Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
July 17, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Kansas City Royals 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bernazard 2b 4 0 2 0
Franco ss 4 0 0 0
Carter 1b 3 1 2 1
Thornton dh 3 0 1 0
Hall lf 3 0 0 0
Snyder rf 3 0 0 0
Butler cf 3 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Schulze p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 1 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 1 2
Kingery rf 3 0 1 1
Orta dh 4 1 2 0
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 3 1
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 4 0 1 0
Salazar ss 3 1 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Cleveland 000 000 100151
Kansas City 010 001 30x5100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (8-7) 6.1 9 5 5 0 3
  Bailes   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Schulze   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (5-10) 8.0 5 1 1 0 6
  Farr   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
8

  E–Carter (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  PB–Bando 2 (3).  2B–Kansas City Orta (10,off Candiotti); Balboni (18,off Candiotti); Smith (10,off Candiotti).  3B–Kansas City Wilson (6,off Candiotti).  HR–Cleveland Carter (16,7th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City White (11,6th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Kingery (1,off Bailes).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:15.  A–31,851.
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