California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 28, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1985 at Royals 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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California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Beniquez rf 6 0 1 0
Carew 1b 6 0 1 1
DeCinces 3b 7 1 1 0
Sconiers dh 4 1 3 1
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 1
Pettis cf 5 0 1 0
Gerber ss 3 1 2 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
  Schofield ss 2 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 2 0
  Wilfong pr 0 0 0 0
  Narron c 0 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 13 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 6 0 1 0
Smith lf 6 0 2 1
Brett 3b 3 1 3 0
Orta dh 3 0 0 0
  McRae ph,dh 2 1 1 2
Motley rf 4 1 3 1
  Jones rf 3 0 1 0
White 2b 7 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 5 0 0 0
  Wathan pr 0 1 0 0
Sundberg c 7 1 4 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 2 0 0 0
  Leeper ph 1 0 0 0
  Pryor ss 1 0 1 1
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 5 17 5
California 010 011 000 000 104130
Kansas City 000 100 020 000 115171
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt   7.1 7 1 1 2 9
  Clements   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Moore   2.2 5 1 1 1 2
  Cliburn   3.0 3 1 1 5 1
  Corbett  L (2-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
13.2
17
5
5
9
12
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   7.0 7 3 2 2 3
  Beckwith   4.0 1 0 0 3 4
  Quisenberry  W (4-4) 3.0 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
14.0
13
4
3
6
7

  E–Balboni (7).  DP–California 2, Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Brett (16,off Clements); Sundberg (7,off Cliburn).  3B–Kansas City Sundberg (4,off Witt); Smith (3,off Cliburn).  HR–California Sconiers (1,2nd inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Motley (8,4th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out); McRae (5,8th inning off Moore 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Jones 2 (4,off Saberhagen,off Beckwith); Boone 2 (8,off Saberhagen 2); Beniquez (5,off Quisenberry); McRae (1,off Moore).  IBB–Carew (4,by Quisenberry); Brett (16,by Cliburn); McRae (3,by Cliburn).  CS–Sconiers (1,2nd base by Beckwith/Sundberg); Wilson (7,3rd base by Witt/Boone).  SB–Wilson 2 (19,2nd base off Witt/Boone,2nd base off Cliburn/Boone).  IBB–Cliburn 2 (4,Brett,McRae); Quisenberry (3,Carew).  T–4:50.  A–32,651.
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