Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 27, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1988 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 4 1 2 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Brett dh 4 0 3 1
Tartabull rf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 2 0
Jackson lf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
Owen c 2 0 1 0
  Quirk ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 3 1 0 0
Whitaker 2b 2 2 2 1
Sheridan lf 4 0 1 1
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Bergman dh 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Evans 1b 3 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0
Nokes c 3 0 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 2
Kansas City 100 000 000190
Detroit 100 020 00x370
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (12-6) 7.2 7 3 3 4 3
  Gleaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (10-5) 7.2 9 1 1 0 3
  Henneman  SV (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (32,off Alexander).  3B–Kansas City Brett (3,off Alexander), Detroit Brookens (2,off Gubicza).  HR–Detroit Whitaker (8,1st inning off Gubicza 0 on, 1 out).  CS–White (2,2nd base by Alexander/Nokes); Pettis (8,2nd base by Gubicza/L Owen).  BK–Gubicza (3).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:28.  A–26,288.
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