New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 24, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1988 at Royals Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf,lf 5 1 1 1
Mattingly lf,1b 5 2 3 0
Winfield rf 5 2 1 1
Phelps dh 4 1 1 0
Clark 1b 3 2 3 4
  Ward cf 1 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 2 1 0 0
  Velarde 3b 2 0 0 0
Aguayo 2b 5 1 2 1
Skinner c 4 0 1 1
Santana ss 4 0 0 1
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 12 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 1
Pecota ss 5 1 1 1
Seitzer 3b 4 1 1 1
Brett 1b 2 1 1 0
  Buckner 1b 3 1 3 2
Tartabull rf 4 0 2 2
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson lf 4 1 2 1
Tabler dh 5 1 2 0
Owen c 4 0 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 16 8
New York 700 003 00010121
Kansas City 012 500 0008163
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson   3.2 8 7 6 3 1
  Allen  W (4-2) 4.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Righetti  SV (13) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
8
7
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (10-10) 6.0 11 10 8 3 2
  Montgomery   3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
12
10
8
3
6

  E–Clark (2), Seitzer (11), White (3), L Owen (1).  DP–New York 2.  PB–L Owen (1).  2B–New York Clark (9,off Saberhagen); Phelps (9,off Saberhagen); Mattingly (25,off Montgomery), Kansas City Wilson (12,off Dotson); Jackson (10,off Allen); Buckner (9,off Allen); White (17,off Righetti).  3B–Kansas City Pecota (1,off Dotson); Tartabull (2,off Allen).  HR–New York Clark (19,6th inning off Saberhagen 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Pagliarulo (6,by Saberhagen); Wilson (1,by Allen).  SH–L Owen (1,off Allen).  SF–Jackson (2,off Dotson).  WP–Montgomery (3).  IBB–Allen (4,Wilson); Saberhagen (4,Pagliarulo).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:09.  A–38,591.
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