Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 4, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1986 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 10

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 1
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Law rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
Pryor 3b 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 2 2
Salazar ss 4 1 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bernazard 2b 5 1 1 1
Franco ss 4 2 2 1
Carter cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Thornton dh 4 3 4 3
Jacoby 3b 5 0 1 2
Snyder lf 4 1 1 2
Tabler 1b 4 0 0 0
Castillo rf 2 1 2 0
  Butler cf 2 0 1 0
Bando c 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 15 10
Kansas City 001 000 002380
Cleveland 302 302 00x10150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (4-6) 3.0 6 5 5 1 0
  Gubicza   3.0 6 5 5 1 1
  Quisenberry   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
2
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-6) 9.0 8 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
2

  E–None.  2B–Kansas City Salazar (12,off Niekro); Balboni (16,off Niekro), Cleveland Jacoby (14,off D Jackson); Castillo (4,off D Jackson).  HR–Kansas City Sundberg (3,9th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Snyder (6,3rd inning off D Jackson 1 on, 2 out); Thornton (13,6th inning off Gubicza 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bando (5,off D Jackson).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:20.  A–73,303.
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