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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 23, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 23, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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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 23, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allan Anderson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 27,231 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Mike Reilly |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Gene Larkin | DH |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | DH |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 23, 1988
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Saberhagen
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Saberhagen
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Anderson
Stillwell hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Anderson
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Anderson
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Saberhagen
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Saberhagen
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Saberhagen
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Anderson
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Anderson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Anderson
Buckner takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to third. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Anderson
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Tartabull scores. Seitzer scores. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Anderson
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Anderson
Macfarlane hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti catches it and steps on third to double up Buckner. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Saberhagen
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Saberhagen
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Saberhagen
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Anderson
Stillwell hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Anderson
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Anderson
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Saberhagen
Gaetti hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Saberhagen
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hrbek tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Saberhagen
Laudner hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Anderson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Anderson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Anderson
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Saberhagen
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Saberhagen
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Gladden reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Saberhagen
Herr hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Anderson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Anderson
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. White reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macfarlane vs. Anderson
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Stillwell vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Berenguer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Berenguer
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Berenguer
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Saberhagen
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Saberhagen
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Saberhagen
Laudner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Saberhagen
Gagne hits a popup towards the mound. Saberhagen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Berenguer
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Berenguer
Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Berenguer
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Berenguer
White hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Saberhagen
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Saberhagen
Herr 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 -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Saberhagen
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Berenguer
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Berenguer
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Berenguer
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Berenguer
The umpire calls a balk on Berenguer Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Berenguer
Brett hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. Stillwell scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Saberhagen
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Saberhagen
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Saberhagen
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Saberhagen
Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Saberhagen
Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Atherton
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Atherton
Bill Pecota pinch runs for Kevin Seitzer.
Buckner bunts towards the mound. Atherton fields it and throws to first for the out. Pecota moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Atherton
Jackson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Atherton
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pecota moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Eisenreich vs. Reardon
Jim Eisenreich pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane. Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Eisenreich hits a fly ball towards cemter. Puckett catches it and throws to home to double up Pecota. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Saberhagen
Jamie Quirk now catching. Bill Pecota now playing third base.
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Saberhagen
Gladden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Gladden reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Saberhagen
Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gladden scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
There goes Herr. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Herr steals second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Garber
Puckett 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 -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Black
Buddy Black now pitching.
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Reardon
Mark Davidson now playing right field.
Stillwell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Reardon
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Reardon
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Puckett 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 5/23/1988 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 5 2 2 0 Stillwell K, ss 4 1 0 0
Herr T, 2b 5 0 1 1 Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 1
Puckett K, cf 5 1 1 2 Brett G, 1b 5 0 1 1
Hrbek K, 1b 4 1 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 3 1 0 0
Gaetti G, 3b 4 3 3 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 1 3 0
Bush R, rf 4 0 1 0 Pecota B, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Davidson M, rf 0 0 0 0 Buckner B, dh 2 0 0 0
Larkin G, dh 3 0 2 3 Jackson B, lf 3 1 2 2
Laudner T, c 4 0 1 1 White F, 2b 4 1 2 1
Gagne G, ss 4 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 0 1 0
Eisenreich J, ph 1 0 0 0
Quirk J, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 7 34 5 10 5
Minnesota 010 121 011 -- 7
Kansas City 020 020 100 -- 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson A* 4.0 5 4 4 2 1
Berenguer J 2.2 3 1 1 1 2
Atherton K (W) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Reardon J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (L) 8.1 11 7 7 1 3
Garber G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Black B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Brett G
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Jackson B, Gladden D, White F, Seitzer K, Gaetti G
3B -- Brett G, Gladden D
HR -- Puckett K
SB -- Herr T
SH -- Buckner B
SF -- Larkin G
HBP -- by Atherton K (Jackson B)
Balk -- Berenguer J
T -- 3:13
A -- 27231
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