Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
May 7, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Dwyer rf 4 1 2 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 2 1
Lynn cf 4 0 0 0
Sheets dh 4 1 1 2
Young lf 4 1 2 1
Dauer 2b 3 0 1 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 3 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 0
Orta dh 4 0 0 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
Motley lf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 2 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 0 1
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Baltimore 100 200 001480
Kansas City 001 100 000250
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  W (3-0) 8.0 4 2 2 1 3
  Martinez   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Stewart  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (2-3) 9.0 8 4 4 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Dauer (4,off Saberhagen), Kansas City White (5,off Dixon); Sheridan (3,off Dixon).  3B–Kansas City Brett (2,off Dixon).  HR–Baltimore Sheets (4,4th inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 2 out); Young (3,9th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Sundberg (1,off Dixon).  CS–Young (1,2nd base by Saberhagen/Sundberg).  T–2:14.  A–21,664.
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