Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 26, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1984 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 3 0
Murphy cf 5 2 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 1
  Wagner ss 0 0 0 0
Kingman dh 3 0 2 1
Lansford 3b 2 2 1 1
Lopes rf 2 1 1 1
  Davis rf 1 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 0 1 1
Heath c 3 0 0 1
Phillips ss,2b 4 1 1 0
Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 4 1 2 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 1
Orta dh 4 1 3 0
Iorg lf 4 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 2
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
  Slaught ph,c 1 0 0 0
Biancalana 2b 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 4 0 2 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Oakland 022 030 0018122
Kansas City 400 000 0004122
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen  W (2-8) 7.0 12 4 4 0 2
  Caudill  SV (15) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (1-3) 4.2 8 7 4 2 0
  Saberhagen   4.1 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
2
1

  E–Henderson (4), Phillips (18), Sheridan (3), Biancalana (2).  DP–Oakland 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Morgan (13,off Splittorff), Kansas City Iorg (8,off Sorensen); Balboni (9,off Sorensen); Orta (10,off Sorensen).  3B–Oakland Lopes (1,off Splittorff).  SF–Heath (2,off Splittorff); Lansford (4,off Splittorff); Kingman (6,off Splittorff).  CS–Henderson (14,2nd base by Saberhagen/Wathan); Biancalana (1,2nd base by Sorensen/Heath).  SB–Wilson (14,2nd base off Sorensen/Heath).  WP–Sorensen (2).  T–2:30.
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