Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 6, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1984 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays 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 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Motley rf 4 0 1 0
Sheridan cf 4 0 2 0
Orta lf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 0
  Davis pr,dh 0 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 1
Wathan c 4 0 0 0
Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0
Washington ss 2 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 1
Bell lf 2 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 3 0 1 0
Iorg 3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 3 1 2 0
Griffin ss 3 0 1 1
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 000 100170
Toronto 000 010 001271
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (4-1) 8.0 7 2 2 2 3
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal   6.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Jackson  W (1-1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
7

  E–Griffin (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae (4,off Leal); White (4,off Leal); Balboni (4,off Leal), Toronto Barfield (5,off Gura).  3B–Toronto Griffin (1,off Gura).  SH–White (1,off Jackson).  SB–Washington (1,2nd base off Leal/Martinez); Motley (3,2nd base off Leal/Martinez).  CS–Wathan (1,2nd base by Leal/Martinez); Garcia (2,2nd base by Gura/Wathan).  T–2:19.  A–23,334.
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