Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
July 4, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1983 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 1
Washington ss 5 1 2 0
Brett rf 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 0 1 1
White 2b 5 1 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 1 2 0
  Simpson pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 2 2 0
Roberts lf 3 0 1 2
Pryor 3b 3 0 2 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 4 1 2 0
Foli 3b 4 0 1 0
Valentine rf 3 0 0 0
Downing lf 4 0 1 1
Grich 2b 2 0 0 0
  Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
Sconiers dh 3 0 0 0
Clark cf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Kansas City 122 000 0005120
California 000 000 001141
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (6-2) 9.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (6-5) 1.2 5 3 3 2 1
  Witt   5.1 6 2 2 4 6
  Curtis   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Brown   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
8
7

  E–Foli (8).  DP–California 1.  2B–Kansas City Aikens (20,off John).  SF–Roberts (1,off Witt).  CS–Brett (1,2nd base by Witt/Boone); Wathan (3,2nd base by Witt/Boone).  WP–John (4), Witt (5).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:30.  A–63,132.
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