Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
October 11, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 11, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 2 0
Moseby cf 4 1 1 1
Mulliniks 3b 4 1 1 2
Upshaw 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliver dh 2 0 1 0
  Johnson ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 0 3 0
Whitt c 3 1 1 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 2
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Brett 3b 4 4 4 3
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 1
Sheridan rf 3 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 1
Sundberg c 4 1 1 1
Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
  Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Toronto 000 050 0005131
Kansas City 100 112 01x6101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   5.0 7 5 5 0 3
  Lamp   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Clancy  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   4.1 9 5 5 1 4
  Black   0.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Farr  W (1-0) 4.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
2
7

  E–Upshaw (1), Smith (1).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Toronto Garcia 2 (2,off Saberhagen 2); Upshaw (1,off Saberhagen), Kansas City Brett (2,off Alexander); McRae (1,off Alexander).  HR–Toronto Barfield (1,5th inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 0 out); Mulliniks (1,5th inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Brett 2 (2,1st inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Alexander 1 on, 0 out); Sundberg (1,5th inning off Alexander 0 on, 1 out).  SH–McRae (1,off Clancy).  SF–White (1,off Alexander).  IBB–Sheridan (1,by Clancy).  CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Farr/Sundberg); Wilson (1,2nd base by Alexander/Whitt).  IBB–Clancy (1,Sheridan).  U–Jim Evans, Ted Hendry, Vic Voltaggio, Derryl Cousins, Dale Ford, Dave Phillips.  T–2:51.  A–40,224.
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