Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
October 3, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1984 at Royals Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 5 1 1 0
Trammell ss 5 0 1 0
Gibson rf 4 2 2 2
Parrish c 5 0 2 1
Evans 3b,1b 4 1 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 0 0
Grubb dh 4 0 1 2
Lemon cf 5 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 1 0 1 0
  Brookens 3b 2 0 0 0
  Garbey ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 2 1 0 0
  Jones ph,rf 3 1 1 0
Brett 3b 5 0 2 0
  Pryor pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 3 0 0 1
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 1 1
  Wathan pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Motley lf 4 0 2 0
Balboni 1b 5 0 1 0
White 2b 5 1 0 0
Slaught c 5 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 1
  Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 10 3
Detroit 201 000 000 02581
Kansas City 000 100 110 003103
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry   7.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Hernandez   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Lopez  W (1-0) 3.0 4 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
3
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   8.0 6 3 2 1 5
  Quisenberry  L (0-1) 3.0 2 2 1 1 1
Totals
11.0
8
5
3
2
6

  E–Brookens (1), Slaught (1), Concepcion (1), Saberhagen (1).  2B–Detroit Gibson (1,off Saberhagen); Parrish (1,off Saberhagen); Grubb (1,off Quisenberry), Kansas City McRae (1,off Hernandez).  HR–Detroit Gibson (1,3rd inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Grubb (1,off Quisenberry); Evans (1,off Quisenberry).  IBB–Motley (1,by Hernandez).  SB–Bergman (1,2nd base off Saberhagen/Slaught).  CS–Wilson (1,2nd base by Lopez/Parrish).  IBB–Hernandez (1,Motley).  U–Bill Deegan, Joe Bible, Randy Christal, Bob Jones, Carl Nothnagel, Rick Denny.  T–3:37.  A–42,019.
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