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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 25, 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 25, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 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 25, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,022 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: John Shulock 3B: Mark Johnson |
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 |
| Al Newman | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| 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 25, 1988
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Jackson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jackson. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Gubicza
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gladden scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Gubicza fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gubicza. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herr scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stillwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Blyleven
Buckner hits a popup towards short. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
There goes Jackson. The throw from Laudner and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Gubicza
Herr hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Herr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Blyleven
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to third for the out. Stillwell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it and throws to second for the out. Stillwell moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Blyleven
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Gladden reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Gubicza
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. Gladden scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Blyleven
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Gubicza
Gladden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Gubicza
There goes Gladden. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Gladden steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Gubicza
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Gubicza
Puckett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Gubicza
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Blyleven
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gubicza
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Gubicza
Bush hits a line drive towards the mound. Gubicza catches it and throws to first to double up Gaetti. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Gubicza
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Gubicza
There's a wild pitch. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Gubicza
Laudner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Larkin scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Gubicza
Newman 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 8
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Blyleven
Mark Davidson now playing right field.
Macfarlane hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stillwell scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Gladden hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Farr
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Farr
Puckett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Reardon
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Reardon
Bill Pecota pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Reardon
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1988 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Gladden D, lf 5 2 3 0 Stillwell K, ss 4 1 3 0
Herr T, 2b 5 1 2 2 Wilson W, cf 4 0 2 1
Puckett K, cf 5 0 1 0 Brett G, dh 4 0 0 0
Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 2 1 Tartabull D, rf 4 1 2 1
Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 3 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bush R, rf 4 0 1 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Davidson M, rf 0 0 0 0 Pecota B, pr 0 0 0 0
Larkin G, dh 2 1 0 0 Jackson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Laudner T, c 4 0 1 1 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Newman A, ss 4 0 0 0 Macfarlane M, c 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 13 4 35 2 11 2
Minnesota 200 010 010 -- 4
Kansas City 000 001 010 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 7.2 10 2 2 0 6
Reardon J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (L) 8.0 13 4 3 1 4
Farr S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jackson B, Gubicza M, Laudner T
DP -- Minnesota 3, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 6
2B -- Gladden D, Herr T, Stillwell K
3B -- Gladden D
HR -- Tartabull D
SB -- Jackson B, Gladden D
HBP -- by Gubicza M (Larkin G)
WP -- Gubicza M
T -- 2:41
A -- 22022
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