Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
May 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 8, Kansas City Royals 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Ford dh 2 0 0 0
  Sheets ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Dauer 2b 2 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 1
  Sakata pr,2b 2 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 0 2 0
Murray 1b 5 1 1 1
Roenicke lf 2 1 0 0
  Dwyer ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Lynn cf 2 2 0 0
Young rf,lf 4 1 1 3
Connally 3b 3 1 1 1
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 1 1
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Snell p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 8 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 3 0
White 2b 5 1 1 1
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
  Orta ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 2
Motley lf 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 2 2 0
Jones rf 4 1 3 4
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 8
Baltimore 000 400 004882
Kansas City 130 302 00x9130
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  L (1-3) 3.0 7 7 6 1 1
  Davis   3.0 4 2 2 3 0
  Snell   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Aase   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
4
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   3.1 3 4 4 5 3
  LaCoss  W (1-0) 4.2 2 0 0 2 2
  Quisenberry   1.0 3 4 4 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
8
9
5

  E–Ripken (6), Roenicke (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Ripken (7,off Jackson); Young (5,off Quisenberry), Kansas City L Jones (1,off McGregor); Sundberg (3,off McGregor); Concepcion (1,off McGregor).  3B–Baltimore Murray (1,off Quisenberry), Kansas City Wilson (6,off Davis).  HR–Kansas City White (4,1st inning off McGregor 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Brett 2 (6,by Davis 2).  IBB–Davis 2 (2,Brett 2).  T–2:54.  A–19,793.
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