Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
April 4, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1983 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 3 0
Washington ss 4 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 3 2 2
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Aikens 1b 4 1 1 1
  Simpson 1b 0 0 0 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Martin rf 4 1 1 1
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Shelby cf 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 2 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 1 1
Murray 1b 3 0 1 1
Singleton dh 4 0 1 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 1 0
Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 3b 4 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Martinez D. p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez T. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Kansas City 102 001 2107112
Baltimore 100 001 000272
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (1-0) 7.0 5 2 1 2 3
  Quisenberry   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez D.  L (0-1) 6.0 6 4 3 2 6
  Davis   2.0 5 3 1 2 1
  Martinez T.   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
4
4
8

  E–Washington (1), Aikens (1), Ford (1), Ripken (1).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Brett (1,off D Martinez); White (1,off D Martinez); McRae (1,off Davis), Baltimore Ford (1,off Gura); Ripken (1,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Brett (1,3rd inning off D Martinez 1 on, 0 out); Aikens (1,6th inning off D Martinez 0 on, 2 out); Martin (1,8th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Aikens (1,by Davis); Brett (1,by Davis).  SB–Washington (1,2nd base off D Martinez/Dempsey); Wilson (1,2nd base off Davis/Dempsey).  CS–Wilson (1,2nd base by D Martinez/Dempsey).  IBB–Davis 2 (2,Aikens,Brett).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:39.  A–51,889.
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