Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 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 8, Baltimore Orioles 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 1
Stillwell ss 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 5 0 1 0
Brett 1b 3 2 1 1
White 2b 5 3 3 1
Tartabull rf 4 2 3 4
Tabler dh 4 1 2 1
Quirk c 3 0 0 0
Capra lf 4 0 1 0
Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Power p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek lf,2b 3 0 0 0
Anderson cf 5 2 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 2 2 3
Murray dh 4 1 2 3
Tettleton c 3 0 0 1
Traber 1b 5 0 1 0
Gerhart rf 2 0 1 0
  Orsulak ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Schu 3b 3 0 1 0
  Hughes ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzales 3b 0 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 2 1 0 0
  Sheets ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Tibbs p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Kansas City 010 230 2008130
Baltimore 210 002 0027110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Sanchez   2.0 5 3 3 4 1
  Power  W (5-4) 4.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Montgomery   0.1 0 0 0 3 0
  Gleaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Farr  SV (11) 2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
11
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Tibbs  L (4-9) 4.1 9 6 6 2 2
  Schmidt   2.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Aase   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Kansas City White 2 (20,off Tibbs,off Schmidt), Baltimore Anderson (6,off Sanchez); Sheets (15,off Farr).  HR–Kansas City Brett (18,2nd inning off Tibbs 0 on, 0 out); White (7,4th inning off Tibbs 0 on, 0 out); Tartabull (16,5th inning off Tibbs 2 on, 1 out), Baltimore Murray (18,6th inning off Power 1 on, 2 out); C Ripken (17,9th inning off Farr 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Anderson (5,off Sanchez).  HBP–Stanicek (2,by Power).  IBB–C Ripken (4,by Sanchez); Murray (6,by Power).  SB–Wilson (19,2nd base off Tibbs/Tettleton); Stanicek (8,2nd base off Power/Quirk).  CS–Stillwell (4,2nd base by Aase/Tettleton).  HBP–Power (3,Stanicek).  IBB–Sanchez (1,C Ripken); Power (3,Murray).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:46.  A–38,540.
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