Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1983 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 2 3 0
Davis rf 5 3 3 1
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 1
Burroughs dh 4 1 2 3
Murphy cf 4 0 1 1
Almon ss 4 0 2 0
  Phillips ss 1 0 1 0
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0
Gross 1b 2 0 0 0
  Meyer ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Heath c 4 0 1 0
Krueger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 7 15 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 2 1
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 1
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Roberts rf 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0
Pastornicky 3b 4 0 1 0
Wathan c 4 1 1 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Oakland 201 400 0007150
Kansas City 002 000 000262
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Krueger  W (6-5) 9.0 6 2 2 5 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (0-4) 2.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Renko   1.1 5 4 4 1 1
  Hood   4.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Castro   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
2
4

  E–Washington (17), White (5).  DP–Oakland 2, Kansas City 1.  PB–Wathan (2).  2B–Oakland Henderson (15,off Hood), Kansas City Washington (10,off Krueger).  3B–Kansas City Wathan (3,off Krueger); Wilson (4,off Krueger).  HR–Oakland Burroughs (5,4th inning off Renko 1 on, 1 out).  SF–White (4,off Krueger).  SB–Henderson 2 (28,3rd base off Blue/Wathan,2nd base off Renko/Wathan); Davis 3 (19,2nd base off Blue/Wathan 2,3rd base off Renko/Wathan).  CS–Murphy (4,Home by Hood/Wathan).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:09.  A–30,748.
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