Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
August 14, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1985 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 16

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 1
White 2b 4 2 2 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 2 1
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Barrett 2b 6 2 2 0
Boggs 3b 6 3 4 1
Evans rf 4 3 2 2
  Sax rf 0 0 0 1
Buckner 1b 6 2 2 4
Armas dh 3 1 2 1
  Stapleton ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 1 1 0
  Jurak lf 0 0 0 0
Gedman c 3 1 2 2
  Sullivan c 1 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 5 1 2 2
Lyons cf 4 2 3 3
Hurst p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 16 21 16
Kansas City 011 000 001380
Boston 524 210 02x16210
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (8-12) 0.2 6 5 5 1 1
  Beckwith   1.2 7 6 6 1 0
  Jones   5.2 8 5 5 3 4
Totals
8.0
21
16
16
5
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst  W (8-9) 9.0 8 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
5

  E–None.  2B–Kansas City Smith (16,off Hurst), Boston Barrett (15,off Black); Armas (10,off Black); Lyons (9,off Beckwith); Gedman (24,off M Jones); Sullivan (1,off M Jones).  HR–Kansas City McRae (10,3rd inning off Hurst 0 on, 2 out); White (17,9th inning off Hurst 0 on, 1 out), Boston Evans (13,1st inning off Black 1 on, 0 out); Buckner (13,3rd inning off Beckwith 3 on, 1 out); Lyons (4,4th inning off M Jones 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Armas (3,off Beckwith).  WP–M Jones (1).  T–2:56.  A–22,870.
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