Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 25, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1986 at Royals Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0
Davis cf,rf 4 0 2 1
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Canseco rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Kingman dh 4 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 1 2 0
  Javier cf 0 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 0 1 1
Griffin ss 3 0 0 1
Willard c 3 0 1 0
  Peters pr 0 0 0 0
  Tettleton c 0 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
  Mooneyham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 2 0
Smith lf 2 2 0 0
Law rf 4 1 2 1
Brett 3b 4 0 1 1
Orta dh 5 0 2 2
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 0
Biancalana ss 3 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Salazar ss 0 0 0 0
Quirk c 3 2 2 1
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Oakland 120 001 0004111
Kansas City 111 100 0015111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo   3.1 5 4 4 5 3
  Leiper   3.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Mooneyham  L (1-2) 1.1 4 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
11
5
4
5
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   5.0 9 4 4 0 3
  Farr  W (5-1) 4.0 2 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
5

  E–Griffin (16), Biancalana (8).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Kingman (6,off Leonard); Bochte (6,off Leonard); Baker (2,off Leonard); Canseco 2 (16,off Leonard,off Farr).  3B–Oakland Phillips (4,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Quirk (2,2nd inning off Rijo 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Phillips (5,off Farr).  SF–Davis (3,off Leonard); Griffin (3,off Leonard).  IBB–Lansford (2,by Farr).  HBP–Law (2,by Rijo).  CS–Davis (2,2nd base by Leonard/Quirk); Peters (2,Home by Farr/Quirk); Wilson (5,2nd base by Leiper/Willard).  WP–Rijo (3), Farr (2).  HBP–Rijo (2,Law).  IBB–Farr (2,Lansford).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:13.  A–24,220.
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