Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
June 8, 1985 Box Score

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

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Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
  Motley lf 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 1 1 0
  Jones lf,cf 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 3 0 2 1
Balboni 1b 2 1 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 4 1 2 1
Pryor 3b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 1
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 3 0 0 0
Jones dh 4 0 1 1
Beniquez 1b 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0
Downing lf 3 0 0 0
Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Schofield ss 2 0 0 0
  Sconiers ph 1 1 1 0
Slaton p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Kansas City 010 200 100490
California 000 000 001150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (2-4) 8.1 4 1 1 3 3
  Quisenberry  SV (11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton  L (4-4) 3.1 6 3 3 3 1
  Corbett   4.2 3 1 1 2 2
  Moore   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3, California 4.  2B–Kansas City Sheridan (5,off Slaton); Sundberg (6,off Slaton); Concepcion (2,off Slaton); Orta (12,off Corbett), California Sconiers (2,off Gubicza).  SH–Pryor (1,off Slaton).  CS–Downing (2,2nd base by Gubicza/Sundberg).  T–2:19.  A–46,393.
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