California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 23, 1983 Box Score

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

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California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 3 2 2
Foli ss 5 1 1 0
Jackson 1b 5 0 1 1
DeCinces 3b 3 1 2 2
  Adams 3b 1 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Lynn cf 5 0 0 0
Clark lf 4 0 1 1
Valentine rf 4 1 2 1
Boone c 4 1 2 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 1
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 0 0 0 0
  Simpson cf 2 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 0 0
Geronimo rf 3 0 2 0
Pastornicky 3b 3 0 0 0
Wathan c 2 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
California 102 112 0007110
Kansas City 000 000 101261
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (7-3) 9.0 6 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (3-1) 4.2 7 5 5 3 1
  Castro   1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Renko   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hood   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
2

  E–Pastornicky (2).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–California Downing (6,off Black); DeCinces (15,off Black); Valentine (3,off Renko), Kansas City Aikens (14,off Forsch); White (17,off Forsch); McRae (23,off Forsch).  HR–California Valentine (5,4th inning off Black 0 on, 1 out); Downing (3,6th inning off Castro 1 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:40.  A–38,823.
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