Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1988 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 14, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 5 5 3
Henderson cf 5 0 2 3
  Jose rf 1 0 0 1
Canseco rf 4 0 0 0
  Javier pr,rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Parker dh 5 0 0 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 3 0
  Jennings pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 2 1 0 0
  Phillips 3b 0 0 0 0
Hassey c 3 2 1 1
  Steinbach c 1 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 2 1 1 2
  Gallego 2b,ss 3 2 1 0
Weiss ss 4 2 2 1
  Blankenship ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 15 12
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 2 0
  Thurman cf 2 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 1 2 0
  Palacios pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Brett 1b 2 0 1 0
  Buckner ph,1b 2 2 1 1
Tabler lf 5 1 2 1
Tartabull dh 3 0 2 2
White 2b 3 0 0 0
  de los Santos ph 1 0 0 0
  Wellman 2b 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
  Eisenreich rf 1 0 1 1
Quirk c 3 0 0 0
  Hearn c 2 0 1 0
Pecota ss 5 0 1 0
DeJesus p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Aquino p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 15 5
Oakland 150 004 30114152
Kansas City 000 003 0306153
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (18-11) 5.2 9 3 1 4 5
  Honeycutt  SV (6) 3.1 6 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
6
4
5
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
DeJesus  L (0-1) 2.0 4 6 5 3 1
  Sanchez   3.0 5 4 4 2 2
  Aquino   2.0 4 3 0 0 0
  Lee   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
14
10
6
3

  E–Javier (4), Stewart (3), Quirk 2 (7), Pecota (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Weiss (13,off Sanchez), Kansas City Brett (39,off Stewart); Buckner (13,off Honeycutt).  3B–Oakland Hubbard (2,off DeJesus); Polonia (4,off Lee).  SB–Polonia 2 (19,2nd base off DeJesus/Quirk 2); Lansford (27,3rd base off DeJesus/Quirk); Hassey (2,2nd base off DeJesus/Quirk).  WP–Stewart (13), Aquino (1).  BK–Stewart (14).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:22.  A–26,675.
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