Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 3 1 0 0
Davis cf,rf 5 2 3 1
Lansford 3b 4 0 1 1
Canseco rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 5 2 2 0
Baker lf 2 0 1 1
  Javier cf 1 0 0 0
Hill dh 4 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 2 0 1
Willard c 4 1 3 2
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 2 1 0
Law rf 4 1 2 1
Brett 3b 2 1 1 0
Orta dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 1
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 1
  Salazar ss 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Pryor ss 0 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 2 0 0 0
  Quirk ph,c 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
Oakland 003 201 1108101
Kansas City 000 003 100461
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk  W (2-3) 5.2 3 3 3 6 6
  Ontiveros  SV (5) 3.1 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
7
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (4-8) 3.2 5 5 5 2 3
  Gubicza   3.2 5 3 2 2 2
  Black   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
6

  E–Griffin (15), Salazar (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Davis 2 (16,off Saberhagen,off Gubicza); Bochte (5,off Gubicza); Willard (3,off Gubicza), Kansas City Smith (6,off Ontiveros); Law (19,off Ontiveros).  SF–Baker (1,off Gubicza); White (3,off Plunk).  HBP–Lansford (3,by Gubicza).  SB–Griffin 2 (15,2nd base off Saberhagen/Sundberg 2); Davis (9,2nd base off Black/Quirk); Law (12,2nd base off Plunk/Willard).  CS–Orta (2,2nd base by Plunk/Willard).  WP–Plunk (5).  BK–Saberhagen (1).  HBP–Gubicza (2,Lansford).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–3:13.  A–27,538.
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