Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 14, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1985 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 9, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 3 4 0
Motley rf 3 2 3 1
  Sheridan rf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 1 2 0
McRae dh 5 0 1 2
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 1
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Wathan c 5 0 1 2
Biancalana ss 5 1 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 1 2 1
  Fischlin 3b 0 0 0 0
Franco ss 4 1 2 2
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Thornton dh 5 0 0 0
Ayala lf 3 0 0 0
  Carter lf,cf 2 0 1 0
Tabler 1b 5 1 2 0
Bernazard 2b 4 1 1 0
Castillo rf 4 1 2 0
Bando c 2 0 1 1
  Willard ph,c 2 0 1 1
Heaton p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Barkley p 0 0 0 0
  Waddell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Kansas City 003 100 2039151
Cleveland 002 100 0205123
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (6-10) 6.0 7 3 3 2 7
  LaCoss   1.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Quisenberry  SV (17) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton  L (5-11) 2.1 6 3 3 0 2
  Ruhle   1.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Reed   3.0 3 2 1 1 3
  Barkley   1.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Waddell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
3
6

  E–Biancalana (5), Franco (24), Jacoby (12), Castillo (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (20,off Reed); Wathan (3,off Waddell), Cleveland Tabler (9,off Black).  HR–Cleveland Franco (3,3rd inning off Black 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Motley (2,by Heaton).  IBB–Balboni (2,by Reed).  SB–Wilson (24,2nd base off Ruhle/Bando); Brett (5,2nd base off Barkley/Willard).  CS–Wilson (8,2nd base by Barkley/Willard); Butler (12,3rd base by Black/Wathan).  HBP–Heaton (4,Motley).  IBB–Reed (1,Balboni).  T–3:14.  A–25,466.
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