Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 28, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 12

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 3 0
  Laudner 1b 0 0 0 0
Larkin dh 3 0 1 0
Bush rf 2 0 0 0
  Christensen ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Harper c 3 0 0 1
Gagne ss 3 1 1 0
Newman 3b 4 1 3 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 0
  Eisenreich ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 5 1 1 0
Seitzer 3b 3 2 0 1
Brett 1b 5 1 2 4
Tabler dh 4 2 2 2
Tartabull rf 2 1 0 0
White 2b 4 0 2 0
  Pecota 2b 0 0 0 0
Jackson lf 4 1 1 3
Owen c 1 0 0 0
  Wellman ph 1 1 1 0
  Quirk ph,c 2 1 1 1
Aquino p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 12 11
Minnesota 000 021 000381
Kansas City 000 005 70x12121
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  L (12-8) 5.1 6 5 4 2 3
  Berenguer   1.1 4 6 6 3 2
  Gonzalez   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
12
11
5
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Aquino   5.0 4 2 0 2 0
  Sanchez   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Montgomery  W (7-2) 2.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Farr   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
5
3

  E–Gagne (15), Tartabull (8).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek 2 (25,off Aquino 2).  3B–Kansas City Tabler (3,off Anderson).  HR–Kansas City Brett (22,7th inning off Berenguer 2 on, 1 out); Jackson (22,7th inning off Berenguer 2 on, 2 out); Quirk (6,7th inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Christensen (1,by Sanchez).  CS–Herr (1,2nd base by Montgomery/Quirk).  SB–Wilson (29,2nd base off Berenguer/Harper).  WP–Sanchez (3).  IBB–Sanchez (2,Christensen).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:56.  A–27,578.
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