Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 28, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1982 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 2 4
Murphy cf 4 1 1 3
Johnson dh 4 1 1 0
Armas rf 5 0 0 0
Rudi 1b 5 0 1 1
Klutts 3b 5 1 2 0
Heath c 4 1 1 0
Lopes 2b 3 2 2 0
Stanley ss 4 2 2 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Washington ss 4 1 1 1
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 2
Aikens 1b 4 1 2 0
Hammond rf 3 0 2 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Poquette rf 0 0 0 0
Martin lf 3 0 2 1
Quirk c 3 0 0 0
  Werth ph 1 0 0 0
Pryor 2b 4 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Creel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Oakland 021 302 0008120
Kansas City 000 000 1304102
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (6-9) 7.1 10 4 4 0 0
  Underwood   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (8-4) 4.0 8 6 6 2 1
  Jackson   3.0 3 2 0 0 2
  Creel   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
3
4

  E–Washington (6), Martin (6).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Lopes (10,off Gura); Henderson (14,off Jackson), Kansas City Aikens (15,off Langford).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (8,off Langford); McRae (4,off Langford).  HR–Oakland Murphy (14,4th inning off Gura 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Martin (2,off Langford).  WP–Creel (4).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:43.  A–40,728.
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