Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1984 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 1
Motley cf,rf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 2 2 1
McRae dh 3 1 2 2
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 0
Roberts rf 3 1 1 0
  Sheridan cf 1 0 0 0
Davis lf 4 1 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 2 1
Pryor 3b 4 0 2 1
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 2 1 0 0
Bernazard 2b 4 1 2 0
Franco ss 4 0 0 0
Thornton dh 3 1 2 2
Tabler 1b 4 0 1 1
  Fischlin 3b 0 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 2 1 0 0
  Hargrove ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 2 0
Vukovich rf 4 0 1 0
Nixon lf 3 0 1 0
  Perkins ph 1 0 0 0
Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Aponte p 0 0 0 0
  Waddell p 0 0 0 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 3
Kansas City 102 201 0006120
Cleveland 201 001 000491
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (3-0) 5.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Huismann   1.1 2 1 1 2 0
  Beckwith   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton  L (1-2) 3.0 8 5 3 1 0
  Aponte   3.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Waddell   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Camacho   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
1
2

  E–Bernazard (2).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Slaught (2,off Aponte), Cleveland Bernazard (2,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City White (2,1st inning off Heaton 0 on, 2 out); McRae (1,3rd inning off Heaton 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Thornton (2,1st inning off Gura 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Concepcion (1,off Aponte).  CS–Pryor (1,2nd base by Aponte/Hassey).  SB–Butler (8,2nd base off Gura/Slaught); Bernazard (8,3rd base off Gura/Slaught).  T–2:41.  A–6,655.
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