Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 28, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1983 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 5 1 2 1
Wathan rf,c 4 0 2 2
White 2b 5 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Roberts lf,rf 3 0 1 0
  Sheridan ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
Slaught c 2 0 0 0
  Wilson lf,cf 2 2 2 0
Concepcion 3b 3 0 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Peters cf 3 0 1 0
Almon lf 4 0 0 0
  Hancock lf 0 0 0 0
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 1
Burroughs dh 4 1 1 0
Lansford 3b 3 1 2 0
Heath rf 3 0 1 0
Brant 1b 3 1 1 1
  Gross 1b 0 0 0 0
Kearney c 3 0 0 1
Phillips ss 2 0 0 1
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Baker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Kansas City 100 000 1013102
Oakland 030 001 00x472
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (3-2) 6.0 6 4 3 1 2
  Armstrong   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
3
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  W (5-4) 6.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Baker  SV (5) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
3

  E–Washington (18), Roberts (2), Phillips 2 (21).  DP–Kansas City 1.  3B–Kansas City Washington (4,off Underwood).  HR–Oakland Lopes (9,6th inning off Black 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Wathan (1,off Underwood).  SB–Washington (16,2nd base off Underwood/Kearney); Wathan (16,2nd base off Baker/Kearney); Wilson (37,2nd base off Baker/Kearney).  CS–Concepcion (1,Home by Baker/Kearney); Phillips (3,2nd base by Armstrong/Wathan); Lansford (3,2nd base by Armstrong/Wathan).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:53.  A–10,135.
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