Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 27, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 1, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Moses lf 4 1 2 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Hrbek dh 2 0 1 0
Larkin 1b 2 0 1 1
Bush rf 4 0 1 0
Laudner c 4 0 1 0
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
  Bullock ph 1 0 0 0
  Newman ss 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 3b 3 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 2 1 2 2
Brett 1b 4 0 0 0
Tabler dh 4 0 1 0
Tartabull rf 2 1 1 2
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson lf 3 0 0 0
Quirk c 3 1 1 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
Minnesota 000 000 010160
Kansas City 100 210 00x470
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (9-12) 8.0 7 4 4 2 6
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (16-7) 9.0 6 1 1 3 14
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
14

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Tabler (20,off Blyleven); Seitzer (26,off Blyleven).  HR–Kansas City Tartabull (19,4th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Larkin (14,by Gubicza); Seitzer (6,by Blyleven).  SF–Seitzer (3,off Blyleven).  SB–Moses (10,2nd base off Gubicza/Quirk); Wilson (28,2nd base off Blyleven/Laudner).  HBP–Blyleven (11,Seitzer); Gubicza (3,Larkin).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:37.  A–38,326.
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