Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
April 19, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1984 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Sheridan cf 4 1 1 0
Orta rf 4 0 2 1
  Motley rf 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Balboni 1b 3 1 0 0
White 2b 4 2 2 2
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 4 1 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Evans dh 4 0 2 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 1
Gibson rf 3 1 2 1
Herndon lf 4 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City 002 001 020580
Detroit 100 000 001272
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (1-0) 6.0 6 1 1 2 4
  Quisenberry  SV (5) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  L (2-1) 8.0 8 5 4 2 4
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
2
4

  E–Johnson 2 (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit Evans (2,off Saberhagen).  HR–Kansas City White (1,8th inning off Petry 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Gibson (3,9th inning off Quisenberry 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Concepcion (1,off Petry).  SB–Trammell (6,2nd base off Saberhagen/Slaught); Lemon (1,2nd base off Saberhagen/Slaught).  CS–Bergman (2,2nd base by Saberhagen/Slaught).  WP–Saberhagen (2).  T–2:27.  A–12,100.
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