Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1983 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Sheridan lf 4 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 4 1
McRae dh 2 1 1 1
Aikens 1b 4 2 2 4
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 0 0
Simpson rf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 2 0
Cabell 1b 3 2 1 0
  Leach 1b 1 0 0 0
Herndon lf 5 0 2 1
Parrish dh 2 2 1 1
Wockenfuss c 3 0 0 0
  Castillo c 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf,cf,rf 4 1 2 1
Lemon cf 0 0 0 0
  Jones rf 2 1 0 0
  Gibson ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Brookens 3b 2 1 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 2 3
Rozema p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 12 7
Kansas City 200 030 0106104
Detroit 231 011 00x8120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-4) 4.0 9 6 4 0 2
  Wills   4.0 3 2 1 5 6
Totals
8.0
12
8
5
5
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema  W (8-1) 5.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Lopez  SV (16) 4.0 2 1 1 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
7

  E–Wilson (6), Brett (14), Splittorff (1), Wills (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Simpson (2,off Rozema), Detroit Trammell (18,off Splittorff); Wilson (18,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Aikens 2 (12,5th inning off Rozema 2 on, 2 out,8th inning off Lopez 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McRae (4,off Rozema); Parrish (9,off Splittorff).  SB–Trammell (10,3rd base off Splittorff/Wathan); Gibson (7,2nd base off Wills/Wathan).  CS–Brookens (4,2nd base by Wills/Wathan).  WP–Wills (1).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:45.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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