Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 3, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 2 2 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 2 1
Brett 1b 5 1 2 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 1
  Jackson rf 1 0 0 0
Buckner dh 5 1 2 1
White 2b 2 0 0 0
Eisenreich lf 4 1 1 2
Quirk c 3 0 0 0
  Stillwell ph 1 0 0 0
  Wellman ss 0 0 0 0
Pecota ss 3 0 1 0
  Tabler ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen c 0 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 5 2 2 1
Herr 2b 4 1 1 1
Puckett cf 5 1 3 1
Hrbek 1b 5 0 1 2
Larkin dh 3 1 1 0
Bush rf 4 2 3 1
  Moses rf 0 0 0 0
Laudner c 4 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 1 2
  Lombardozzi 3b 0 0 0 0
Newman 3b,ss 4 1 2 0
Toliver p 0 0 0 0
  Berenguer p 0 0 0 0
  Portugal p 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Kansas City 100 004 1006110
Minnesota 010 010 60x8140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   6.0 10 5 5 1 3
  Montgomery   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gleaton  L (0-3) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Farr   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
1
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Toliver   5.0 7 4 4 2 2
  Berenguer   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Portugal  W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Schatzeder   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Reardon  SV (35) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (37,off Toliver); Buckner (12,off Toliver), Minnesota Larkin (27,off Saberhagen); Puckett (33,off Montgomery); Hrbek (27,off Gleaton).  HR–Kansas City Eisenreich (1,6th inning off Berenguer 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Bush (14,2nd inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 0 out); Gladden (10,5th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–White (6,off Berenguer).  HBP–Larkin (15,by Gleaton).  SB–Wilson (31,2nd base off Berenguer/Laudner); Newman (10,2nd base off Saberhagen/Quirk).  WP–Saberhagen (6), Toliver (9).  BK–Toliver (1).  HBP–Gleaton (3,Larkin).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:11.  A–47,658.
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