Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
May 13, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1987 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 8, Baltimore Orioles 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 6 2 5 0
Seitzer 1b 3 3 1 0
Brett 3b 6 1 2 2
Bosley lf 3 0 1 1
  Tartabull ph,rf 3 0 1 2
Beniquez rf,lf 6 0 2 0
White 2b 6 1 1 3
Balboni dh 4 0 1 0
Salazar ss 5 0 0 0
Quirk c 2 1 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Owen c 1 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 8 14 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 5 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Burleson 2b 0 0 0 0
Lacy rf 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 6 0 2 0
Murray 1b 5 2 2 2
Lynn cf 5 0 3 0
Knight 3b 5 1 3 1
  Gonzales pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Kennedy c 6 0 0 0
Sheets lf 6 2 4 4
Young dh 3 0 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  O'Connor p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 14 7
Kansas City 001 000 040 1028140
Baltimore 220 000 010 1017140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza   6.0 6 4 4 5 4
  Gumpert   1.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Gleaton   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Quisenberry   2.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Farr  W (1-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
12.0
14
7
7
7
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker   7.0 8 4 4 2 5
  O'Connor   1.2 2 1 1 0 4
  Aase   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Williamson  L (1-3) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
12.0
14
8
8
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Baltimore 3.  PB–Kennedy (2).  2B–Kansas City Brett (2,off Aase).  3B–Baltimore C Ripken (2,off Gubicza).  HR–Baltimore Murray (9,1st inning off Gubicza 1 on, 2 out); Sheets 2 (5,2nd inning off Gubicza 1 on, 1 out,12th inning off Farr 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Quirk (2,by Boddicker).  CS–Wilson (2,2nd base by Aase/Kennedy); Lynn (4,2nd base by Gubicza/Quirk); Young (1,3rd base by Gumpert/Quirk).  SB–Young (1,2nd base off Gubicza/Quirk).  HBP–Boddicker (3,Quirk).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–4:00.  A–18,457.
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