New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 23, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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 2, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson dh 4 0 0 0
Griffey cf 4 1 3 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 1
Pasqua lf 4 0 2 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 1 1 1
Meacham ss 2 0 0 0
  Bradley ph 1 0 0 0
  Robertson ss 0 0 0 0
Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
  Sheridan rf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
Iorg rf 3 1 2 1
  Jones pr,rf,lf 1 2 1 0
White 2b 4 1 2 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 1
Sundberg c 4 0 2 3
Biancalana ss 4 0 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
New York 100 000 010280
Kansas City 010 002 02x5120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  L (5-7) 5.1 8 3 3 1 1
  Fisher   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Bordi   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Righetti   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (11-5) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Quisenberry  SV (20) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5

  E–None.  2B–New York Pasqua (1,off Saberhagen); Griffey (14,off Saberhagen), Kansas City Iorg (3,off Whitson).  3B–Kansas City Iorg (1,off Whitson).  HR–New York Pagliarulo (8,8th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 0 out).  SB–White (4,3rd base off Fisher/Hassey); Balboni (1,2nd base off Fisher/Hassey).  T–2:40.  A–32,450.
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