Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 17, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1983 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 5 2 2 0
Wathan lf,1b 5 1 1 1
Brett 3b 3 2 2 1
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 1
Aikens 1b 2 1 1 0
  Wilson pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Otis rf 3 0 1 2
White 2b 4 0 1 1
Slaught c 4 0 2 1
Geronimo cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 5 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 5 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 4 1 1 0
Thornton dh 4 1 1 0
Tabler lf 3 0 1 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Perkins rf 3 0 1 1
Franco ss 4 0 3 1
Hassey c 2 0 0 0
Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 000 001 1417101
Cleveland 000 002 000282
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Renko   5.1 5 2 2 4 1
  Hood  W (2-1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Quisenberry   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen   6.2 6 2 2 3 2
  Spillner  L (1-6) 0.2 2 4 3 2 0
  Anderson   1.2 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
6
3

  E–Washington (20), Franco (17), Spillner (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 3.  2B–Kansas City Slaught (4,off Sorensen); Washington (13,off Spillner).  HR–Kansas City Brett (17,6th inning off Sorensen 0 on, 2 out).  SF–McRae (3,off Spillner).  IBB–Aikens (5,by Spillner).  SB–Washington (18,2nd base off Anderson/Hassey); Franco (17,2nd base off Renko/Slaught).  CS–McRae (2,2nd base by Sorensen/Hassey); Franco (7,2nd base by Renko/Slaught).  WP–Sorensen (6).  IBB–Spillner (3,Aikens).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:05.  A–20,907.
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