Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
August 13, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1988 at Royals Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 0

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Liriano 2b 4 0 1 0
  Gruber 3b 0 0 0 0
Mulliniks dh 4 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
  Thornton lf 0 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 2 3 0
Whitt c 4 0 1 1
Barfield cf,rf 4 0 3 1
Leach rf 4 0 1 0
  Ducey pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Lee 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 3 0 1 0
Brett 1b 3 0 0 0
Tabler lf 3 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 0 0
White dh 3 0 1 0
Jackson cf 3 0 0 0
Wellman 2b 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Pecota 2b 0 0 0 0
Owen c 1 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 2 0
Toronto 010 000 0012110
Kansas City 000 000 000020
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Musselman  W (5-1) 7.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Ward  SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (12-12) 9.0 11 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
8

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Toronto McGriff (27,off Saberhagen); Barfield 2 (14,off Saberhagen 2).  3B–Toronto McGriff (2,off Saberhagen), Kansas City Seitzer (4,off Musselman).  SH–Stillwell (4,off Musselman).  SB–Fernandez (11,2nd base off Saberhagen/L Owen); McGriff (3,2nd base off Saberhagen/L Owen).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:28.  A–40,204.
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