KANSAS CITY ROYALS 1983
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Game |
Day |
Date |
KC |
Opponent |
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RS |
RA |
INN |
Record |
Winning Pitcher |
Losing Pitcher |
Save |
Game Notes |
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43 |
We |
1 June |
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Texas |
W |
4 |
3 |
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21-22 |
Renko (2-5) |
Honeycutt (3-5) |
Quisenberry (7) |
Royals rally for 3-runs in 8th. |
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44 |
Thu |
2 June |
@ |
Chicago |
L |
4 |
5 |
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21-23 |
Dotson (8-1) |
Gura (1-7) |
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Royals 9th inning rally for 3-runs falls short. |
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45 |
Fri |
3 June |
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Chicago |
W | 7 | 3 | 22-23 |
Creel (1-0) |
Koosman (1-2) |
Quisenberry (8) |
Brett, 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Roberts HR (2) |
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46 |
Sat |
4 June |
@ |
Chicago |
W | 7 | 4 | 23-23 |
Splittorf (3-0) |
Burns (2-5) |
Quisenberry (9) |
Brett, 3-5, 2B, HR (9), 2 RBI; Roberts HR (3) |
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47 |
Sun |
5 June (DH1) |
@ |
Chicago |
W | 5 | 0 |
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24-23 |
Black (3-0) |
Bannister (6-4) |
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Black, CG, 4 hits, 3 BBs, 3 Ks. Brett solo HR (10) in 1st |
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48 |
Sun |
5 June (DH2) |
@ |
Chicago |
W | 2 | 1 |
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25-23 |
Blue (3-4) |
Hoyt (5-4) |
Quisenberry (10) |
RARE PLAY: Wathan singles to RF but is thrown out trying for 2B, RF-SS in 8th |
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Mon |
6 June |
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OFF |
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| 49 | Tue | 7 June |
H |
Minnesota | L | 5 | 8 | 25-24 | Schrom (3-1) | Gura (1-8) | Davis (6) | Otis 2-4, HR (1), 3 RBI | |
| 50 | Wed | 8 June |
H |
Minnesota | L | 1 | 2 | 25-25 | Lysander (4-2) | Quisenberry (2-1) | Davis (7) | Aikens pops out to SS with runners on 2nd & 1st in 9th | |
| 51 | Thu | 9 June |
H |
Minnesota | L | 3 | 11 | 25-26 | Williams (3-4) | Creel (1-1) | RARE PLAY. Wilson scores from 1st on single plus E7 | ||
| 52 | Fri | 10 Jun |
@ |
Seattle | W | 12 | 2 | 26-26 |
Splittorf (4-0) |
Clark (0-2) |
Royals get 20 hits; Aikens 3-5, HR (3), 4 RBI, Slaught 4-5, 2 RS | ||
| 53 | Sat | 11 Jun |
@ |
Seattle | W | 4 | 2 | 27-26 |
Black (4-0) |
Perry (6-6) |
Quisenberry (11) |
Royals score 3 runs in 6th on 4 singles after 2 outs | |
| 54 | Sun | 12 Jun |
@ |
Seattle | W | 7 | 5 | 28-26 |
Gura (2-8) |
Abbott (0-1) |
Quisenberry (12) |
White, 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI | |
| 55 | Mon | 13 Jun | @ | Minnesota | L | 2 | 5 | 28-27 | Lysander (5-2) | Renko (2-6) | Davis (8) | McRae, 4-5, 3 2Bs, 2 RBI | |
| 56 | Tue | 14 Jun | @ | Minnesota | L | 3 | 6 | 28-28 | Williams (4-4) | Creel (1-2) | Davis (9) | Castro pitches 4 2/3 scoreless innings after replacing Creel. | |
| 57 | Wed | 15 Jun | @ | Minnesota | W | 7 | 1 | 29-28 |
Splittorf (5-0) |
Viola (2-7) |
