Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
August 3, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1982 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 3 1 2 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1
Herndon lf 4 0 1 1
Parrish c 4 0 1 1
Hebner dh 4 0 0 0
Leach 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 1 2 1
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Trammell ss 4 1 1 0
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 3 2 0
White 2b 5 1 4 4
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 1
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
Martin rf 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Botelho p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 5
Detroit 002 100 2005103
Kansas City 200 011 101690
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (3-7) 8.2 9 6 4 0 3
Totals
8.2
9
6
4
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Botelho   4.0 6 3 3 3 0
  Armstrong  W (3-3) 5.0 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
3

  E–Leach (2), Wilson 2 (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City White (31,off Underwood).  3B–Detroit Wilson (1,off Botelho); Whitaker (6,off Armstrong), Kansas City White (6,off Underwood).  HR–Detroit Lemon (7,4th inning off Botelho 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City White (5,1st inning off Underwood 1 on, 0 out); McRae (19,6th inning off Underwood 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Cabell (8,2nd base off Armstrong/Slaught).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:39.  A–27,264.
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