Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 21, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1986 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 1 1
Kingery rf 3 0 0 0
  Motley ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 1
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 0 1 0
White 2b 2 2 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 2 2 3
Sundberg c 4 1 2 0
Salazar ss 1 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 2 0
Lacy rf 3 0 1 0
Lynn cf 4 1 1 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 2 0 1 0
Beniquez lf 3 0 0 0
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
  Sheets ph 1 0 1 0
Young dh 3 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Traber 1b 3 0 0 0
Rayford 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bonilla ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Shelby ph 1 0 0 0
Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Kansas City 010 000 032670
Baltimore 000 100 000161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (6-6) 7.0 4 1 1 4 4
  Farr  SV (5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon  L (9-8) 7.0 5 4 3 1 4
  Jones   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Havens   1.1 1 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
5
2
6

  E–Traber (2).  DP–Kansas City 3, Baltimore 1.  2B–Kansas City Balboni (20,off Dixon), Baltimore Sheets (10,off Farr).  3B–Kansas City Orta (2,off Dixon).  HR–Kansas City Brett (9,2nd inning off Dixon 0 on, 0 out); Balboni (19,9th inning off Havens 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore Lynn (15,4th inning off D Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Salazar (4,off Dixon).  HBP–Beniquez (1,by D Jackson).  SB–Wiggins (21,2nd base off D Jackson/Sundberg).  HBP–D Jackson (3,Beniquez).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Rich Humphrey, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:45.  A–30,516.
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