New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 22, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 5 1 2 1
Griffey lf 5 1 1 1
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 2 1
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
Pasqua dh 2 0 0 0
  Baylor ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 1 0
Meacham ss 3 1 1 0
  Bradley ph 1 1 1 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 2
Smith lf 3 1 1 1
  Sheridan rf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 2
Balboni 1b 3 1 1 0
Motley rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
  Jones L. ph 0 1 0 0
  Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Jones M. p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
New York 102 000 0014100
Kansas City 000 050 00x570
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (3-5) 4.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Bordi   1.2 3 1 1 2 3
  Shirley   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza   4.2 7 3 3 1 2
  Jones  W (2-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Quisenberry  SV (19) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Griffey (13,off Gubicza); Winfield (17,off Gubicza); Meacham (11,off Gubicza); Mattingly (30,off Gubicza), Kansas City Balboni (18,off Rasmussen); Motley (10,off Rasmussen); Wilson (18,off Bordi).  3B–New York Winfield (3,off Gubicza); Bradley (1,off Quisenberry).  HBP–L Jones (2,by Rasmussen).  IBB–Brett (19,by Bordi).  SB–Henderson (43,2nd base off M Jones/Sundberg); Wilson (28,3rd base off Fisher/Hassey); Smith (19,2nd base off Fisher/Hassey).  WP–Gubicza 2 (8).  HBP–Rasmussen (1,L Jones).  IBB–Bordi (3,Brett).  T–2:56.  A–40,938.
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