Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Seitzer 3b 4 1 2 1
Brett 1b 4 0 1 0
Tartabull rf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson B. lf 3 0 0 0
Smith dh 3 0 0 0
Salazar ss 3 0 1 0
Owen c 2 0 0 0
  Balboni ph 1 0 0 0
  Macfarlane c 0 0 0 0
Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Lacy dh 4 0 1 0
Ripken 2b 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 2
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
Young lf 3 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 0 0 0
Sheets rf 3 1 1 0
Gerhart cf 3 1 1 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City 001 000 000153
Baltimore 000 020 00x260
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (4-12) 8.0 6 2 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
6
2
0
0
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (8-7) 9.0 5 1 1 3 12
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
12

  E–Seitzer 2 (16), White (4).  DP–Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Kansas City Brett (12,off Bell).  HR–Kansas City Seitzer (7,3rd inning off Bell 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Salazar (4,2nd base by Bell/Kennedy).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:34.  A–34,535.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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