Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
April 11, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 1 1
Moseby cf 3 0 1 0
Bell lf 5 1 1 1
Barfield rf 5 0 2 0
Burroughs dh 3 0 0 0
  Aikens ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 2 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
  Whitt ph,c 2 0 0 0
Iorg 3b 3 1 2 1
  Mulliniks ph 1 0 1 0
  Lee pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 1 2 1
Leal p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 12 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 2 0 1 0
  Jones ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Brett 3b 2 0 0 0
Orta dh 3 0 1 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 1 0
  Biancalana pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Iorg ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 1
  Wathan pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Motley lf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 2 2 1
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Toronto 000 000 300 14120
Kansas City 010 000 110 0380
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Leal   6.0 5 2 2 4 0
  Musselman   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Caudill  W (2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Acker  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt   6.2 8 3 3 1 5
  Beckwith   1.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Quisenberry  L (0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Toronto Upshaw (1,off Leibrandt), Kansas City White (1,off Leal); Balboni (1,off Lavelle).  3B–Toronto Fernandez (1,off Leibrandt), Kansas City Wilson (1,off Musselman).  HR–Toronto Bell (1,10th inning off Quisenberry 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City White (1,7th inning off Leal 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Garcia (1,2nd base off Beckwith/Sundberg).  CS–Moseby (1,2nd base by Leibrandt/Sundberg); Barfield (1,2nd base by Leibrandt/Sundberg).  WP–Leal (1).  T–3:14.  A–17,798.
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