Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 26, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1988 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 1 1 0
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Larkin dh 4 0 2 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 0 0
Laudner c 3 0 1 0
Christensen rf 3 1 1 0
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
Newman 3b 3 0 1 2
Viola p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 0 0
Brett 1b 4 1 1 0
Tabler dh 3 1 2 0
Tartabull rf 3 1 3 1
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson lf 4 1 1 3
Owen c 2 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Minnesota 000 120 000371
Kansas City 000 400 00x490
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (19-6) 7.2 9 4 4 3 6
  Atherton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (9-11) 9.0 7 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
3

  E–Gagne (14).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Herr (11,off Leibrandt); Gagne (18,off Leibrandt), Kansas City Tartabull (32,off Viola).  HR–Kansas City Jackson (21,4th inning off Viola 2 on, 1 out).  CS–Wilson (6,3rd base by Viola/Laudner).  WP–Viola (5).  BK–Leibrandt (4).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:28.  A–41,097.
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