Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 18, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Kansas City Royals 10

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 2 0 1 0
Brunansky rf 4 0 0 0
Smalley dh 2 1 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Salas c 4 0 2 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 1 1
Gagne ss 2 0 0 0
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
  Washington ss 0 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
  Wardle p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 5 1 1 2
Brett 3b 3 2 2 0
  Pryor 3b 1 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 1 1 1
Motley rf 3 0 0 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 1
White 2b 4 2 3 1
  Biancalana 2b 0 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 2 2 1
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 1
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 12 9
Minnesota 000 000 100152
Kansas City 010 131 13x10121
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  L (5-6) 5.1 9 6 5 1 3
  Eufemia   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Wardle   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Davis   1.2 1 3 2 2 2
Totals
8.0
12
10
8
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (4-4) 7.0 3 1 1 5 2
  Quisenberry   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
3

  E–Gaetti 2 (9), Pryor (4).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek (15,off Quisenberry), Kansas City Balboni (9,off Smithson); Brett (13,off Wardle).  3B–Kansas City Sundberg (3,off Smithson); Smith (1,off Davis).  SF–Orta (2,off Smithson); Motley (3,off Davis).  HBP–Concepcion (3,by Smithson).  SB–White (3,2nd base off Smithson/Salas).  WP–Smithson (3), Davis (4).  HBP–Smithson (6,Concepcion).  T–2:36.  A–21,662.
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