Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 0, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Salazar ss 4 0 0 0
Seitzer 1b 4 0 1 0
Beniquez lf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 0 1 0
Bosley rf 3 0 0 0
Balboni dh 3 0 1 0
Pecota 3b 3 0 1 0
Owen c 2 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Gruber 3b 3 1 1 0
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Bell lf 3 2 2 2
Barfield rf 4 0 1 0
Upshaw 1b 4 0 1 0
Fielder dh 3 1 1 2
Iorg 2b 2 0 0 0
DeWillis c 3 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Kansas City 000 000 000042
Toronto 020 100 01x471
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  L (4-2) 8.0 7 4 3 2 7
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
2
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (5-2) 9.0 4 0 0 0 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
7

  E–Owen (1), Leibrandt (1), Iorg (3).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Gruber (3,off Leibrandt).  HR–Toronto Bell (8,2nd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 0 out); Fielder (3,2nd inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Seitzer (3,2nd base by Key/DeWillis); Moseby (1,2nd base by Leibrandt/Owen).  WP–Leibrandt (2).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–John Shulock.  T–2:13.  A–24,154.
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