California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 5 1 2 3
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 0
Downing lf 4 2 1 0
Jackson dh 5 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 1 1 2
Wilfong 2b 3 0 1 1
Burleson ss 3 1 1 0
Pettis cf 3 1 1 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Romanick p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 3 0
Smith lf 5 0 1 1
Law rf 2 0 0 0
  Brewer rf 1 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
Orta dh 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 2 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 1
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Biancalana ss 4 1 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
  Cone p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
California 121 020 000681
Kansas City 000 000 1102101
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Romanick  W (4-5) 7.0 8 2 2 2 1
  Corbett   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (6-6) 3.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Black   4.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Cone   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Farr   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
3
2

  E–Howell (1), Biancalana (7).  DP–California 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–California Downing (16,off Black); Howell (3,off Black), Kansas City Wilson (7,off Romanick).  3B–California Jones (3,off Leonard).  HR–California Jones (7,1st inning off Leonard 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Howell (1,off Leonard); Balboni (3,off Corbett).  HBP–Downing (8,by Leonard); Wilfong (1,by Cone).  SB–Pettis (13,2nd base off Leonard/Sundberg).  HBP–Leonard (4,Downing); Cone (1,Wilfong).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:50.  A–35,086.
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