Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 29, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Capra cf 5 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 5 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 1 1 0
Brett 1b 4 1 1 2
White 2b 4 2 2 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 1 0
Tabler dh 3 1 1 0
Jackson lf 4 1 1 3
  Pecota lf 0 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak cf 4 0 1 0
Ripken 2b 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Murray dh 4 0 0 0
Traber 1b 4 0 1 1
Sheets lf 4 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 0 0 0
Hughes rf 1 0 0 0
Schu 3b 3 0 0 0
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Kansas City 300 300 000691
Baltimore 100 100 000241
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (11-10) 7.0 3 2 1 1 4
  Montgomery   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard  L (4-9) 3.1 6 6 5 0 3
  Sisk   3.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Morgan   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
1
6

  E–Jackson (5), Schu (8).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Kansas City Seitzer (23,off Ballard); White (18,off Ballard).  HR–Kansas City Brett (17,1st inning off Ballard 1 on, 2 out); Jackson (14,4th inning off Ballard 2 on, 1 out), Baltimore C Ripken (16,1st inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–L Owen (2,by Ballard).  HBP–Ballard (2,L Owen).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:25.  A–24,795.
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