St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals
October 27, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 27, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 0, Kansas City Royals 11

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Herr 2b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 0 1 0
Van Slyke rf 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 3 0 1 0
Landrum lf 2 0 1 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Dayley p 0 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Tudor p 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Horton p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 2 1 2
  Jones lf 1 0 0 0
Wilson cf 5 1 2 1
Brett 3b 5 2 4 0
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Sundberg c 3 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 2 2 2
Motley rf 4 1 3 3
Biancalana ss 3 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 4 1 0 0
Totals 36 11 14 10
St. Louis 000 000 000050
Kansas City 023 060 00x11140
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor  L (2-1) 2.1 3 5 5 4 1
  Campbell   1.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Lahti   0.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Horton   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Andujar   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Forsch   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Dayley   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
6
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
2

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–Kansas City Smith (3,off Lahti).  HR–Kansas City Motley (1,2nd inning off Tudor 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Biancalana (1,by Campbell).  SB–Smith (2,3rd base off Tudor/Porter); Brett (1,2nd base off Tudor/Porter); Wilson (3,3rd base off Campbell/Porter).  WP–Forsch (1).  IBB–Campbell (1,Biancalana).  U–Don Denkinger (AL), Bill Williams (NL), Jim McKean (AL), Bob Engel (NL), Jim Quick (NL), John Shulock (AL).  T–2:46.  A–41,658.
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