Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
April 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1985 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 1 2 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
Motley lf 3 1 1 0
Pryor 2b 4 0 1 1
Sundberg c 3 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 3 1 2 0
Evans rf 5 1 0 0
Rice lf 4 0 1 2
Easler dh 3 0 0 1
Armas cf 4 0 1 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 2 0
Gedman c 4 1 1 0
Barrett 2b 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 1 2 2
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Kansas City 020 000 000264
Boston 100 022 00x590
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (0-1) 5.0 7 5 4 5 2
  Jones   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
6
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (2-2) 9.0 6 2 2 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
8

  E–Pryor (1), Sundberg (1), Concepcion 2 (6).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Boston Boggs (2,off Gubicza); Rice (2,off Gubicza); Gedman (4,off Gubicza).  IBB–Rice (1,by M Jones).  SB–Sheridan (3,2nd base off Clemens/Gedman); Boggs (1,2nd base off Gubicza/Sundberg).  BK–Clemens (1).  IBB–M Jones (2,Rice).  T–2:40.  A–26,647.
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