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FINAL
Jul 8, 1985

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC101000210581
NYY000002000251
win:B. Saberhagen (KC)loss:P. Niekro (NYY)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonCF15000000.284
2Lonnie SmithLF25310012.241
Lynn JonesLF00000000.219
3George Brett3B34020000.350
4Jorge OrtaDH03000102.280
5Pat SheridanRF04001002.225
6Steve Balboni1B12111212.253
7Frank White2B04002002.225
8Jim SundbergC13100100.251
9Onix ConcepcionSS04001003.179
TOTAL8345454213
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bret SaberhagenRHP9.0522700452.91
TOTAL9.052270045
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Rickey HendersonCF14110001.357
2Ken GriffeyLF14001000.248
3Don Mattingly1B14000001.303
4Dave WinfieldRF04002002.289
5Butch WynegarC03001001.242
6Don BaylorDH03000000.233
7Willie Randolph2B13000000.283
8Mike Pagliarulo3B03002001.221
9Bobby MeachamSS13101001.225
TOTAL531217007
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Phil NiekroRHP9.0854542604.75
TOTAL9.085454260

Scoring Summary

kcnyy
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Lonnie Smith hits a home run (2).[1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    George Brett singles on a to left fielder Ken Griffey. Lonnie Smith scores.[1 run]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    6
    Rickey Henderson singles on a to left fielder Lonnie Smith. Bob Meacham scores.[1 run]
    21
  • New York Yankees logo
    6
    Ken Griffey singles on a to right fielder Pat Sheridan. Rickey Henderson scores. Fielding error by right fielder Pat Sheridan.[1 run]
    22
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    George Brett singles on a to right fielder Dave Winfield. Jim Sundberg scores. Lonnie Smith scores. George Brett to 2nd. Fielding error by third baseman Mike Pagliarulo.[2 runs]
    42
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Steve Balboni hits a home run (14).[1 run]
    52

Play-by-Play

1st inningkcnyy
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Wilson out to right fielder Dave Winfield.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    HOME RUN — Lonnie Smith hits a home run (2).[1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — George Brett singles on a to right fielder Dave Winfield.
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE PLAY — Jorge Orta lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Don Mattingly. George Brett out at 2nd. Jorge Orta out at 1st.[3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Rickey Henderson out to right fielder Pat Sheridan.[1 out]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ken Griffey strikes out swinging.[2 outs]
    10
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Don Mattingly out to right fielder Pat Sheridan.[3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

5Runs2
8Hits5
1Errors1
.235Batting Avg.161
34At Bats31
3Extra-base Hits1
2Home Runs0
4Runs-Batted-In1
4Walks0
0Stolen Bases1
5Strikeouts7
6Left on Base2
15Total Bases7

Game Details

Monday, July 8, 1985 · 7:05 PM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 17,193 (85.1%)