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FINAL
Jun 8, 1987

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC0110000013908
MIN01000130-5704
win:R. Niemann (MIN)loss:M. Gubicza (KC)save:J. Reardon (MIN)

Scoring Summary

KCMIN
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Angel Salazar singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Steve Balboni scores. Bo Jackson to 2nd.[1 run]
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    2
    Sal Butera flies into a sacrifice double play, right fielder Danny Tartabull to shortstop Angel Salazar to first baseman Steve Balboni. Gary Gaetti scores. Tom Brunansky out at 2nd. Sal Butera out at 1st.[1 run][3 outs]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Frank White triples (1) on a fly ball to second baseman Steve Lombardozzi. Thad Bosley scores.[1 run]
    21
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Kirby Puckett hits a home run (11).[1 run]
    22
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Gene Larkin triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Danny Tartabull. Tom Brunansky scores. Steve Lombardozzi scores. Dan Gladden scores.[3 runs]
    25
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Hal McRae singles on a line drive to left fielder Dan Gladden. Frank White scores. Steve Balboni to 2nd.[1 run]
    35

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonCF25000003.290
2Kevin Seitzer3B15001004.310
3Danny TartabullRF14000001.325
4Thad BosleyDH04101002.303
5Frank White2B13110100.227
6Steve Balboni1B13100001.205
7Bo JacksonLF13001102.254
8Angel SalazarSS13010001.246
Jorge OrtaPH01001002.182
9Jamie QuirkC02000002.245
Juan BeniquezPH01000001.260
Larry OwenC00000000.196
Hal McRaePH11010000.346
Buddy BiancalanaPR00000000.280
TOTAL9353342019-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mark GubiczaRHP6.0655531454.81
Dan QuisenberryRHP1.010010061.54
Jerry Don GleatonLHP1.000010055.51
TOTAL8.075573156-
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Al NewmanSS03001000.189
Gene LarkinPH11030000.372
Tim LaudnerC00000000.159
2Randy BushRF24001001.248
George FrazierP00000000.000
Jeff ReardonP00000000.000
3Kirby PuckettCF14110013.316
4Kent Hrbek1B04002001.262
5Gary Gaetti3B03100100.264
6Roy SmalleyDH22000100.318
Greg GagnePR-SS01001000.210
7Tom BrunanskyLF-RF12101101.280
8Steve Lombardozzi2B02101003.256
9Sal ButeraC01010000.267
Dan GladdenPH-LF01100003.264
TOTAL7285573112-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mike SmithsonRHP6.0622100264.24
Les StrakerRHP0.100001053.74
Randy NiemannLHP0.200000020.00
George FrazierRHP1.011101084.54
Jeff ReardonRHP1.0200300117.14
TOTAL9.093342052-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCMIN
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Willie Wilson pops out to second baseman Steve Lombardozzi.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Kevin Seitzer doubles (8) on a line drive to center fielder Kirby Puckett.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Danny Tartabull out to center fielder Kirby Puckett.[2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Thad Bosley strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDOUT — Al Newman grounds out to first baseman Steve Balboni.[1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Randy Bush singles on a line drive to right fielder Danny Tartabull.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Kirby Puckett out to right fielder Danny Tartabull.[2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Mark Gubicza. Randy Bush to 2nd.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Kent Hrbek out to third baseman Kevin Seitzer.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs5
9Hits7
0Errors0
.257Batting Avg.250
35At Bats28
2Extra-base Hits2
0Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In5
2Walks3
1Stolen Bases0
4Strikeouts7
8Left on Base4
12Total Bases12

Game Details

Monday, June 8, 1987 · 8:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 17,815 (46.2%)