Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Stillwell ss 5 0 1 1
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Brett dh 1 1 1 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0
Jackson lf 4 1 1 3
Wellman 2b 4 0 1 0
Owen c 4 0 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek lf 4 0 1 0
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 2 1
Murray dh 4 0 0 0
Tettleton c 4 0 0 0
Traber 1b 3 0 0 0
Gerhart rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzales 3b 2 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 2 0 1 0
Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Kansas City 000 300 100480
Baltimore 000 000 001140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (6-11) 9.0 4 1 1 2 11
Totals 9.0 4 1 1 2 11
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bautista  L (5-9) 6.1 8 4 4 1 2
  Sisk   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Niedenfuer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 8 4 4 2 4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Buckner (10,off Bautista); Stillwell (23,off Bautista).  HR–Kansas City Jackson (15,4th inning off Bautista 2 on, 2 out), Baltimore C. Ripken (18,9th inning off Leibrandt 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Brett (3,by Bautista).  IBB–Brett (11,by Sisk).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Wilson 2 (21,2nd base off Bautista/Tettleton 2); Wellman (1,2nd base off Bautista/Tettleton).  WP–Bautista (2).  HBP–Bautista (6,Brett).  IBB–Sisk (5,Brett).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:41.  A–21,695.

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