Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 8, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1983 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 9

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher rf 4 1 1 1
Castino 2b 4 0 0 0
Engle c 3 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 2 0 1 0
  Ullger 1b 2 0 1 1
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
Bush dh 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Brunansky cf 3 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 1 0 0
Filson p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Whitehouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 2 3 1
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 2
White 2b 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 5 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 3 2 0
Aikens 1b 4 1 3 2
  Simpson pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Roberts rf 2 0 2 0
  Sheridan ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Slaught c 4 0 1 1
Pryor 3b 3 0 0 1
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 16 7
Minnesota 000 002 000252
Kansas City 010 300 14x9162
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Filson  L (1-1) 3.2 8 4 4 2 0
  Castillo   4.0 8 5 4 0 3
  Whitehouse   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
8
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  W (5-4) 7.0 5 2 0 2 1
  Quisenberry  SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
2

  E–Ullger (1), Ward (4), Concepcion 2 (2).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Engle (4).  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (20,off Renko); Ward (13,off Renko); Hatcher (6,off Renko), Kansas City Otis (6,off Castillo).  3B–Kansas City Concepcion (1,off Castillo).  SF–Pryor (1,off Castillo).  SB–Wilson (25,2nd base off Castillo/Engle).  CS–Wilson (4,2nd base by Filson/Engle).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:38.  A–20,103.
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