Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 24, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1986 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Kingery rf 4 0 0 0
Orta dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 2 3 1
Quirk 3b 4 0 0 0
Seitzer 1b 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 4 0 2 1
Biancalana ss 2 0 1 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Pryor ss 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 1 1
Hrbek 1b 2 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Smalley dh 3 0 0 0
  Washington pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 0
Reed c 3 0 1 0
Beane lf 2 1 1 0
  Bush ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 2 0 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 5 1
Kansas City 000 000 101290
Minnesota 001 000 000151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza   6.1 4 1 1 2 2
  Quisenberry  W (3-7) 2.2 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (15-14) 9.0 9 2 2 0 14
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
0
14

  E–Gagne (26).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Brunansky (27,off Gubicza).  HR–Kansas City White (20,9th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gagne (13,off Gubicza); Lombardozzi (9,off Quisenberry).  HBP–Hrbek (6,by Gubicza).  IBB–Hrbek (9,by Quisenberry).  SB–Wilson (33,2nd base off Blyleven/Reed).  HBP–Gubicza (5,Hrbek).  IBB–Quisenberry (12,Hrbek).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:29.  A–6,835.
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