Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
April 23, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1983 at Royals Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 1 0
Iorg 3b 5 1 1 1
Bonnell lf 3 0 1 0
  Mulliniks ph 1 0 0 0
  Orta lf 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 2 1
Barfield rf 3 0 0 0
  Whitt ph,c 0 1 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Powell ph,rf 1 0 1 2
Upshaw 1b 4 0 2 1
Moseby cf 4 1 0 0
Griffin ss 4 1 0 0
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 1 1 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 1
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 1
Aikens 1b 3 1 0 0
White 2b 3 1 0 0
Martin rf 2 0 0 1
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 4 3
Toronto 000 000 050582
Kansas City 020 002 000444
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal   6.0 4 4 2 2 4
  Moffitt  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Geisel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  McLaughlin  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
4
2
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   7.1 5 3 0 1 3
  Quisenberry  L (1-1) 1.2 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
2
2
4

  E–Martinez (2), Upshaw (4), Brett 2 (4), White (2), Quisenberry (1).  DP–Toronto 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Toronto Upshaw (1,off Blue), Kansas City Otis (3,off Leal); Brett (10,off Leal).  3B–Kansas City Brett (1,off Leal).  SF–Martin (3,off Leal); McRae (2,off Leal).  CS–Garcia (1,2nd base by Blue/Wathan).  SB–White (1,2nd base off Leal/Martinez); Washington (4,2nd base off Leal/Martinez).  WP–Blue 2 (2).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:38.  A–19,906.
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