California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
October 1, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 4, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing lf 4 1 2 1
  White lf 0 0 0 0
Carew 1b 3 0 1 1
Beniquez rf 4 0 1 0
  Miller rf 0 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 1
Jackson dh 2 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 1 1 1
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Schofield ss 4 1 2 0
Pettis cf 3 1 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 1
Brett 3b 3 0 1 1
Orta dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
Moreno rf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Concepcion ss 0 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 1 0
  Pryor ss 0 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
California 010 030 000480
Kansas City 000 000 020262
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  W (14-9) 7.2 6 2 2 1 5
  Moore  SV (30) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  L (17-9) 4.1 8 4 3 0 5
  Farr   2.2 0 0 0 4 2
  Beckwith   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
4
7

  E–Brett (15), White (16).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–California Downing (23,off Leibrandt).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (21,off Witt).  HR–California Grich (13,2nd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Carew (8,off Leibrandt); Pettis (9,off Leibrandt); Beniquez (9,off Farr).  IBB–Jackson 2 (12,by Farr 2).  IBB–Farr 2 (4,Jackson 2).  T–2:36.  A–26,273.
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