Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
May 9, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1986 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 4 1
Law lf 4 0 1 1
Brett 3b 5 1 1 2
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 5 0 0 0
Motley rf 3 2 2 2
Smith dh 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 1
Salazar ss 3 1 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 1 1 0
Shelby rf 5 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 1 2
Murray 1b 3 1 1 0
Lynn cf 3 1 0 0
Beniquez 3b 2 0 0 0
Sheets dh 1 0 1 2
  Lacy ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Young lf 2 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Bordi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Kansas City 100 032 1007110
Baltimore 400 000 000454
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza   0.1 3 4 4 3 0
  Black  W (2-3) 5.2 2 0 0 3 2
  Farr  SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
7
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  L (3-2) 5.0 6 5 5 2 6
  Bordi   4.0 5 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
9

  E–Ripken (4), Murray 2 (4), Dempsey (3).  DP–Kansas City 2, Baltimore 2.  2B–Kansas City Sundberg (4,off Bordi); White (9,off Bordi), Baltimore Murray (4,off Black).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (2,1st inning off Dixon 0 on, 0 out); Sundberg (1,5th inning off Dixon 0 on, 0 out); Brett (6,5th inning off Dixon 1 on, 2 out); Motley 2 (5,6th inning off Dixon 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Bordi 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Young (1,by Black).  SB–Law (5,2nd base off Dixon/Dempsey); Wilson (4,2nd base off Dixon/Dempsey); Shelby (7,2nd base off Gubicza/Sundberg).  CS–Sundberg (1,3rd base by Bordi/Dempsey).  HBP–Black (1,Young).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:04.  A–29,873.
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