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Royals 6 @ Indians 3
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1988

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 31, 1988 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 6 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1988 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 6 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 3 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherMark Gubicza  
Losing PitcherDan Schatzeder  
SaveSteve Farr  
Game Winning RBIBill Buckner 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1988 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherMark Gubicza  
Home Starting PitcherJohn Farrell  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance8,978 
Time of Game3 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Durwood Merrill
1B: Joe Brinkman
2B: Tim Welke
3B: Terry Cooney

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 
Jamie Quirk  Catcher 
Brad Wellman  Second Baseman 
John Wathan  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Julio Franco  Second Baseman 
Willie Upshaw  First Baseman 
Joe Carter  Center Fielder 
Cory Snyder  Right Fielder 
Mel Hall  Left Fielder 
Brook Jacoby  Third Baseman 
Dave Clark  DH 
Andy Allanson  Catcher 
Jay Bell  Shortstop 
Doc Edwards  Manager 

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Royals 6 @ Indians 3
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 31, 1988

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         Game of 5/31/1988 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Stillwell K, ss       4  1  1  0   Franco J, 2b          5  0  1  0   
Wilson W, cf          5  1  3  3   Upshaw W, 1b          5  0  1  0   
Brett G, 1b           4  1  1  0   Carter J, cf          5  0  0  0   
Tartabull D, rf       5  0  0  0   Snyder C, rf          5  0  0  0   
Seitzer K, 3b         5  1  1  0   Hall M, lf            2  1  2  0   
Buckner B, dh         4  0  1  1   Castillo C, ph        1  0  0  0   
Jackson B, lf         4  0  2  0   Jacoby B, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Madison S, pr-lf      1  0  1  1   Clark D, dh           4  1  1  1   
Quirk J, c            2  1  1  1   Kittle R, ph          0  0  0  0   
Wellman B, 2b         2  0  1  0   Allanson A, c         4  0  1  2   
Eisenreich J, ph      1  1  1  0   Bell J, ss            4  0  2  0   
Pecota B, 2b          2  0  0  0   Tabler P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6 13  6                        40  3  9  3

Kansas City      100 000 200 3 --  6
Cleveland        020 100 000 0 --  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W)         9.0  9  3  3  3  8
Gleaton J             0.1  0  0  0  2  1
Farr S (S)            0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Farrell J             6.2  7  3  3  3  2
Kaiser J              1.2  1  0  0  0  0
Laskey B              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Schatzeder D (L)*     0.1  2  2  2  0  1
Dedmon J              1.0  3  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 10th

E -- Brett G, Tartabull D, Hall M
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Cleveland 12
2B -- Stillwell K, Wilson W, Jacoby B
HR -- Clark D
SB -- Carter J
CS -- Wellman B, Jackson B
SH -- Quirk J
SF -- Buckner B
HBP -- by Farrell J (Stillwell K)
T -- 3:38
A -- 8978

    

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