Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
July 16, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1984 at Royals 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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Cleveland Indians 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 1 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Franco ss 3 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
Thornton dh 3 0 0 0
Castillo rf 3 0 0 0
Tabler lf 3 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
Bando c 2 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 2 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph 1 0 1 0
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Waddell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 0
Sheridan rf 3 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 2 1
Orta dh 3 0 0 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 1 1
Motley lf 4 0 2 0
Balboni 1b 3 1 1 1
Biancalana 2b 3 0 0 0
Wathan c 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 0
  Slaught c 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 2 0 1 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Cleveland 000 100 000120
Kansas City 000 100 02x392
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze  L (1-3) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Jeffcoat   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Waddell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (1-1) 8.0 1 1 0 2 3
  Quisenberry  SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
2
4

  E–Motley (4), Balboni (6).  DP–Cleveland 1, Kansas City 2.  HR–Kansas City Balboni (16,4th inning off Schulze 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Washington (3,off Jeffcoat).  IBB–Wilson (1,by Jeffcoat).  SB–Butler (30,2nd base off M Jones/Wathan); Wilson (19,2nd base off Schulze/Bando).  CS–Sheridan (4,2nd base by Schulze/Bando).  IBB–Jeffcoat (3,Wilson).  T–2:13.  A–24,171.
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