Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
May 27, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1985 at Royals 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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Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 2b 4 1 3 1
  Tolleson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
McDowell cf 3 0 0 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Parrish rf 3 0 0 0
Slaught c 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 3 1 0 0
Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Welsh p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Smith lf 2 2 1 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 3 3
Orta dh 2 0 0 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 1
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Texas 000 002 000240
Kansas City 003 100 00x4101
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  L (2-6) 2.1 5 3 3 2 3
  Welsh   4.2 5 1 1 0 1
  Stewart   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (5-3) 6.0 3 2 1 1 3
  Quisenberry  SV (9) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
1
1
3

  E–Smith (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Harrah (6,off Saberhagen), Kansas City Brett (10,off Noles).  3B–Texas Harrah (1,off Saberhagen), Kansas City Wilson (9,off Noles).  SF–McDowell (1,off Saberhagen).  HBP–Smith (1,by Noles).  SB–Smith 3 (7,2nd base off Noles/Slaught,3rd base off Noles/Slaught,2nd base off Welsh/Slaught); Orta (1,2nd base off Noles/Slaught).  HBP–Noles (3,Smith).  T–2:19.  A–30,803.
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