Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 21, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1983 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Baltimore Orioles 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 4 2 2 0
Sheridan cf 4 0 2 1
Brett 3b 4 1 0 0
McRae dh 5 2 3 4
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
  Simpson pr,1b 0 0 0 0
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Otis rf 4 0 1 1
Roberts lf 5 1 1 1
Slaught c 4 2 4 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Shelby cf 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 3 0
Murray 1b 4 1 1 2
Roenicke lf 4 1 1 1
Singleton dh 3 0 0 0
Cruz 3b 2 0 0 0
  Ayala ph 1 0 0 0
  Sakata 2b 0 0 0 0
  Bumbry ph 1 0 0 0
Dauer 2b,3b 2 0 1 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Kansas City 110 001 1048140
Baltimore 010 000 020380
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (7-4) 7.1 7 2 2 2 3
  Quisenberry  SV (34) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  L (2-3) 6.1 10 4 4 0 3
  Stewart   1.2 0 0 0 2 2
  Stoddard   1.0 4 4 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae (35,off Palmer); Slaught (9,off Palmer), Baltimore Ripken (34,off Black).  HR–Kansas City Roberts (7,2nd inning off Palmer 0 on, 2 out); McRae (12,6th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Roenicke (16,2nd inning off Black 0 on, 0 out); Murray (23,8th inning off Quisenberry 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Washington (6,off Palmer); Sheridan (3,off Stoddard).  IBB–Brett (13,by Stoddard).  SB–Washington (31,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey).  CS–Sheridan (3,2nd base by Stewart/Dempsey).  BK–Stoddard (1).  IBB–Stoddard (3,Brett).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:46.  A–29,044.
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