Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 18, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1984 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."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
Sheridan cf 5 1 2 0
Orta rf 4 1 1 3
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 0
White 2b 4 0 2 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 1 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 1 1 0
Garbey 1b 3 0 1 0
  Bergman ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Parrish c 5 1 3 1
Herndon lf 5 1 1 0
Lemon cf 4 0 2 1
Allen dh 2 1 1 0
  Evans ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Gibson rf 3 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 2 1
  Johnson ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
Kansas City 000 000 030 0391
Detroit 010 100 100 14120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   7.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Beckwith  L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.2
12
4
3
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   9.0 9 3 3 0 3
  Hernandez  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
0
4

  E–White (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Detroit 2.  2B–Kansas City White (2,off Morris), Detroit Lemon 2 (4,off Black 2); Brookens (2,off Black).  3B–Detroit Herndon (1,off Black).  HR–Kansas City Orta (1,8th inning off Morris 2 on, 2 out), Detroit Parrish (2,4th inning off Black 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Pryor (1,by Morris).  SH–Allen (1,off Black); Bergman (1,off Beckwith).  CS–Lemon (1,3rd base by Black/Slaught); Brookens (1,3rd base by Black/Slaught).  HBP–Morris (1,Pryor).  T–3:02.  A–12,310.
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