Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
October 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
Phillips 2b,3b 4 0 2 1
Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0
Kingman dh 4 1 1 1
Davis rf 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 3 0 1 0
Canseco lf 3 0 0 0
Heath 3b,c 3 0 1 0
Tettleton c 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallego 2b 0 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 2
Orta dh 3 1 1 1
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 1
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Biancalana ss 2 1 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Oakland 000 001 100271
Kansas City 011 100 10x490
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  L (6-4) 6.0 9 4 3 2 8
  Ontiveros   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
2
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (14-10) 6.1 6 2 2 1 4
  Quisenberry  SV (37) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5

  E–Phillips (4).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Oakland Phillips (12,off Quisenberry), Kansas City Wilson (24,off Rijo); Orta (20,off Rijo).  3B–Oakland Phillips (2,off Gubicza).  HR–Oakland Kingman (30,7th inning off Gubicza 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Brett (29,7th inning off Rijo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Biancalana (5,off Rijo).  SB–Orta (2,2nd base off Rijo/Tettleton); White (10,2nd base off Rijo/Tettleton).  T–2:32.  A–19,694.
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