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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 17, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 17, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Power |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,808 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Greg Kosc |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 17, 1988
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Blyleven
There goes Seitzer. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Seitzer steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Power
Gladden hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Power
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Power
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Blyleven
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Power
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Power covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Power
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Power
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Power
Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Power
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Power
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Power
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Power
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
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Blyleven
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Power
Puckett hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Puckett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Power
Hrbek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Power
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Puckett scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Power
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Power
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Power
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson hits a popup into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Blyleven
There goes White. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
There goes Wilson. The throw from Laudner and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Blyleven
Seitzer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Blyleven
Brett hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Power
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Power
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Gladden reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Power
Herr hits a popup into left field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Gladden scores. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Power
Puckett hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Power
Hrbek 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
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Blyleven
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Blyleven
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Buckner reaches second base with a double. Bush throws the ball in to Gaetti who tags Buckner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Power
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Power
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Power
Larkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Power
Laudner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Blyleven
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Blyleven
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Blyleven
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Blyleven
Laudner fires to first and picks off Stillwell. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Power
Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Power
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Power
Herr takes first base on ball four. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Farr
Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gladden scores. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Farr
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett scores. Hrbek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Farr
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Berenguer
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Berenguer
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Berenguer
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Berenguer
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
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Garber
The umpire calls a balk on Garber Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. Garber
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Garber
John Moses pinch hits for Greg Gagne.
Moses hits a popup into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Garber
Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Garber
Herr hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Berenguer
Al Newman now playing shortstop.
White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Berenguer
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Berenguer
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Berenguer
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Berenguer
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Garber
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Garber
Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Garber
Mark Davidson pinch runs for Kent Hrbek.
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Garber
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Garber
Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Puckett scores. Davidson goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1988 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 1 2 0 Gladden D, lf 4 2 2 0
Seitzer K, 3b 2 0 0 0 Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Brett G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Puckett K, cf 5 3 2 0
Tartabull D, rf 4 1 1 1 Hrbek K, 1b 5 0 2 1
Buckner B, dh 4 0 1 0 Davidson M, pr 0 1 0 0
White F, 2b 4 1 2 0 Gaetti G, 3b 5 0 3 2
Jackson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Bush R, rf 4 0 0 0
Quirk J, c 3 1 0 0 Larkin G, dh 4 0 3 1
Stillwell K, ss 1 1 1 3 Laudner T, c 4 0 0 0
Gagne G, ss 3 0 0 0
Moses J, ph 1 0 0 0
Newman A, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 8 5 39 6 13 5
Kansas City 000 130 010 -- 5
Minnesota 000 110 202 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Power T 6.1 7 4 4 3 5
Farr S 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Garber G (L) 1.2 4 2 1 1 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B 7.0 5 4 4 4 4
Berenguer J (W) 2.0 3 1 1 2 3
E -- Laudner T, Jackson B, Wilson W
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Minnesota 11
2B -- Puckett K, Gaetti G, Gladden D, Buckner B, Wilson W
HR -- Tartabull D, Stillwell K
SB -- Seitzer K, White F, Wilson W
Balk -- Garber G
T -- 3:30
A -- 24808
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