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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 7, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 7, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 7, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 7, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 29,070 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Rick Leach | DH |
Sil Campusano | Center Fielder |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
George Brett | First Baseman |
Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Jim Eisenreich | DH |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Thad Bosley | Left Fielder |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 7, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Gubicza
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Gubicza
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gubicza
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clancy
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Clancy
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Clancy
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Clancy
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Clancy
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Clancy
White strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gubicza
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gubicza
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Gubicza
Barfield takes first base on ball four. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Gubicza
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitt moves to third. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Leach vs. Gubicza
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitt scores. Barfield scores. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Campusano vs. Gubicza
Campusano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Liriano vs. Gubicza
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Clancy
Bosley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Clancy
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Clancy
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stillwell for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Gubicza
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gubicza
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gubicza
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Gubicza
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clancy
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Clancy
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Clancy
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Clancy
There goes Brett. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Clancy
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gubicza
Barfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Barfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Gubicza
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Gubicza
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Campusano vs. Gubicza
Campusano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Liriano vs. Gubicza
Liriano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Clancy
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Clancy
White strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Clancy
Bosley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Gubicza
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gubicza
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gubicza
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Clancy
Quirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Clancy
Stillwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Stillwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Clancy
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Clancy
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Campusano picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Campusano. Stillwell scores. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Clancy
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Clancy
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. Seitzer moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Eisenreich vs. Clancy
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Clancy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Eisenreich for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gubicza
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gubicza
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gubicza
McGriff hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Gubicza
Leach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Campusano vs. Gubicza
Campusano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Clancy
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Clancy
Bosley hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Clancy
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Liriano. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Clancy
Stillwell hits a fly ballStillwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Barfield is chasing the ball. Stillwell rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clancy
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Black
Buddy Black now pitching.
Liriano hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Black
Kelly Gruber pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Gruber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Black
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Clancy
Kelly Gruber now playing third base.
Seitzer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Cerutti
John Cerutti now pitching.
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Campusano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Cerutti
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Cerutti
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Cerutti
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bosley vs. Cerutti
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Cerutti covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Black
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Black
Pat Borders pinch hits for Ernie Whitt.
Borders hits a line drive into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Black
Barfield hits a popup towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Cerutti
Pat Borders now catching.
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Cerutti
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cerutti
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Cerutti
Cerutti fires to first and has Wilson trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Wilson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
McGriff hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Farr
Leach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bosley. Leach reaches second base with a double. McGriff scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Farr
Lloyd Moseby pinch hits for Sil Campusano.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moseby for the out. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Liriano vs. Farr
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Farr
Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Kelly Gruber.
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Farr
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1988 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Liriano N, 2b 5 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b 3 2 2 2 Gruber K, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 2 1 1 0 Beniquez J, ph 0 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 4 1 1 3 Fernandez T, ss 5 0 0 0 Eisenreich J, dh 4 0 1 0 Bell G, lf 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 3 1 1 0 Bosley T, lf 4 0 0 0 Borders P, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 4 1 0 0 Barfield J, rf 3 1 1 0 Stillwell K, ss 4 2 2 2 McGriff F, 1b 4 2 3 1 Leach R, dh 2 0 2 3 Campusano S, cf 3 0 0 0 Moseby L, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 7 4 33 7 8 7 Toronto 020 001 001 -- 4 Kansas City 300 012 10x -- 7 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Clancy J (L)* 6.0 6 7 5 3 5 Cerutti J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gubicza M (W) 6.0 5 3 3 4 2 Black B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Farr S 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Campusano S, Fernandez T, Liriano N LOB -- Toronto 8, Kansas City 6 2B -- Barfield J, Stillwell K, Eisenreich J, McGriff F, Leach R HR -- Tartabull D, McGriff F, Stillwell K, Seitzer K SB -- Brett G CS -- Wilson W T -- 2:41 A -- 29070
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