Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
July 6, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 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 8, Kansas City Royals 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 5 0 2 0
Shelby rf 5 1 2 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 1 0
Lynn cf 5 2 3 4
Roenicke lf 5 0 0 1
Young dh 4 1 2 0
Dempsey c 3 1 2 0
Dauer 3b 4 1 1 2
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 2 1
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 2 3 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
  Wathan c 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 2 1
  Orta ph 1 0 1 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Baltimore 010 070 0008132
Kansas City 000 010 011381
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  W (7-7) 8.2 7 3 3 3 2
  Aase   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (6-6) 4.0 7 6 5 0 3
  Beckwith   4.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Quisenberry   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
2
5

  E–Ripken (12), McGregor (1), Jackson (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Baltimore Wiggins (1,off Jackson); Dempsey 2 (11,off Jackson,off Beckwith), Kansas City Concepcion (3,off McGregor); Balboni 2 (16,off McGregor 2); Smith (7,off McGregor).  3B–Baltimore Lynn (1,off Jackson).  HR–Baltimore Lynn (14,5th inning off Beckwith 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Murray (6,by Beckwith).  SB–Wiggins 2 (3,3rd base off Beckwith/Sundberg,2nd base off Beckwith/Sundberg).  CS–Smith (3,2nd base by McGregor/Dempsey).  IBB–Beckwith (7,Murray).  T–2:44.  A–26,898.
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