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Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

Jul 8, 1985
FINAL

Box Score

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KC1010002105816
NYY0000020002512
loss:New York Yankees logoP. Niekrowin:Kansas City Royals logoB. Saberhagen

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

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Lynn JonesLF00000000.219
TOTAL8345454213-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bret SaberhagenRHP9.0522700452.91
TOTAL9.052270045-
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL531217007-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Phil NiekroRHP9.0854542604.75
TOTAL9.085454260-

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%)