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Lineups and Summary
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 1, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 1, 1985 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 1, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 1, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Jackson |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Rick Reed 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Rich Garcia |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | DH |
| Mike Heath | Right Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Rob Picciolo | Second Baseman |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Jackie Moore | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Lynn Jones | Right Fielder |
| Onix Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 1, 1985
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Jackson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lansford for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sutton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sutton
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Sutton
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Sutton
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Balboni vs. Sutton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Balboni vs. Sutton
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Jackson
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jackson
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Jackson
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Jackson
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picciolo vs. Jackson
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Picciolo for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Sutton
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sutton
White hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sutton
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Jackson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Jackson
Lansford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Lansford reaches second base with a double. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Jackson
Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sutton
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sutton
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sutton
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jackson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jackson
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Jackson
Tettleton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Jackson
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Sutton
Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Sutton
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Sutton
Sundberg hits a popup towards first. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Jackson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Jackson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Jackson
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sutton
White hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sutton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sutton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Sutton
There goes Wilson. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Sutton
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Sutton
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Wilson scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orta vs. Sutton
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Baker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jackson
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jackson
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Jackson
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Jackson
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Jackson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Jackson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Sutton
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Sutton
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sutton
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Sutton
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Sutton
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Jackson
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Jackson
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Jackson
Baker hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Jackson
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sutton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sutton
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Sutton
There goes Smith. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Sutton
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Sutton
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jackson
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jackson
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murphy for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Jackson
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Sutton
Balboni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching. John Wathan pinch runs for Steve Balboni.
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Atherton
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Atherton
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Atherton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Jackson
John Wathan now playing first base.
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Jackson
Griffin bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Picciolo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Donnie Hill pinch hits for Steve Henderson.
Hill bunts towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Quisenberry
Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Quisenberry
Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Quisenberry
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Quisenberry
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Howell
Jay Howell now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Onix Concepcion. Donnie Hill now playing second base. Bruce Bochte now playing first base. Mike
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Howell
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Howell
Smith takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Howell
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. Howell
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Howell
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Howell covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/1/1985 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 0 Wilson W, cf 5 2 2 0
Hill D, ph-2b 0 0 0 0 Smith L, lf 2 0 1 0
Lansford C, 3b 5 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 5 0 3 2
Baker D, 1b 4 1 1 4 Orta J, dh 4 0 1 1
Bochte B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Balboni S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kingman D, dh 5 0 1 0 Wathan J, pr-1b 1 0 0 0
Heath M, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, cf 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 2 0
Tettleton M, c 2 0 0 0 Jones L, rf 4 0 1 0
Picciolo R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Concepcion O, ss 3 1 1 0
Davis M, rf 0 0 0 0 McRae H, ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 7 4 37 3 13 3
Oakland 001 000 003 -- 4
Kansas City 000 020 001 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D* 7.0 10 2 2 2 1
Atherton K (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Howell J (S) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson D (L)+ 8.0 5 3 3 3 7
Quisenberry D 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Concepcion O 2
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 10, Kansas City 11
2B -- Lansford C, White F
HR -- Baker D
SB -- Brett G, Smith L 2, Wilson W
SH -- Griffin A, Hill D
SF -- Orta J
HBP -- by Jackson D (Tettleton M)
T -- 2:59
A -- 31781
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