California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
August 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1989 at Royals 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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California Angels 2, Kansas City Royals 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
White cf 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 2 0 0 0
  Rose 3b 2 0 0 0
Ray 2b 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 1 0
Davis lf 3 0 1 0
Downing dh 3 1 1 2
Parrish c 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b,rf 4 0 2 0
Anderson ss 2 0 2 0
  Armas ph 1 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
  Monteleone p 0 0 0 0
  McClure p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Stillwell ss 4 1 2 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 1 1
  Pecota 3b 0 0 0 0
Brett 1b 3 0 0 2
Jackson lf 3 1 0 0
Eisenreich cf,rf 3 0 1 1
Tartabull dh 2 0 0 0
Tabler rf 3 0 0 0
  Thurman cf 0 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 3 1 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Luecken p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 6 4
California 010 000 100281
Kansas City 100 120 00x462
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Fraser  L (3-6) 3.1 2 1 1 2 1
  Monteleone   3.0 3 2 1 0 0
  McClure   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
2
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (15-5) 8.0 6 2 2 1 5
  Luecken  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7

  E–Rose (1), Stillwell (9), Seitzer (17).  DP–California 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–California Howell (14,off Saberhagen), Kansas City Eisenreich (24,off Fraser).  3B–Kansas City Stillwell (7,off Finley).  HR–California Downing (10,7th inning off Saberhagen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Anderson (4,off Saberhagen).  SF–Downing (2,off Saberhagen); Brett (8,off Monteleone).  SB–Davis (3,2nd base off Saberhagen/Macfarlane); Jackson (24,2nd base off Fraser/Parrish).  WP–Saberhagen (5).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:39.  A–37,170.
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