Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
June 24, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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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Kansas City Royals 12, Minnesota Twins 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 0
Smith lf 4 2 1 2
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Motley rf 4 2 2 1
White 2b 3 1 0 0
  Pryor ph,2b 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 2 2 5
Balboni 1b 5 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 2
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 10 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 1 2 1
Smalley dh 4 0 1 1
Hrbek 1b 4 2 2 1
Brunansky rf 4 1 1 2
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
Salas c 4 0 0 0
Hatcher lf 4 0 1 0
Gaetti 3b 4 1 1 0
Teufel 2b 3 1 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 1
  Engle ph 1 0 0 0
  Washington ss 0 0 0 0
Filson p 0 0 0 0
  Lysander p 0 0 0 0
  Eufemia p 0 0 0 0
  Whitehouse p 0 0 0 0
  Wardle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Kansas City 400 020 51012101
Minnesota 001 121 001691
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (5-4) 5.0 7 5 5 4 2
  Beckwith   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Quisenberry   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Filson  L (3-5) 2.0 5 4 4 2 2
  Lysander   2.1 0 2 1 2 1
  Eufemia   1.2 1 2 2 3 3
  Whitehouse   2.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Wardle   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
12
11
8
7

  E–Brett (7), Teufel (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Sundberg (3).  HR–Kansas City Smith (1,1st inning off Filson 1 on, 0 out); McRae 2 (4,1st inning off Filson 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Whitehouse 2 on, 1 out); Sundberg (7,7th inning off Whitehouse 1 on, 1 out); Motley (7,8th inning off Whitehouse 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Brunansky (17,5th inning off Gubicza 1 on, 0 out); Hrbek (9,9th inning off Quisenberry 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Brett (15,by Lysander).  WP–Beckwith (4), Lysander 2 (6), Whitehouse (1).  IBB–Lysander (2,Brett).  T–3:08.  A–24,035.
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