Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
July 12, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1983 at Royals Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 9, Kansas City Royals 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 1 0
Iorg 3b 5 0 1 0
Bonnell cf,rf 5 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 3 2 1 0
  Whitt c 1 0 1 0
Bell dh 3 1 2 2
  Orta ph,dh 2 1 1 0
Barfield rf 2 1 0 0
  Moseby ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Martinez c 3 1 1 2
  Upshaw ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Collins lf 4 1 1 1
Griffin ss 4 0 1 1
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 1
Geronimo lf 5 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 3
McRae dh 4 1 1 0
Aikens 1b 4 1 3 2
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Toronto 100 500 0309130
Kansas City 000 101 4006101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   6.1 7 4 4 1 0
  Jackson  W (7-1) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   3.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Renko  L (5-7) 4.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Quisenberry   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
2
3

  E–Slaught (7).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Toronto Bell (1,off Blue); Iorg (11,off Renko), Kansas City Concepcion (2,off Alexander).  HR–Toronto Bonnell (6,1st inning off Blue 0 on, 2 out); Bell (1,4th inning off Blue 1 on, 0 out); Martinez (6,4th inning off Blue 1 on, 0 out); Collins (1,4th inning off Renko 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Aikens (8,4th inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out); Brett (15,7th inning off Jackson 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Garcia (19,2nd base off Blue/Slaught); Concepcion (1,2nd base off Jackson/Martinez); Wilson (40,2nd base off Jackson/Martinez).  CS–Garcia (13,2nd base by Blue/Slaught).  WP–Alexander 2 (2).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:51.  A–22,266.
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