Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 6, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Kansas City Royals 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Puckett cf 4 0 1 0
Hatcher dh 4 0 2 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 4 1 1 0
Laudner c 2 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 3 0 1 1
Beane lf 3 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 0
Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 1
Smith lf 4 2 2 1
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 4 2
White 2b 4 0 2 2
  Pryor 2b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
  Orta ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 0
Motley rf 2 0 0 0
  Law ph,rf,lf 1 0 0 0
Salazar ss 4 1 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 15 6
Minnesota 000 010 000160
Kansas City 140 000 01x6150
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Agosto  L (1-4) 1.1 5 4 4 1 1
  Atherton   4.2 6 1 1 3 1
  Davis   2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (6-3) 9.0 6 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2, Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Sundberg (7,off Agosto); Balboni (9,off Atherton); Smith (1,off Davis); White (15,off Davis).  IBB–Brett (9,by Davis).  CS–Brett (2,2nd base by Davis/Laudner).  IBB–Davis (7,Brett).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:38.  A–32,516.
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