Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Sheridan rf 5 1 2 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 4
Orta dh 5 1 2 3
Balboni 1b 5 0 2 0
Motley lf 5 0 0 0
Pryor 2b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0
  Iorg ph 1 1 1 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 2 0
Moseby cf 5 2 3 1
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 1
Bell lf 5 1 2 1
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs dh 2 1 0 0
  Aikens ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 3 2
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph 1 0 0 0
Iorg 3b 3 0 1 0
  Whitt ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Kansas City 200 000 0057142
Toronto 100 003 0026120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   7.0 9 4 3 1 3
  Beckwith  W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Quisenberry  SV (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
1
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   7.0 10 2 2 1 4
  Caudill  L (3-2) 1.1 4 5 5 0 1
  Acker   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
1
5

  E–Concepcion (4), Black (1).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett 2 (3,off Alexander,off Caudill); Orta (6,off Alexander), Toronto Moseby (3,off Black); Upshaw (4,off Black); Garcia (4,off Quisenberry); Fernandez (3,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City Orta (1,9th inning off Caudill 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Wilson (2,by Caudill).  SB–Moseby (3,2nd base off Black/Sundberg).  WP–Black (2).  HBP–Caudill (1,Wilson).  T–2:46.  A–18,491.
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