Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
August 1, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1988 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sheridan lf 4 1 1 0
Whitaker 2b 3 1 0 1
Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0
  Salazar ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 2 2
Evans dh 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 3 0
Nokes c 4 0 1 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 1
Stillwell ss 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 3 1 1 1
Brett 1b 3 1 2 1
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 1 1
Buckner dh 4 0 0 0
Jackson lf 3 2 2 1
Owen c 3 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Detroit 000 000 030370
Kansas City 001 011 11x590
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (10-6) 7.0 8 5 5 2 3
  Gibson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Henneman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (13-6) 7.1 5 3 3 3 1
  Gleaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Farr  SV (12) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit Murphy (1,off Gubicza), Kansas City Jackson (11,off Alexander); Brett 2 (34,off Alexander,off Gibson).  HR–Kansas City Jackson (16,7th inning off Alexander 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Tartabull (4,off Alexander).  SB–Seitzer (7,2nd base off Alexander/Nokes).  WP–Alexander (1).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:58.  A–39,161.
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