Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 22, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1985 at Arlington Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Smith lf 4 2 2 0
  Jones lf 1 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 1
Orta dh 5 1 2 4
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 1 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 1
Pryor 2b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 1
Wilkerson ss 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Ward lf 4 0 0 0
Parrish rf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 2 2 1
Brummer c 3 0 1 0
  Bannister pr 0 1 0 0
  Pujols c 1 0 1 0
Tolleson 2b 4 0 2 0
Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Kansas City 101 000 040691
Texas 001 000 200392
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (4-3) 7.0 8 3 3 0 3
  Quisenberry  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  L (2-5) 7.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Stewart   2.0 3 2 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
3
7

  E–Balboni (3), Bell (11), Tolleson (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (8,off Noles); L Jones (2,off Stewart).  HR–Kansas City Orta (2,8th inning off Stewart 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–Balboni (1,by Noles).  IBB–Brett (9,by Stewart).  SB–Smith 2 (2,2nd base off Noles/Brummer,2nd base off Noles/Pujols); Wilson (7,2nd base off Noles/Brummer); Motley (2,3rd base off Stewart/Pujols).  BK–Saberhagen (1).  HBP–Noles (2,Balboni).  IBB–Stewart (3,Brett).  T–2:28.  A–15,447.
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