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Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 26, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, played on September 26, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Swift |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 19,122 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Ted Hendry |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Brantley | Center Fielder |
Harold Reynolds | Second Baseman |
Darnell Coles | Left Fielder |
Alvin Davis | DH |
Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
Jim Presley | Third Baseman |
Dave Valle | Catcher |
Jay Buhner | Right Fielder |
Rey Quinones | Shortstop |
Jim Snyder | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Bill Pecota | Shortstop |
John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mariners
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 26, 1988
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Gubicza
Brantley hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gubicza
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Gubicza
Coles hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Swift
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Swift
Seitzer hits a line drive towards the mound. Swift reaches out and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Swift
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Swift
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gubicza
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Gubicza
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Gubicza
Presley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swift
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Swift
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quinones misplays the ball. That's an error on Quinones. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Swift
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Swift
Quirk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brantley. Quirk reaches second base with a double. White scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pecota vs. Swift
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Presley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Gubicza
Valle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhner vs. Gubicza
Buhner strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinones vs. Gubicza
Quinones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Swift
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Swift
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Swift
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Gubicza
Brantley hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gubicza
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Gubicza
Coles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Swift
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quinones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swift
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Swift
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quinones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gubicza
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Gubicza
Balboni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Presley vs. Gubicza
Presley hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Valle vs. Gubicza
Valle 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 5
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Swift
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Swift
Quirk hits a line drive towards short. Quinones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Swift
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buhner vs. Gubicza
Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quinones vs. Gubicza
Quinones 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 -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Gubicza
Brantley hits a ball on the ground, foul, towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Gubicza
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Swift
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Swift
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Swift
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coles. Brett reaches second base with a double. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tartabull vs. Swift
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Presley fields it and throws to first for the out. Seitzer scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Swift
Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Swift
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Swift
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coles vs. Gubicza
Coles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gubicza
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coles moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Gubicza
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Presley vs. Gubicza
Presley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Swift
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Swift
Pecota bunts in front of the plate. Valle fields it and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Swift
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Quirk moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Swift
There goes Wilson. The throw from Valle and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Swift
Seitzer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Scurry
Rod Scurry now pitching.
Brett takes first base on ball four. Quirk scores. Wilson moves to third. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Tartabull vs. Reed
Jerry Reed now pitching.
Tartabull hits a fly ball for an out. Wilson scores. Seitzer moves to third. Brett moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Buckner vs. Reed
Buckner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Reed
White hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Coles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Gubicza
Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
Valle strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buhner vs. Gubicza
Buhner strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Quinones vs. Gubicza
Quinones strikes out. Quirk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Quinones out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Reed
Jackson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Reed
There goes Jackson. The throw from Valle and he is out, Quinones applying the tag. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Reed
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Reed
Pecota strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Reed
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Gubicza
Brantley strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gubicza
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coles vs. Gubicza
Coles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1988 -- Seattle at Kansas City (N) Seattle AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Brantley M, cf 4 0 1 0 Wilson W, cf 5 1 2 0 Reynolds H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Coles D, lf 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 1b 3 1 1 1 Davis A, dh 3 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 4 0 0 1 Balboni S, 1b 3 0 1 0 Eisenreich J, rf 0 0 0 0 Presley J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Buckner B, dh 3 0 1 1 Valle D, c 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Buhner J, rf 3 0 0 0 Jackson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Quinones R, ss 3 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 3 1 2 1 Pecota B, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 3 0 32 5 9 4 Seattle 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 010 002 20x -- 5 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO Swift B (L) 6.1 8 5 3 1 0 Scurry R* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Reed J 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gubicza M (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 10 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Quinones R, Valle D DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Seattle 3, Kansas City 8 2B -- Quirk J, Brett G SB -- Wilson W CS -- Jackson B SH -- Pecota B T -- 2:14 A -- 19122
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