Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1983 at Tiger 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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Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 3 2 0
Washington ss 4 1 2 0
Brett 3b 5 3 4 7
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Aikens dh 5 0 1 0
Martin rf 3 0 0 1
White 2b 3 0 2 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 4 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 1
Trammell ss 2 0 0 0
  Gibson ph 0 1 0 1
  Johnson 3b 1 0 0 0
Herndon lf 5 1 0 1
Parrish c 4 1 1 1
Wockenfuss dh 5 0 3 2
Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0
  Cabell 1b 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 1 0 0
Wilson rf 4 1 2 0
Brookens 3b,ss 3 1 1 1
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Kansas City 101 001 3028122
Detroit 000 001 600791
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   6.0 6 5 5 4 1
  Quisenberry  W (1-0) 3.0 3 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   6.1 10 6 6 2 4
  Lopez   2.0 1 1 1 1 4
  Bailey  L (1-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
8

  E–Wilson (4), Washington (6), Herndon (5).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (2,off Morris), Detroit Ivie (4,off Gura); Parrish (4,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City Brett 3 (4,1st inning off Morris 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Morris 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off Bailey 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Washington (1,off Morris); Brookens (1,off Quisenberry).  SF–Martin (2,off Morris); Gibson (2,off Quisenberry).  SB–Wilson (8,2nd base off Morris/Parrish); Otis (1,2nd base off Lopez/Parrish).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:55.  A–7,973.
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