Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 23, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 5, Kansas City Royals 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 2 3 2
  Almon lf 1 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 1
Kingman dh 3 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Heath rf 4 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 3 0 0 1
Essian c 3 1 0 0
Kiefer ss 4 0 0 0
Codiroli p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 1 0 0 0
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 0 0 0 0
  Biancalana pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 1 1 1
Motley lf 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 2 0
Concepcion ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Pujols c 0 0 0 0
Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Oakland 122 000 000571
Kansas City 000 100 000151
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Codiroli  W (5-4) 6.1 4 1 1 2 4
  Caudill  SV (34) 2.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (2-3) 2.0 5 5 4 3 0
  Wills   5.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Huismann   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
5

  E–Kiefer (4), Wills (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Henderson (26,off M Jones); Murphy (18,off M Jones); Almon (11,off Huismann), Kansas City Sheridan (24,off Codiroli); White (19,off Caudill).  HR–Oakland Henderson (15,2nd inning off M Jones 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Orta (9,4th inning off Codiroli 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Morgan (6,off M Jones); Bochte (8,off Wills).  SB–Henderson (60,3rd base off M Jones/Wathan); Kingman (2,2nd base off M Jones/Wathan).  T–2:49.  A–24,040.
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