Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 18, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1983 at Exhibition 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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Kansas City Royals 2, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 2 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 2
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
Otis rf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Sheridan lf 3 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Creel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 2 2 0
Moseby cf 3 3 2 1
Iorg 3b 2 0 1 1
  Mulliniks ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Johnson dh 2 1 1 2
  Orta ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Bonnell lf,rf,lf 3 0 2 2
Bell rf 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph,lf,1b 2 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 2 1 0 0
  Barfield rf 1 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 1 1 2
Griffin ss 4 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8
Kansas City 001 001 000251
Toronto 102 500 00x890
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (8-11) 3.1 7 6 6 1 0
  Armstrong   3.2 2 2 2 1 3
  Creel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (9-6) 9.0 5 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
2

  E–Brett (11).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (24,off Clancy), Toronto Moseby (17,off Gura); Bonnell (12,off Gura); Johnson (14,off Armstrong).  3B–Toronto Moseby (4,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Brett (18,6th inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out), Toronto Martinez (8,4th inning off Gura 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Bonnell (5,off Gura).  HBP–Upshaw (2,by Gura).  SB–Washington (19,2nd base off Clancy/Martinez); Garcia (21,2nd base off Armstrong/Wathan).  HBP–Gura (6,Upshaw).  U–George Maloney, Bill Kunkel, Derryl Cousins.  T–2:28.  A–26,178.
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