Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 14, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1983 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, California Angels 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 6 0 1 0
Washington ss 6 0 0 0
White 2b 6 0 2 0
McRae dh 6 1 3 0
Johnson 1b 5 0 2 0
  Aikens ph 0 0 0 0
  Simpson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Motley rf 5 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph 0 0 0 0
  Slaught ph,c 1 0 1 1
Davis lf 6 0 2 0
Wathan c,1b 5 0 1 0
Concepcion 3b 5 0 3 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 1 15 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 2 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams ss 0 0 0 0
  Wilfong ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 6 0 2 0
DeCinces 3b 6 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0
  Sconiers 1b 2 0 0 0
Valentine rf 5 0 0 0
Brown lf 5 0 1 0
Boone c 2 0 1 0
  Pettis pr 0 0 0 0
  O'Berry c 0 0 0 0
  Narron ph,c 2 0 0 0
Lubratich 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Steirer p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 0 6 0
Kansas City 000 000 000 000 011152
California 000 000 000 000 00061
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   8.0 4 0 0 4 4
  Quisenberry   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Armstrong  W (8-7) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
6
0
0
4
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
John   13.0 13 0 0 0 6
  Steirer  L (3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Lacey   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
15
1
1
1
6

  E–Johnson (1), Concepcion (11), Schofield (3).  DP–Kansas City 3, California 3.  2B–California Beniquez (12,off Splittorff); Lubratich (9,off Armstrong).  3B–Kansas City McRae (4,off Steirer).  IBB–Aikens (8,by Steirer); Downing (4,by Splittorff).  SH–Lubratich (10,off Splittorff).  SB–Concepcion (8,2nd base off John/Boone).  CS–McRae (3,2nd base by John/Boone); Concepcion (2,3rd base by John/Boone); Beniquez (2,2nd base by Splittorff/Wathan).  IBB–Splittorff (2,Downing); Steirer (4,Aikens).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:19.  A–23,284.
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