Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
July 3, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1983 at Anaheim 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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Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 1 3 1
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 3 0 0 0
Geronimo lf 3 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 2 0
Foli 3b 4 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 1 0
Downing dh 3 1 0 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 1
Grich 2b 2 1 2 2
Jackson 1b 3 1 1 2
Clark lf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 6 5
Kansas City 000 101 000280
California 300 200 00x560
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (3-3) 4.0 5 5 5 1 2
  Renko   4.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (8-4) 9.0 8 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
1

  E–None.  DP–California 1.  2B–Kansas City Aikens (19,off Forsch); Brett (18,off Forsch).  HR–Kansas City Aikens (6,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out), California Ron Jackson (4,4th inning off Black 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Lynn (2,by Black).  CS–Burleson (2,2nd base by Renko/Wathan).  WP–Black (2), Forsch (5).  HBP–Black (1,Lynn).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:19.  A–36,405.
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