Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
October 9, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 9, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays 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 5, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 0 0
Wilson cf 5 2 3 2
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 0 2 0
White 2b 4 0 2 1
Balboni 1b 5 0 0 0
Motley rf 2 1 0 0
  Sheridan ph,rf 1 1 1 1
Sundberg c 4 0 1 1
Biancalana ss 2 1 1 0
  Iorg ph 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 0 0
Moseby cf 5 2 2 1
Bell lf 3 2 0 1
Johnson dh 3 0 2 1
  Thornton pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Oliver ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Barfield rf 4 0 1 2
Upshaw 1b 4 0 1 0
Iorg 3b 3 0 1 0
  Mulliniks ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Whitt c 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Kansas City 002 100 001 15103
Toronto 000 102 010 26100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   7.0 5 3 2 1 5
  Quisenberry  L (0-1) 2.2 5 3 1 0 2
Totals
9.2
10
6
3
1
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key   3.1 7 3 3 1 2
  Lamp   3.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Lavelle   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Henke  W (1-0) 3.0 3 2 2 2 4
Totals
10.0
10
5
5
4
9

  E–Brett (1), Balboni (2), Sundberg (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Kansas City Sundberg (1,off Key), Toronto Johnson (2,off Black).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (1,3rd inning off Key 1 on, 1 out); Sheridan (1,9th inning off Henke 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Biancalana (1,off Key).  SF–Bell (1,off Quisenberry).  HBP–Bell (1,by Black).  SB–Wilson (1,2nd base off Henke/Whitt); Moseby (1,2nd base off Quisenberry/Sundberg).  CS–Brett (1,2nd base by Henke/Whitt); Concepcion (1,2nd base by Henke/Whitt).  WP–Black (1).  HBP–Black (1,Bell).  U–Dale Ford, Jim Evans, Ted Hendry, Vic Voltaggio, Dave Phillips, Derryl Cousins.  T–3:39.  A–34,029.
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