Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
July 2, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Kansas City Royals 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
  Tettleton c 1 0 0 0
Davis rf,cf 4 0 1 1
Kingman dh 4 0 1 0
Baker 1b 4 0 1 0
Heath c,rf 3 0 1 0
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
  Hill 2b 1 0 0 0
Picciolo 2b,3b 3 0 0 0
  Bochte ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 1 0 0
  Gallego ss 1 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Warren p 0 0 0 0
  Mura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 3 1
Smith lf 3 1 1 2
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 2 3 6
  Pryor 3b 0 1 0 0
Orta dh 5 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 5 1 2 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 0
Leeper rf 3 1 0 0
Biancalana ss 3 2 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Oakland 000 001 000160
Kansas City 030 303 01x10132
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (0-2) 3.0 8 5 5 2 0
  Warren   2.2 2 4 4 3 3
  Mura   2.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
6
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (7-5) 8.0 6 1 0 0 5
  Beckwith   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
1
6

  E–Brett (8), Biancalana (4).  2B–Oakland Lansford (12,off Leibrandt), Kansas City Wilson (13,off Langford); Balboni (13,off Langford); Orta (16,off Mura).  HR–Kansas City Brett 2 (10,4th inning off Warren 2 on, 1 out,6th inning off Warren 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Smith (13,2nd base off Langford/Heath).  T–2:29.  A–19,676.
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