Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
July 23, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1984 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 8, Kansas City Royals 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 3 1
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 1 1 2
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
  Collins ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Barfield rf 3 1 0 0
  Aikens ph 1 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 5 2 3 3
Martinez c 2 0 1 1
  Whitt ph 1 0 0 0
Iorg 3b 4 2 2 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 1
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Key p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 4 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
  Roberts pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Iorg lf 4 1 2 0
Balboni 1b 4 3 3 4
Slaught c 3 2 2 0
Concepcion ss 1 0 0 1
  Motley ph 0 0 0 0
  White 2b 0 0 0 0
Biancalana 2b 2 0 0 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 1
  Pryor 2b,ss 1 0 1 2
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 11 9
Toronto 000 300 2218121
Kansas City 020 000 25x9112
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal   6.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Lamp   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Jackson  L (6-2) 0.2 4 2 2 1 0
  Key   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
3
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   7.0 7 5 5 3 5
  Beckwith  W (3-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Quisenberry  SV (26) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
5

  E–Upshaw (8), Slaught (5), Concepcion (7).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Garcia (26,off Black); Upshaw (17,off Quisenberry), Kansas City Iorg (9,off Leal); Slaught (15,off Leal); Balboni (14,off Jackson).  3B–Toronto Upshaw (9,off Beckwith); Fernandez (1,off Beckwith), Kansas City Balboni (2,off Leal).  HR–Toronto Upshaw (16,4th inning off Black 1 on, 0 out); Bell (11,7th inning off Black 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Balboni (17,7th inning off Leal 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Martinez (6,off Beckwith); Concepcion (3,off Leal).  HBP–Bell (4,by Black); Wilson (2,by Leal).  SH–Concepcion (4,off Lamp).  SB–Garcia 2 (31,2nd base off Black/Slaught 2); Iorg (1,2nd base off Black/Slaught).  HBP–Leal (2,Wilson); Black (2,Bell).  T–2:47.
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