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Brewers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 8, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on May 8, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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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 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Teddy Higuera |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,603 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Al Clark 3B: Ted Hendry |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | Third Baseman |
| Mike Felder | DH |
| Robin Yount | Center Fielder |
| Rob Deer | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Braggs | Right Fielder |
| Joey Meyer | First Baseman |
| Bill Schroeder | Catcher |
| Dale Sveum | Shortstop |
| Jim Gantner | Second Baseman |
| Tom Trebelhorn | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Brad Wellman | Second Baseman |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 8, 1988
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Felder vs. Leibrandt
Felder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Leibrandt
Yount hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Higuera
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Higuera
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Higuera
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Higuera
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Molitor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deer vs. Leibrandt
Deer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wellman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Braggs vs. Leibrandt
Braggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leibrandt
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Higuera
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Higuera
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Higuera
Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schroeder vs. Leibrandt
Schroeder strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Leibrandt
Sveum strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Leibrandt
Gantner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
There goes Gantner. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Gantner steals second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
Molitor is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Felder vs. Leibrandt
Felder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gantner scores. There goes Molitor trying to get to third. Tartabull throws the ball in to Seitzer, who tags Molitor for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Higuera
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Higuera
Wellman hits a fly ball into right field. Braggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Higuera
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Molitor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Leibrandt
Yount hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Deer vs. Leibrandt
Deer hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Braggs vs. Leibrandt
Braggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Higuera
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Higuera
Brett hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Braggs. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Higuera
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Higuera
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leibrandt
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schroeder vs. Leibrandt
Schroeder hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Leibrandt
Sveum hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Higuera
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Higuera
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Higuera
Balboni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wellman vs. Higuera
Wellman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Braggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Higuera
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Molitor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gantner vs. Leibrandt
Gantner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
Leibrandt fires to first and has Gantner trapped. There's the throw to Stillwell who tags Gantner for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
Molitor hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Felder vs. Leibrandt
Felder hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Leibrandt
Yount strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Higuera
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Higuera
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first, with Higuera covering, for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Higuera
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Higuera
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Deer vs. Leibrandt
Deer hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braggs vs. Leibrandt
Braggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leibrandt
Meyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Meyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Schroeder vs. Leibrandt
Schroeder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Higuera
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Higuera
Higuera fires to first and has Jackson trapped. There's the throw to Sveum who tags Jackson for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Higuera
Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Deer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Higuera
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sveum vs. Leibrandt
Sveum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gantner vs. Leibrandt
Gantner bunts towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. Sveum moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Leibrandt
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Higuera
Wellman strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Higuera
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higuera fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Higuera
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felder vs. Leibrandt
Felder hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Leibrandt
Yount hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Deer vs. Leibrandt
Deer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Plesac
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Plesac
Bill Pecota pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane.
Pecota bunts towards the mound. Plesac fields it and throws to first for the out. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Plesac
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stillwell vs. Plesac
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sveum throws towards first. Meyer fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meyer. Tartabull scores. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Plesac
Balboni hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stillwell moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Plesac
Frank White pinch hits for Brad Wellman.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Braggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Brewers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Braggs vs. Quisenberry
Frank White now playing second base. Jamie Quirk now catching. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Braggs strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Quisenberry
Meyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Schroeder vs. Quisenberry
Jim Adduci pinch runs for Joey Meyer.
Schroeder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adduci moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sveum vs. Quisenberry
Sveum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adduci scores. Schroeder moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gantner vs. Black
Buddy Black now pitching.
Gantner strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Molitor vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Molitor takes first base on ball four. Sveum moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Felder vs. Garber
Felder hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Schroeder scores. Sveum scores. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yount vs. Garber
Yount hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Molitor scores. Felder moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Deer vs. Garber
Deer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Brewers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Plesac
Greg Brock now playing first base.
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Plesac
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Plesac
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Deer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1988 -- Milwaukee at Kansas City (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Molitor P, 3b 3 2 1 1 Wilson W, cf 5 0 0 0
Felder M, dh 5 0 2 3 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Yount R, cf 5 0 1 1 Brett G, dh 5 0 2 0
Deer R, lf 5 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 1 1 0
Braggs G, rf 4 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 0 0 0
Meyer J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Pecota B, ph 0 0 0 0
Adduci J, pr 0 1 0 0 Quirk J, c 0 0 0 0
Brock G, 1b 0 0 0 0 Jackson B, lf 3 1 1 1
Schroeder B, c 4 1 1 0 Stillwell K, ss 4 0 1 0
Sveum D, ss 3 1 1 1 Balboni S, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gantner J, 2b 2 1 1 0 Wellman B, 2b 3 0 0 0
White F, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
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35 6 9 6 34 2 6 1
Milwaukee 001 001 000 4 -- 6
Kansas City 000 010 001 0 -- 2
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Higuera T 7.2 4 1 1 3 8
Plesac D (W) 2.1 2 1 1 1 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C 9.0 4 2 2 2 6
Quisenberry D (L) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1
Black B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Garber G 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Meyer J
LOB -- Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 7
2B -- Brett G, Meyer J
HR -- Jackson B, Molitor P
SB -- Gantner J
CS -- Gantner J, Jackson B
SH -- Gantner J, Pecota B
HBP -- by Leibrandt C (Gantner J)
T -- 2:55
A -- 22603
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