Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 20, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1982 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels 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 2, California Angels 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 2 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
May 1b 3 1 1 1
  Rivera pr 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 1
Martin rf 3 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Tufts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jackson R. 1b 4 0 3 1
DeCinces 3b 2 0 0 0
Jackson R. rf 4 0 0 0
  Clark rf 0 0 0 0
Downing lf 3 0 1 0
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 1 0 0
Grich 2b 1 1 0 0
Boone c 2 0 1 1
Foli ss 3 1 1 1
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
Kansas City 000 100 001281
California 010 010 10x360
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (17-11) 7.0 6 3 3 4 3
  Tufts   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
4
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (17-8) 8.0 8 2 2 4 2
  Sanchez  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
2

  E–Washington (22).  DP–Kansas City 3, California 1.  2B–Kansas City Martin (22,off Zahn), California Ron Jackson (5,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City May (3,4th inning off Zahn 0 on, 2 out), California Foli (3,5th inning off Gura 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Boone (21,off Gura).  HBP–Grich (8,by Gura).  IBB–DeCinces (6,by Gura).  SB–Wathan (36,2nd base off Sanchez/Boone).  CS–White (7,2nd base by Zahn/Boone).  HBP–Gura (6,Grich).  IBB–Gura (2,DeCinces).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:48.  A–42,322.
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