Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
July 7, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Murray 1b 2 0 0 0
Lynn cf 2 0 1 1
  Shelby cf 2 0 0 0
Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Young dh 4 1 2 0
Rayford 3b 3 1 1 1
  Pardo ph 1 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 1 1
  Sheets ph 1 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Snell p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 0
Smith lf 4 1 2 0
Brett 3b 5 3 3 2
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 2 1 2 2
  McRae ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Sheridan rf 2 1 1 1
  Jones ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Iorg 1b 3 0 1 0
  Balboni ph,1b 2 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 2 2
Wathan c 2 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 8
Baltimore 110 000 110471
Kansas City 003 300 02x8140
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (4-5) 2.1 5 3 3 3 0
  Snell   2.2 7 3 3 1 2
  Martinez   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Aase   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (8-5) 6.2 5 3 3 3 5
  Quisenberry  SV (16) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
6

  E–Aase (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Young 2 (9,off Leibrandt,off Quisenberry); Dempsey (12,off Leibrandt), Kansas City L Jones (5,off Aase).  3B–Kansas City Brett (4,off Davis).  HR–Baltimore Rayford (3,2nd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 0 out); Ripken (13,8th inning off Quisenberry 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Brett (4,2nd base off Aase/Dempsey).  T–2:52.  A–24,131.
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