Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 19, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1983 at Exhibition Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 1
Washington ss 5 2 2 0
Brett 3b 5 1 1 2
McRae dh 2 2 1 1
  Gura pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 2 1
  Simpson 1b 1 0 0 0
Otis rf 4 0 2 0
Sheridan lf 4 1 2 0
Wathan c 4 0 2 0
Concepcion 2b 4 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Moseby cf 4 1 2 2
Iorg 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonnell lf 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
Barfield dh 3 0 0 0
  Collins ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 1 0
Griffin ss 3 0 2 0
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 102 110 0016130
Toronto 200 000 000281
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (4-3) 7.1 7 2 2 0 4
  Quisenberry  SV (22) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal  L (10-7) 4.1 10 5 4 1 2
  Acker   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Geisel   3.0 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
2
6

  E–Griffin (15).  DP–Kansas City 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Kansas City Aikens (21,off Leal); Sheridan (6,off Leal), Toronto Garcia (12,off Black); Martinez (12,off Black); Bonnell (13,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City McRae (6,5th inning off Leal 0 on, 1 out); Brett (19,9th inning off Geisel 0 on, 0 out), Toronto Moseby (11,1st inning off Black 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–McRae (5,by Acker).  IBB–Otis (3,by Geisel).  SB–Washington (20,2nd base off Leal/Martinez).  WP–Leal (1).  BK–Leal (2), Geisel (1).  HBP–Acker (3,McRae).  IBB–Geisel (2,Otis).  U–Bill Kunkel, Derryl Cousins, George Maloney.  T–2:50.  A–36,459.
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