Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
July 5, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 3 1 1 1
Lacy rf 4 1 2 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 1 1
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 0 1 0
Dwyer lf 3 1 0 0
  Roenicke ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Sheets dh 3 0 0 0
  Young ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 1 2 1
  Rayford 3b 1 0 0 0
Pardo c 4 1 1 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 3 0
Smith lf 5 2 2 0
Brett 3b 2 1 1 1
Orta dh 4 0 2 1
Motley rf 4 0 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 1 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Baltimore 002 031 000681
Kansas City 100 002 0003114
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  W (9-7) 5.0 8 3 2 1 3
  Stewart  SV (6) 4.0 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (6-5) 6.0 7 6 3 0 4
  Jones   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
2
5

  E–Pardo (1), Brett (10), Motley (2), Balboni (9), Concepcion (11).  DP–Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Smith (6,off Boddicker); Wilson (14,off Stewart).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (13,off Boddicker).  SH–Lacy (1,off M Jones).  HBP–Wiggins (1,by Gubicza).  IBB–Murray (5,by M Jones).  SB–Lynn (5,2nd base off Gubicza/Sundberg); Wiggins (1,2nd base off Gubicza/Sundberg); Smith 2 (16,2nd base off Boddicker/Pardo,3rd base off Boddicker/Pardo); Wilson (22,2nd base off Stewart/Pardo).  WP–Gubicza (6).  HBP–Gubicza (2,Wiggins).  IBB–M Jones (4,Murray).  T–2:42.  A–30,488.
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