Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 3 0
Franco ss 4 0 1 0
Carter lf 4 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 4 0 0 0
Thornton dh 4 0 2 0
  Nixon pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Jacoby 3b 2 1 2 0
Castillo rf 3 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 1 1
Benton c 3 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph 1 0 0 1
Bernazard 2b 4 0 1 0
Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 3 1
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 3 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Motley lf 3 0 1 1
Sundberg c 3 1 1 0
Biancalana ss 2 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 10 3
Cleveland 000 000 0022101
Kansas City 010 011 00x3100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton  L (1-1) 7.2 10 3 3 2 0
  Thompson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (2-1) 8.1 9 2 2 2 6
  Quisenberry  SV (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
6

  E–Benton (1).  DP–Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Hall (5,off Quisenberry), Kansas City Motley (4,off Heaton); McRae (1,off Heaton).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (5,off Heaton); Sundberg (1,off Heaton); Brett (1,off Heaton).  CS–Butler (1,2nd base by Black/Sundberg).  SB–Wilson (4,2nd base off Heaton/Benton).  T–2:36.  A–19,295.
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