Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 11, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 8, Kansas City Royals 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 6 2 2 1
Henderson cf 4 2 2 2
Canseco rf 5 1 2 0
Parker dh 6 0 1 2
Hassey c 4 1 2 0
  Javier ph 1 0 1 1
  Sinatro c 0 0 0 0
Steinbach 3b 4 1 2 1
  Lansford pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Jennings 1b 3 0 0 1
  Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0
Weiss ss 4 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 2 1 0 0
  McGwire ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 6 1 1 0
Seitzer 3b 5 2 1 0
Brett 1b 4 2 2 2
  Eisenreich pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Tabler lf,1b 6 0 1 2
Tartabull dh 5 0 2 1
  Palacios pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 1
Quirk c 5 0 0 0
Wellman 2b 4 1 3 1
  Thurman pr 0 0 0 0
  White 2b 1 0 0 0
Pecota ss 1 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen ss 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 12 7
Oakland 010 122 001 018122
Kansas City 203 001 001 007122
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   7.0 8 6 6 3 8
  Plunk   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Cadaret   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Eckersley  W (4-2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
11.0
12
7
6
4
14
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza   8.0 10 7 7 4 6
  Gleaton   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Farr  L (5-3) 2.2 1 1 0 0 4
Totals
11.0
12
8
7
4
10

  E–Henderson (5), Jennings (1), Seitzer (22), Tabler (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Canseco 2 (32,off Gubicza 2); Hassey (15,off Gubicza); Polonia 2 (9,off Gubicza,off Farr); Henderson (35,off Gubicza), Kansas City Tartabull (34,off Eckersley).  3B–Oakland Steinbach (1,off Gubicza), Kansas City Wilson (11,off Welch).  HR–Kansas City Brett (24,1st inning off Welch 1 on, 1 out); Wellman (1,6th inning off Welch 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Jennings (2,off Gubicza); Henderson (7,off Farr).  SH–Pecota (4,off Welch).  IBB–Jackson (6,by Eckersley).  SB–Thurman (2,2nd base off Plunk/Hassey).  IBB–Eckersley (2,Jackson).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:52.  A–28,953.
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