Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 21, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1982 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 2 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Martin rf 3 0 0 0
Pryor 2b 3 1 1 1
Poquette lf 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Geronimo lf 0 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lemon rf 4 1 2 0
Cabell 1b 3 0 1 0
Gibson cf 4 1 1 2
Herndon lf 4 0 1 0
Wockenfuss c 3 0 1 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 1 0
  Johnson 3b 1 0 0 0
Wilson dh 4 1 2 0
Trammell ss 4 1 2 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 2
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 12 4
Kansas City 001 000 000140
Detroit 200 000 02x4122
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (1-1) 8.0 12 4 4 3 5
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (1-1) 9.0 4 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
3

  E–Wockenfuss (1), Brookens (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (5,off Underwood), Detroit Trammell (5,off Gura); Whitaker (3,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Pryor (1,3rd inning off Underwood 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Gibson (2,1st inning off Gura 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Wathan (3,2nd base off Underwood/Wockenfuss).  CS–Brookens (1,2nd base by Gura/Wathan).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:22.  A–12,583.
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