Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
October 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1986 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Seitzer 1b 3 0 0 0
Brett dh 5 1 0 0
White 2b 4 2 3 2
Quirk c 5 2 2 2
Jackson rf 3 1 1 0
  Kingery rf 0 0 0 0
Pecota 3b 3 1 1 0
Biancalana ss 4 0 1 2
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 8 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Davis rf,cf 5 1 1 1
Gallego 2b 3 0 0 0
  McGwire ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Lansford 1b 4 0 1 1
Baker dh 3 1 1 0
Canseco lf 4 0 0 0
Hill 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Tettleton c 2 1 0 0
  Bochte ph 1 0 1 1
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
  Tillman rf 2 0 1 0
Griffin ss 4 0 2 1
Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Kansas City 010 410 002880
Oakland 100 000 012482
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (14-11) 8.1 6 4 4 2 7
  Quisenberry   0.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (12-7) 5.0 7 6 5 2 1
  Plunk   3.2 1 2 1 4 5
  Leiper   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
6
6
7

  E–Gallego (1), Griffin (26).  2B–Kansas City White (37,off Andujar), Oakland Davis (27,off Leibrandt).  3B–Kansas City Biancalana (4,off Andujar).  HR–Kansas City Quirk (8,4th inning off Andujar 1 on, 1 out); White (22,5th inning off Andujar 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Smith (10,by Plunk).  HBP–Plunk (5,Smith).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:43.  A–7,838.
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