Roberts, 3-4, 2 HRs (4,5), 2 RBI | ||
| Thu | 16 Jun | OFF | |||||||||||
| 58 | Fri | 17 Jun | H | Seattle | W | 5 | 1 | 30-28 |
Gura (3-8) |
Perry (6-7) |
Royals score 4 runs in 6th. Gura, CG, 6 hits, 2 BB, 5 Ks. | ||
| 59 | Sat | 18 Jun | H | Seattle | L | 2 | 3 | 30-29 | Abbott (1-1) | Black (4-1) | Caudill (14) | Simpson has triple changed to single (4=7) in 3rd. | |
| 60 | Sun | 19 Jun | H | Seattle | L | 3 | 4 | 30-30 | Young (10-3) | Armstrong (2-2) | Caudill (15) | Creel 6.1 IP, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 Ks. | |
| 61 | Mon | 20 Jun | H | Oakland | L | 3 | 9 | 30-31 | Krueger (7-4) | Blue (3-5) | Roberts, 1-4, solo HR (6) | ||
| 62 | Tue | 21 Jun | H | Oakland | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31-31 |
Armstrong (3-2) |
Conroy (2-4) |
Wilson's 2-out single to LF scores Wathan from second in 10th.. | |
| 63 | Wed |
22 Jun |
H | Oakland | L | 3 | 6 | 31-32 | Codiroli (4-8) | Gura (3-9) | White's 3 RBI gives Royals early 3-0 lead. | ||
| 64 | Thu | 23 Jun | H | California | W | 6 | 5 | 32-32 | Black (5-1) | Travers (1-3) | Quisenberry (13) | Wilson 3-5, 3 RBI; drove in 2 runs in 4-run 5th. | |
| 65 | Fri | 24 Jun | H | California | L | 6 | 7 | 32-33 | John (7-6) | Renko (2-7) | Sanchez (5) | Roberts makes back-to-back errors in 2nd, allowing 2 runs. Royals ground into 5 DP. | |
| 66 | Sat | 25 Jun | H | California | W | 12 | 7 | 33-33 | Creel (2-2) | Witt (2-2) | McRae 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Geronimo 2-5, HR (1), 2 RBI | ||
| Sun | 26 Jun | H | California | RAIN OUT | |||||||||
| 67 | Mon | 27 Jun |
@ |
Oakland | W | 6 | 3 | 34-33 | Gura (4-9) | Callahan (0-1) | Quisenberry (14) | Aikens, 2-4, 2B, HR (4), 3 RBI | |
| 68 | Tue | 28 Jun |
@ |
Oakland | L | 4 | 7 | 34-34 | Underwood (3-5) | Black (5-2) | Burgmeier (13) | Roberts solo HR (7) in 2nd. | |
| 69 | Wed | 29 Jun |
@ |
Oakland | W | 8 | 1 | 35-34 |
Splittorf (6-0) |
C. Young (0-1) |
Aikens, 2-4, HR (5), 2 RBI; Wilson 3-run HR (1) in 5th. RARE PLAY: Brett playing RF runs into wall in 3rd - INJ 6 games. | ||
| 70 | Thu | 30 Jun | @ | Oakland | L | 2 | 5 | 35-35 | McCatty (3-3) | Creel (2-3) | Burgmeier (14) | McRae & White RBI singles in 2nd & 3rd. | |
| 71 | Fri | 1 July |
@ |
California | W | 13 | 5 | 36-35 |
Blue (4-5) |
McLaughlin (0-2) |
Royals 23 hits; Wilson, 5-6, 3 RS, 1 RBI. | ||
| 72 | Sat | 2 July |
@ |
California | W | 8 | 5 | 12 | 37-35 |
Armstrong (4-2) |
Curtis (1-4) |
Quisenberry (15) | Sheridan, 4-6, 3 doubles, 3-run GW HR (1) in 12th, 4 RBI, Washington, 2-run HR (2) in 3rd. |
| 73 | Sun | 3 July |
@ |
California | L | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37-36 |
Sanchez (6-1) |
Quisenberry (3-2) |
Royals rally from 7-0 deficit. Aikens HR (6) | |
| 74 | Mon | 4 July |
@ |
California | L | 6 | 7 | 37-37 |
Travers (2-3) |
Splittorf (6-1) |
S. Brown (1) | Sheridan, 3-5, RS. In 9th, Royals strand runners on 1st & 3rd with 1-out. | |
| Tue | 5 July | OFF | |||||||||||
| Wed | 6 July | All-Star Game | |||||||||||
| Thu | 7 July | OFF | |||||||||||
| 82 | Fri | 8 July | H | New York | L | 1 | 6 | 37-38 |
Rawley (5-7) |
Gura (4-10) |
Royals held to 5 hits; score only run in 6th on McRae's 2-out double. RARE PLAY: Aikens (1b) runs into stand for foul pop up in 2nd - INJ 15 games. | ||
| 83 | Sat | 9 July | H | New York | W | 3 | 1 | 38-38 | Black (6-2) | Righetti (11-6) | Quisenberry (16) | Brett, 2-4, 2B, HR (11), RBI. Black, 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 Ks. | |
