New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
April 27, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1989 at Royals Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Sax 2b 4 0 1 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 2 1
Phelps dh 4 0 1 0
  Tolleson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 1 2 0
  Brookens 3b 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 2 0
Jefferson rf 4 0 0 1
Espinoza ss 4 0 2 1
Kelly cf 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 0 0
Seitzer 3b 4 1 2 1
Eisenreich rf 4 0 1 1
Tartabull dh 3 0 1 0
  Pecota pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 3 0 2 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 0 0 0 0
  Wellman pr 0 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
  Brett ph 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Thurman lf 3 0 1 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
New York 000 210 0003111
Kansas City 000 001 001270
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (2-3) 8.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Righetti  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (1-2) 9.0 11 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
2

  E–Pagliarulo (4).  DP–New York 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Slaught (5,off Gubicza); Henderson (6,off Gubicza), Kansas City Seitzer 2 (5,off John 2).  SH–Kelly (1,off Gubicza); Tabler (1,off Righetti).  IBB–Buckner (1,by Righetti).  WP–Gubicza (1).  IBB–Righetti (1,Buckner).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:23.  A–35,173.
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