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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 4, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on May 4, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Candelaria |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 27,422 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Terry Cooney |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | DH |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Gary Ward | Center Fielder |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Mike Pagliarulo | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Pecota | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | Right Fielder |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 4, 1988
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Leibrandt
Randolph hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Leibrandt
There goes Henderson. The throw from Macfarlane and he is out, Stillwell applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Leibrandt
Mattingly hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Leibrandt
Clark takes first base on ball four. Mattingly moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Leibrandt
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Candelaria
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Candelaria
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Candelaria
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Candelaria
White hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Leibrandt
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Leibrandt
Slaught strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Leibrandt
Pagliarulo 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Candelaria
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Candelaria
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Candelaria
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Leibrandt
Santana hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Leibrandt
Randolph hits a popup towards the mound. Leibrandt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mattingly vs. Leibrandt
Mattingly hits a line drive towards short. Stillwell catches it and tags out Henderson for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Candelaria
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Candelaria
Stillwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Stillwell reaches second base with a double. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Candelaria
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Macfarlane tags and scores. Stillwell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Pecota vs. Candelaria
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Candelaria
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Winfield is chasing the ball. Brett rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Candelaria
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Candelaria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Leibrandt
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Leibrandt covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Leibrandt
Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Winfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Leibrandt
Ward hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Leibrandt
Slaught hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Candelaria
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Candelaria
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Candelaria
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Leibrandt
Pagliarulo 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Leibrandt
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Leibrandt
The ball gets by Macfarlane for a passed ball. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Leibrandt
There goes Henderson. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Henderson steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Leibrandt
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Mattingly vs. Leibrandt
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattingly for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Candelaria
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Candelaria
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Candelaria
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Leibrandt
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota juggles the ball. That's an error on Pecota. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Leibrandt
Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Leibrandt
Ward hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Leibrandt
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliarulo vs. Leibrandt
Pagliarulo hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Pagliarulo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Leibrandt
Santana hits a line drive into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Leibrandt
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Candelaria
Pecota hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Candelaria
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Candelaria
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Candelaria
Balboni hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leibrandt
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Leibrandt
Mattingly is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Leibrandt
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Power
Ted Power now pitching.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mattingly moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Power
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Candelaria
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Candelaria
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Candelaria
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Power
Slaught is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pagliarulo vs. Power
Pagliarulo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slaught moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Power
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Rafael Santana.
Cruz hits a popup towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Power
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaught tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Power
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Power fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Stoddard
Bob Meacham now playing shortstop. Tim Stoddard now pitching.
Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stoddard
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mattingly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Stoddard
Pecota hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mattingly vs. Power
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattingly for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Power
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Power
Winfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Power
Ward hits a line drive into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Slaught vs. Power
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stoddard
Claudell Washington now playing center field.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stoddard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stoddard
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Stoddard
Balboni strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1988 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, lf 4 0 3 1 Wilson W, cf 3 0 1 1
Randolph W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Pecota B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brett G, dh 3 1 1 2
Clark J, dh 4 1 1 0 White F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Winfield D, rf 4 1 3 0 Balboni S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Ward G, cf 5 1 1 3 Eisenreich J, rf 3 0 0 0
Washington C, cf 0 0 0 0 Jackson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Slaught D, c 4 1 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 2 1 0 0
Pagliarulo M, 3b 4 0 2 0 Stillwell K, ss 3 1 1 0
Santana R, ss 3 0 1 0
Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0
Meacham B, ss 0 0 0 0
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37 4 12 4 29 3 4 3
New York 000 003 010 -- 4
Kansas City 003 000 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria J (W) 7.0 4 3 3 2 6
Stoddard T (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C 6.2 9 3 2 2 3
Power T (L) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0
E -- Pecota B
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- New York 12, Kansas City 2
2B -- Stillwell K, Winfield D, Pagliarulo M, Clark J
HR -- Brett G, Ward G
SB -- Henderson R
CS -- Henderson R
SF -- Wilson W, Henderson R
HBP -- by Leibrandt C (Mattingly D), by Power T (Slaught D)
PB -- Macfarlane M
T -- 2:39
A -- 27422
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