| 84 | Sun | 10 July | H | New York | L | 6 | 7 | 38-39 |
Fontenot (2-0) |
Splittorf (6-2) | Gossage (14) | Bottom of 9th, White triples home Sheridan with 1 out. Geronimo flies to short LF, White holding. Slaught walks and with 2-outs, PH Simpson flies out to RF. RARE PLAY: During Royals' 3-run 6th, with 2 on, no outs, batted ball hits runner between 2nd & 3rd. | |
| 85 | Mon | 11 July | H | Toronto | W | 8 | 1 | 39-39 | Perry (1-0) | Gott (4-9) | Quisenberry (17) | Royals score 6 runs in bottom of 8th. McRae, 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI. White scores in 2nd on 4-base error by Collins. | |
| 86 | Tue | 12 July | H | Toronto | W | 10 | 7 | 40-39 | Blue (5-5) | Alexander (0-1) | Quisenberry (18) | Down 4-0 after 2 innings, Royals score 3 runs in bottom of 2nd and 5 runs in 3rd. Brett, 3-5, solo HR (12) in 8th; White 2-4, 3 RBI. | |
| 87 | Wed | 13 July | H | Toronto | L | 4 | 5 | 40-40 |
Clancy (10-6) |
Gura (4-11) | Moffitt (13) | White, 2-3, 2-run triple. Simpson and Geronimo 1 RBI each. | |
| 88 | Thu | 14 July |
@ |
Cleveland | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 40-41 |
Heaton (3-4) |
Armstrong (4-3) | Royals score 2 runs in 1st but are shutout the rest of the game for 11 innings. McRae, 4-6, RBI (47), SB (1) | |
| 89 | Fri | 15 July |
@ |
Cleveland | W | 8 | 4 | 41-41 | Splittorf (7-2) | Eichelberger (3-8) | In 3rd, Royals send 8 batters to plate and score 6 runs after 2 outs. McRae, 4-5, 2 RS, 2 RBI. Otis, 3-5, triple, RS, 3 RBI. Concepcion, 2-5, 3-run double in 3rd. | ||
| 90 | Sat | 16 July |
@ |
Cleveland | W | 8 | 2 | 42-41 | Perry (1-0) | Barker (6-8) | Brett, 2-3, 2 BB's, 2 RS, 2 HRs (13 & 14), 5 RBI. Three back-to-back doubles by McRae, Roberts & Otis in 3rd. | ||
| 91 | Sun | 17 July |
@ |
Cleveland | W | 9 | 8 | 10 | 43-41 | Hood (2-0) | Easterly (0-3) | Quisenberry (19) | Royals rally for 2 runs in 9th with 4 straight singles to tie game and 4 straight singled for 2 runs in 10th for lead. |
| 92 | Mon | 18 July |
@ |
Toronto | L | 4 | 8 | 43-42 |
Clancy (11-6) |
Gura (4-12) | Washington, 2-4, 2-run HR (3) in 3rd, Wathan, 2-4, solo HR (1) in 4th. | ||
| 93 | Tue | 19 July |
@ |
Toronto | W | 4 | 3 | 44-42 |
Black (7-2) |
Leal (9-9) | Quisenberry (20) | Black, 8 IP, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's. RBI by McRae (53), Otis (38), Brett (52) & Washington (40). With 2-outs in 7th, Wilson singles, steals second & scores on Washington's single, breaking 3-3 tie. | |
| 94 | Wed | 20 July |
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Toronto | |||||||||
| 95 | Thu | 21 July |
@ |
New York | |||||||||
| 96 | Fri | 22 July |
@ |
New York | |||||||||
| 97 | Sat | 23 July |
@ |
New York | |||||||||
| 98 | Sun | 24 July |
@ |
New York | |||||||||
| 99 | Mon | 25 July | H | Cleveland | |||||||||
| 100 | Tue | 26 July | H | Cleveland | |||||||||
| 101 | Wed | 27 July | H | Cleveland | |||||||||
| Thu | 28 July | OFF | |||||||||||
| 102 | Fri | 29 July |
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Detroit | |||||||||
| 103 | Sat | 30 July |
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Detroit | |||||||||
| 104 | Sun | 31 July (DH1) |
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Detroit | |||||||||
| 105 | Sun | 31 July (DH2) |
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Detroit | |||||||||