New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1983 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Baylor dh 5 2 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Winfield cf 4 0 1 1
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
  Gamble ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Wynegar c 5 0 2 1
Kemp rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
  Campaneris pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
  Mattingly 1b 2 0 0 0
Robertson 2b,ss 4 0 2 0
Righetti p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 9 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Washington ss 5 0 0 0
Brett rf 5 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
White 2b 5 0 1 1
Roberts lf 5 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 5 1 2 1
Wathan c 4 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 1 0
  Sheridan ph 1 1 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 9 2
New York 100 010 000 000292
Kansas City 010 000 100 001391
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Righetti   10.1 7 2 2 2 7
  Gossage  L (5-3) 1.1 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
11.2
9
3
2
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   9.0 6 2 2 4 3
  Quisenberry  W (4-1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
9
2
2
5
4

  E–Wynegar (5), Smalley (10), Pryor (5).  DP–New York 2, Kansas City 3.  2B–New York Smalley (12,off Quisenberry), Kansas City McRae (26,off Gossage).  3B–Kansas City McRae (3,off Righetti).  HR–Kansas City Aikens (7,7th inning off Righetti 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Pryor (2,off Righetti).  CS–Winfield (3,Home by Black/Wathan); Robertson (3,2nd base by Black/Wathan).  SB–Sheridan (1,2nd base off Gossage/Wynegar).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:39.  A–40,306.
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