Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 14, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1984 at Royals Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 2 1 2 2
Evans rf 5 0 1 1
  Nichols rf 0 0 0 0
Rice lf 4 1 0 0
Armas dh 5 1 1 1
Buckner 1b 5 1 4 2
  Jurak 1b 0 0 0 0
Gedman c 5 0 1 1
Miller cf 4 0 0 0
Barrett 2b 5 2 2 0
Gutierrez ss 4 2 2 1
Nipper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 0 0 0
Iorg 1b 4 1 1 0
White 2b 4 0 2 0
Motley lf 4 1 1 1
Slaught c 4 0 1 1
Pryor ss,3b 4 0 2 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Boston 300 201 1108131
Kansas City 000 000 002271
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nipper  W (5-5) 9.0 7 2 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
0
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (8-9) 5.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Gura   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Huismann   2.0 3 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
4
5

  E–Barrett (5), Huismann (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Boston Boggs 2 (25,off Gubicza 2); Gutierrez (7,off Gubicza), Kansas City Iorg (12,off Nipper); Motley (17,off Nipper).  3B–Boston Gutierrez (3,off Gura).  HR–Boston Buckner (8,7th inning off Gura 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Boggs (3,off Huismann).  WP–Nipper (2).  T–2:34.  A–21,487.
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