Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees
August 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1988 at Yankee Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 9, New York Yankees 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Reynolds 2b 5 0 3 2
Coles lf 4 0 0 0
  Cotto cf 1 0 1 0
Davis 1b 2 2 2 1
Balboni dh 4 1 1 0
Bradley c 5 1 1 0
Buhner rf 4 2 3 1
Presley 3b 5 1 3 2
Quinones ss 4 1 2 2
Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Schooler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 16 8
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 0 0
Washington cf 4 0 2 4
Mattingly 1b 3 0 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Phelps dh 4 1 2 1
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 2 0 0 0
  Skinner c 2 0 0 0
Velarde 2b 2 2 1 0
  Morris ph 1 0 0 0
Santana ss 2 1 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Nielsen p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Seattle 100 321 2009161
New York 000 001 400560
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Campbell  W (4-8) 6.2 4 5 2 3 2
  Scurry   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Reed   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Schooler   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
5
2
3
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Nielsen  L (1-1) 3.1 5 4 3 6 2
  Shields   2.2 6 3 3 1 2
  Guetterman   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Guante   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
9
8
9
7

  E–Campbell (2).  DP–Seattle 1, New York 5.  PB–Slaught (4).  2B–Seattle Reynolds (15,off Nielsen); Buhner 2 (9,off Guetterman,off Guante); Quinones (24,off Guetterman), New York Velarde (5,off Campbell); Washington (16,off Scurry).  HR–Seattle Davis (17,6th inning off Shields 0 on, 2 out), New York Phelps (19,7th inning off Campbell 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Davis (7,by Nielsen).  HBP–Mattingly (3,by Scurry).  SB–Winfield (7,2nd base off Campbell/Bradley).  HBP–Scurry (4,Mattingly).  IBB–Nielsen (1,Davis).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:11.  A–39,086.
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