New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
April 21, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 2 3 0
Griffey lf 5 2 2 1
Mattingly 1b 5 1 3 5
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 2 1
Easler dh 5 0 2 0
Pagliarulo 3b 5 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 2 1 0
Meacham ss 4 0 0 0
Whitson p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Law lf 3 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Brett 3b 3 2 2 1
White 2b 3 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 2
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 2 0 0 0
  Orta ph 1 0 1 0
  Salazar ss 0 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
New York 002 031 0208130
Kansas City 200 000 020473
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  W (1-1) 6.2 5 2 2 3 3
  Scurry   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Fisher   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (1-1) 4.2 8 5 4 1 2
  Farr   2.1 2 1 0 2 1
  Jackson   2.0 3 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
6
4

  E–Brett (4), White (3), Sundberg (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Sundberg 2 (2).  2B–New York Griffey (1,off Saberhagen); Mattingly 3 (3,off Saberhagen 2,off D Jackson); Henderson (2,off Saberhagen), Kansas City McRae (2,off Scurry).  3B–Kansas City Brett (1,off Whitson).  SH–Meacham (1,off D Jackson); Wilson (1,off Whitson).  IBB–Henderson (1,by D Jackson).  SF–White (1,off Whitson).  SB–Henderson (8,2nd base off Saberhagen/Sundberg); Easler (1,2nd base off Saberhagen/Sundberg); Winfield (1,2nd base off Farr/Sundberg); Randolph (1,2nd base off Farr/Sundberg).  CS–Henderson (3,3rd base by Farr/Sundberg).  IBB–D Jackson (1,Henderson).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:54.  A–30,569.
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