California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
October 3, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Kansas City Royals 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Beniquez cf 5 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 2 0
Downing lf 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Schofield ss 4 0 2 0
Linares dh 4 1 1 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 1
Miller rf 3 0 2 0
  Jackson ph 0 0 0 0
Sutton p 0 0 0 0
  Cliburn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 11 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Brett dh 3 2 1 1
White 2b 4 1 1 2
Balboni 1b 4 1 2 1
Sheridan rf 2 0 1 0
Sundberg c 2 0 2 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
California 000 000 0011110
Kansas City 200 110 00x471
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (15-10) 5.0 5 4 4 3 7
  Cliburn   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (14-12) 8.2 11 1 1 0 3
  Quisenberry  SV (36) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
1
4

  E–Sheridan (2).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Balboni (28,off Sutton); Sheridan (8,off Cliburn).  3B–California Grich (3,off Jackson).  HR–Kansas City White (22,1st inning off Sutton 1 on, 2 out); Balboni (36,4th inning off Sutton 0 on, 0 out); Brett (28,5th inning off Sutton 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Sheridan (3,2nd base by Sutton/Boone).  T–2:24.  A–40,894.
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