Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
June 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1989 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels 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 1, California Angels 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Eisenreich cf 4 0 0 0
Stillwell ss 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson lf 4 1 1 1
Tabler dh 3 0 1 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Macfarlane ph 1 0 0 0
Wellman 2b 3 0 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Downing dh 4 0 1 1
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
White cf 4 1 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 2 0
Davis lf 3 1 1 1
Schroeder c 3 2 1 0
Howell 3b 3 1 2 2
Schofield ss 2 0 0 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Harvey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Kansas City 000 000 001150
California 000 202 01x590
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  L (0-1) 5.1 8 4 4 4 3
  Gordon   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Farr   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
5
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (6-2) 8.0 5 1 1 2 7
  Harvey   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Schroeder (1).  2B–Kansas City Stillwell (7,off Blyleven).  HR–Kansas City Jackson (13,9th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out), California Howell (4,6th inning off Appier 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Schofield (1,off Farr).  IBB–Howell (5,by Appier).  IBB–Appier (1,Howell).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:22.  A–47,880.
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