Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 22, 1985 Box Score

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

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Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 5 0 0 0
Hatcher dh 5 2 3 0
Hrbek 1b 5 3 2 1
Brunansky rf 4 1 3 1
Funderburk lf 4 1 3 3
  Meier lf 1 0 0 0
Engle c 4 0 1 2
Gaetti 3b 4 0 1 0
Gagne ss 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 1 0
Viola p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 2 3 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 1 0
Motley rf 4 1 1 2
Sundberg c 4 0 1 1
Biancalana ss 2 0 0 0
  Jones L. ph 1 0 0 0
  Concepcion ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Jones M. p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Minnesota 000 320 2007140
Kansas City 010 000 200381
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (16-14) 9.0 8 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (13-11) 4.1 8 5 5 1 2
  Farr   2.2 5 2 1 1 4
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
2
6

  E–Biancalana (7).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Hrbek 2 (27,off Jackson 2); Engle (8,off Jackson); Hatcher 2 (26,off Jackson,off Farr), Kansas City Smith (22,off Viola); White (22,off Viola).  HR–Kansas City Motley (17,7th inning off Viola 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Gagne (2,off Jackson).  CS–Lombardozzi (1,2nd base by Farr/Sundberg).  WP–Farr (2).  T–2:31.  A–21,277.
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