Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 26, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 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 2, Kansas City Royals 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 0 0 0
Lansford 1b 5 0 2 0
Canseco rf,lf 5 0 2 0
Kingman dh 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 2 0 0 0
  Javier cf 3 1 2 0
Hill 3b 4 0 2 0
Davis cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Tettleton c 4 0 2 1
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 12 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 3 0
  Jones cf 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 2 1 2
  Brewer rf 0 0 0 0
Law rf,lf 4 1 2 3
Brett 3b 3 1 1 1
  Salazar 2b 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 1 2 2
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 1
Pryor 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Quirk c 4 1 2 0
Biancalana ss 4 1 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
Oakland 010 000 0102120
Kansas City 440 000 10x9121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (1-8) 1.0 8 8 8 1 2
  Stewart   6.0 3 1 1 2 3
  Bair   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (8-5) 8.0 11 2 1 1 5
  Quisenberry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
2
1
1
5

  E–Pryor (1).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Tettleton (4,off Leibrandt), Kansas City Law (20,off Langford); Quirk (4,off Bair).  3B–Kansas City Smith (4,off Langford).  HR–Kansas City Orta (2,1st inning off Langford 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Balboni (4,off Stewart).  SB–Davis (10,2nd base off Leibrandt/Quirk).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:33.  A–35,017.
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