Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 28, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1984 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 4 0 2 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 2
  Pryor 3b 1 0 0 0
Orta dh 5 0 2 0
Motley lf 4 2 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 1
  Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0
White 2b 5 1 3 3
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 3 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 1 2 2
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 1
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Kingman dh 4 0 0 0
Heath rf 4 0 0 0
Almon 1b 3 1 1 1
  Hancock ph 1 0 0 0
  Hill 2b 0 0 0 0
Tettleton c 2 1 1 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner ss 1 0 1 0
  Meyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Kiefer ss 0 0 0 0
  Bochte 1b 1 0 1 0
  Davis pr 0 0 0 0
Phillips 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Kansas City 000 211 2006130
Oakland 010 010 210591
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (11-7) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Quisenberry  SV (44) 3.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Burris  L (13-10) 6.2 11 6 5 3 2
  Atherton   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Caudill   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
3
5

  E–Lansford (18).  DP–Kansas City 1.  3B–Kansas City White (5,off Burris).  HR–Kansas City Brett (13,4th inning off Burris 0 on, 1 out); White (17,6th inning off Burris 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Almon (7,2nd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 2 out); Henderson (16,7th inning off Quisenberry 1 on, 2 out); Murphy (33,8th inning off Quisenberry 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Brett (7,off Burris); Lansford (8,off Leibrandt).  SB–Sheridan (19,2nd base off Atherton/Tettleton).  CS–Concepcion (6,2nd base by Burris/Tettleton).  T–2:45.  A–11,395.
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