Royals @ Blue Jays
August 8, 1988

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Top 9	R	H	E
Royals	1	3	0
Blue Jays	5	13	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Royals	1	3	0
Blue Jays	5	13	0

Bill Buckner Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.234
OBP	.000	.263
At Bats	0	222
Hits	0	52
• Singles	0	39
• Doubles	0	10
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	10
RBI’s	0	33

Tom Henke Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	3	20

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Exhibition Stadium - August 8, 1988

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Strikeout

Tom Henke

Ernie Whitt

Fred McGriff

Manuel Lee

Kelly Gruber

Tony Fernandez

Lou Thornton

Rob Ducey

Jesse Barfield

Bill Buckner

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	1	3	0	7
Toronto Blue Jays	5	13	0	9
Winning Pitcher	Jeff Musselman
Losing Pitcher	Bret Saberhagen
Save	Tom Henke
Game Winning RBI	Tony Fernandez
Attendance	32,234
Time of Game	2 hours 45 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Bill Buckner pinch hits for Bill Pecota. Buckner strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Jackson strikes out.

Top 9 White hits a fly ball into center field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Gleaton covering, for the out.

Bottom 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Gruber scores. Barfield moves to second.

Bottom 8 Lee hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Barfield is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Jerry Gleaton now pitching. Ducey bunts towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. McGriff moves to third. Gruber moves to second.

Bottom 8 Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McGriff moves to second.

Bottom 8 McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second.

Top 8 Brett takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Stillwell strikes out.

Top 8 Tom Henke now pitching. Lou Thornton now playing left field. Rob Ducey now playing center field. Jesse Barfield now playing right field. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Lee moves to third.

Bottom 7 Whitt hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second.

Bottom 7 Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Owen strikes out.

Top 7 Pecota hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Jackson strikes out.

Bottom 6 Barfield hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Gruber strikes out.

Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Tabler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leach. Tabler reaches second base with a double. Stillwell moves to third.

Top 6 Tartabull strikes out.

Top 6 Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores.

Top 6 Stillwell takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 There goes Wilson. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Wilson steals third.

Top 6 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Wilson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 McGriff strikes out.

Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 5 Owen hits a line drive towards first. McGriff reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Jackson strikes out.

Bottom 4 Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lee for the out.

Bottom 4 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tartabull moves to second.

Top 4 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Leach hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gruber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 McGriff hits a line drive towards third. Pecota reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Owen takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Mulliniks strikes out.

Bottom 2 Whitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barfield scores. Fernandez moves to second.

Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gruber scores. There goes Leach trying to get to home. Tartabull throws the ball in to Owen who tags Leach who's trying to score from second, for the out. Barfield moves to second.

Bottom 2 Lee strikes out.

Bottom 2 Barfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gruber moves to third. Leach moves to second.

Bottom 2 Leach hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gruber moves to second.

Bottom 2 Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Pecota strikes out.

Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Tabler takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 McGriff strikes out.

Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Whitt hits a popup towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Fernandez strikes out.

Top 1 Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Brett takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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