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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 3, 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 3, 1985 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Codiroli |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,142 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Rick Reed |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Bochte | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | DH |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Donnie Hill | 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 |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Biancalana | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 3, 1985
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Saberhagen
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Saberhagen
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Saberhagen
Kingman hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Codiroli
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte 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. Codiroli
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Codiroli
There goes Smith. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Codiroli
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bochte scoops it up and throws to first, with Codiroli covering, for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Codiroli
Orta hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Codiroli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy 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--
Heath vs. Saberhagen
Heath 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Saberhagen
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Codiroli
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Codiroli
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Codiroli
Motley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Motley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Codiroli
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Saberhagen
Collins hits a popup towards short. Biancalana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a popup towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Codiroli
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Codiroli
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Codiroli
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Saberhagen
Bochte strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Saberhagen
Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Codiroli
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Codiroli
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Codiroli
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Codiroli
Balboni hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Balboni reaches second base with a double. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Motley vs. Codiroli
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Smith 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. Saberhagen
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Saberhagen
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Codiroli
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Codiroli
Biancalana hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Codiroli
Wilson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Codiroli
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Saberhagen
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Codiroli
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Codiroli
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Codiroli fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Codiroli
Sundberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Codiroli
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Codiroli
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochte vs. Saberhagen
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Saberhagen
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Pryor fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Saberhagen
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Saberhagen
Sundbergdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Davis. The throw to Saberhagen covering the plate. The slide. Davis is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Codiroli
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Codiroli
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Codiroli
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Saberhagen
Frank White now playing second base.
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Saberhagen
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Saberhagen
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Codiroli
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Codiroli
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Codiroli
Orta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Codiroli
Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Codiroli
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lynn Jones now playing left field.
Lansford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Bochte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Quisenberry
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Bruce Bochte.
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Quisenberry
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/3/1985 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Collins D, lf 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 4 1 1 1
Lansford C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Smith L, lf 3 0 0 0
Bochte B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jones L, lf 0 0 0 0
Picciolo R, pr 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 2 2 0
Kingman D, dh 4 0 1 0 Orta J, dh 4 0 1 1
Davis M, rf 4 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0
Murphy D, cf 3 0 2 0 Balboni S, 1b 3 0 1 1
Heath M, c 3 0 0 0 Motley D, rf 3 0 1 0
Hill D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Pryor G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 3 0 1 0 White F, 2b 0 0 0 0
Biancalana B, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 30 3 7 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 000 011 01x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Codiroli C (L) 8.0 7 3 3 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W)* 8.0 5 0 0 0 4
Quisenberry D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Brett G
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Kansas City 6
2B -- Motley D, Balboni S, Brett G 2
HR -- Wilson W
SB -- Smith L
SF -- Balboni S
T -- 2:17
A -- 22142
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