New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 16, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1986 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 2 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 1 1
Pasqua lf 4 0 2 0
Easler dh 4 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 2 0 0 1
Espino c 3 0 0 0
Fischlin 2b 3 0 1 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 1 2 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 3 1
McRae dh 3 0 1 2
  Orta pr,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 3 1 1 1
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 3 0 0 0
Salazar ss 3 0 2 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
New York 000 100 100250
Kansas City 000 013 00x490
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  L (12-4) 5.1 7 4 4 0 5
  Fisher   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Scurry   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Stoddard   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (8-8) 7.0 5 2 2 3 7
  Black  SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–New York Pasqua (9,off D Jackson), Kansas City Smith (14,off Rasmussen); McRae (13,off Rasmussen).  3B–New York Easler (2,off D Jackson), Kansas City Salazar (2,off Fisher); Brett (4,off Scurry).  HR–New York Winfield (18,4th inning off D Jackson 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Balboni (26,5th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Henderson (15,2nd base by D Jackson/Sundberg).  WP–Rasmussen (4).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:29.  A–39,426.
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