Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
Law rf 4 0 0 0
  Brewer rf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 0
Orta dh 3 1 1 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 3 0 1 1
Quirk c 3 0 1 0
Biancalana ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 3 0 1 1
Hill 3b 5 0 2 0
Lansford 1b 4 0 0 0
Canseco rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Kingman dh 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 0 2 0
  Javier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
  Peters pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Davis cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
Tettleton c 2 0 1 0
  Bochte ph 0 0 0 0
  Langford pr 0 0 0 0
Mooneyham p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Rijo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 200 000261
Oakland 000 010 000182
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (3-4) 8.0 7 1 1 4 5
  Quisenberry  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mooneyham  L (1-1) 7.1 6 2 2 3 4
  Leiper   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Rijo   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
6

  E–Balboni (9), Phillips (7), Mooneyham (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 2.  SH–Smith (1,off Mooneyham); Davis (3,off D Jackson).  IBB–Brett (12,by Leiper).  HBP–Javier (1,by D Jackson).  CS–Canseco (4,2nd base by D Jackson/Quirk).  HBP–D Jackson (1,Javier).  IBB–Leiper (2,Brett).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:49.  A–10,168.
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