Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 7, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Pecota ss 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Brett 1b 4 1 0 0
Tartabull rf 3 2 2 1
White 2b 4 2 2 3
Balboni dh 4 0 0 0
Quirk c 4 0 1 1
Thurman lf 4 0 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Schofield ss 4 1 2 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 1 1
Downing dh 3 1 2 1
DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0
  Howell ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 1 0
Hendrick lf 2 0 0 0
  Buckner ph 1 0 0 0
Armas rf 3 0 1 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
White cf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 301 010581
California 000 101 000270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (14-10) 7.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Garber  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
4
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (15-11) 8.0 7 5 5 4 11
  Lucas   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
12

  E–Leibrandt (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Pecota (1,off Witt); White (28,off Witt).  3B–California Schofield (2,off Leibrandt).  HR–Kansas City White (15,4th inning off Witt 2 on, 0 out); Tartabull (27,6th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out), California Downing (24,4th inning off Leibrandt 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Pecota (1,by Witt).  WP–Leibrandt (9).  HBP–Witt (3,Pecota).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:57.  A–28,034.
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