Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 16, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1985 at Cleveland 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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Kansas City Royals 7, Cleveland Indians 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 2 1
Sheridan rf 4 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 3 3 2
Orta dh 4 1 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 0
Iorg lf 3 0 1 2
  Jones lf 1 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 2 1
Sundberg c 5 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 0 0
Franco 2b 4 0 2 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Thornton dh 4 0 0 0
Ayala lf 4 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 3 1 1 0
Carter rf 3 0 1 0
Benton c 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 2 0 1 1
  Bernazard ph 1 0 1 0
  Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0
Creel p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Waddell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Kansas City 200 020 0037131
Cleveland 000 010 000161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (3-3) 9.0 6 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Creel  L (0-1) 8.0 11 5 5 4 3
  Easterly   0.1 1 2 0 0 0
  Waddell   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
5
4

  E–Sundberg (3), Jacoby (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Iorg (1,off Creel); White (6,off Waddell).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (1,1st inning off Creel 0 on, 0 out); Brett (5,1st inning off Creel 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Sheridan (2,off Easterly).  T–2:25.  A–3,051.
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