Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 22, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1984 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Kingman dh 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 1
Heath rf 3 0 2 0
Almon 1b 3 0 1 0
  Meyer ph 1 0 0 0
Essian c 2 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Tettleton c 0 0 0 0
  Bochte ph 1 0 1 0
  Phillips pr 0 0 0 0
Kiefer ss 3 0 0 0
  Hancock ph 1 0 0 0
Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Sheridan rf 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 2 1 0 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 1 1 1
Motley lf 4 1 2 2
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 1
  Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
Slaught c 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
Oakland 000 101 000281
Kansas City 013 000 00x461
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (13-9) 8.0 6 4 4 5 8
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
5
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (17-11) 6.0 7 2 1 1 7
  Beckwith   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Quisenberry  SV (43) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
8

  E–Kiefer (3), Brett (12).  DP–Oakland 1.  PB–Essian (2).  2B–Oakland Kingman (22,off Black), Kansas City Motley (21,off Burris); Balboni (22,off Burris); Wilson (22,off Burris).  3B–Oakland Murphy (2,off Black), Kansas City Motley (6,off Burris).  SH–Sheridan (4,off Burris).  CS–Henderson (18,2nd base by Black/Slaught); Concepcion (5,2nd base by Burris/Essian).  T–2:39.  A–23,328.
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