Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
July 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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 0, Kansas City Royals 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 0
Bochte 1b 4 0 1 0
  Picciolo pr 0 0 0 0
Kingman dh 4 0 1 0
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 2 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
Hill 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 0 1 0
Codiroli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 1
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 0
Orta dh 4 0 1 1
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 1 1
Motley rf 3 0 1 0
Pryor 2b 3 0 0 0
  White 2b 0 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 3 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Oakland 000 000 000060
Kansas City 000 011 01x371
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Codiroli  L (8-4) 8.0 7 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (8-4) 8.0 5 0 0 0 4
  Quisenberry  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4

  E–Brett (9).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Motley (9,off Codiroli); Balboni (14,off Codiroli); Brett 2 (18,off Codiroli 2).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (3,5th inning off Codiroli 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Balboni (3,off Codiroli).  IBB–Sundberg (2,by Codiroli).  SB–Smith (14,2nd base off Codiroli/Heath).  IBB–Codiroli (1,Sundberg).  T–2:17.  A–22,142.
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