 5 3 0
  McMurtry   7.2 4 0 0 3 5
  Vande Berg   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Texas 2.  2B–New York Santana (8,off Vande Berg); Mattingly (20,off Vande Berg), Texas Parrish (8,off John).  3B–New York Winfield (2,off McMurtry).  HR–Texas Sierra (12,6th inning off John 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Slaught (3,off McMurtry).  SF–Slaught (2,off McMurtry).  SB–Espy (16,2nd base off John/Slaught).  BK–John (5), Hayward (4).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:47.  A–17,546.
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