Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
May 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1986 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith dh 5 0 0 0
Wilson cf 5 1 3 1
Brett 3b 5 1 2 0
White 2b 5 0 2 0
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 1
Law lf 3 0 2 1
Motley rf 5 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 1
Salazar ss 2 0 0 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 1
Franco ss 4 0 1 0
Carter lf,rf 4 1 0 1
Thornton dh 5 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 5 0 2 1
Castillo rf 2 1 1 0
  Nixon lf 1 1 1 0
Bernazard 2b 3 1 2 2
Allanson c 2 1 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Bando c 0 0 0 0
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Yett p 0 0 0 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Kansas City 000 000 121 04122
Cleveland 001 200 001 15100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt   7.0 6 3 2 2 1
  Huismann   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry  L (0-1) 1.1 4 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
10
5
3
3
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze   7.0 7 1 1 0 3
  Bailes   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Yett   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Camacho   1.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Niekro  W (2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
2
5

  E–Balboni (4), Biancalana (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City White (8,off Schulze); Motley (6,off Schulze); Brett (5,off Schulze); Sundberg (2,off Camacho).  HR–Cleveland Bernazard (2,4th inning off Leibrandt 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Biancalana (2,off Camacho); Butler (4,off Leibrandt); Allanson (1,off Leibrandt); Bernazard (3,off Quisenberry).  SF–Law (1,off Camacho); Carter (2,off Leibrandt).  IBB–Jacoby (1,by Quisenberry).  CS–Butler (2,2nd base by Quisenberry/Sundberg).  IBB–Quisenberry (2,Jacoby).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:13.  A–27,118.
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