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Athletics 5 @ Royals 6
Royals Stadium
September 16, 1983

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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 September 16, 1983 at Royals Stadium. The home team Royals beat the visiting Athletics with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 16, 1983 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 5 H: 9 E: 5 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 6 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherLarry Gura  
Losing PitcherKeith Atherton  
SaveDan Quisenberry  
Game Winning RBIButch Davis 

Game Info

DateSeptember 16, 1983 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamKansas City Royals 
Visiting Starting PitcherChris Codiroli  
Home Starting PitcherGaylord Perry  
BallparkRoyals Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance20,951 
Time of Game3 hours 2 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Durwood Merrill
1B: Jim McKean
2B: Russ Goetz
3B: Marty Springstead

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rickey Henderson  Left Fielder 
Mike Heath  Catcher 
Dwayne Murphy  DH 
Davey Lopes  Center Fielder 
Mike Davis  Right Fielder 
Dan Meyer  First Baseman 
Donnie Hill  Shortstop 
Wayne Gross  Third Baseman 
Tony Phillips  Second Baseman 
Steve Boros  Manager 

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Wilson  Center Fielder 
U L Washington  Shortstop 
Pat Sheridan  Right Fielder 
Hal McRae  DH 
Willie Aikens  First Baseman 
Frank White  Second Baseman 
Butch Davis  Left Fielder 
Don Slaught  Catcher 
Onix Concepcion  Third Baseman 
Dick Howser  Manager 

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Athletics 5 @ Royals 6
Royals Stadium
September 16, 1983

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         Game of 9/16/1983 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Henderson R, lf       4  2  1  0   Wilson W, cf          3  2  1  0   
Heath M, c-rf         5  0  2  2   Washington U, ss      2  0  0  1   
Murphy D, dh          4  0  0  0   Sheridan P, rf        4  0  0  0   
Lopes D, cf-2b        4  1  0  0   McRae H, dh           4  2  4  0   
Davis M, rf-cf        5  0  2  1   Aikens W, 1b          3  1  1  2   
Meyer D, 1b           2  1  2  1   Simpson J, pr-1b      0  0  0  0   
Almon B, ph-1b        1  0  0  0   White F, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Page M, ph            1  0  0  0   Davis B, lf           3  0  0  1   
Hill D, ss            1  0  0  0   Slaught D, c          4  1  1  0   
Hancock G, ph-rf      2  1  2  0   Concepcion O, 3b      3  0  1  0   
Kearney B, ph-c       1  0  0  0                                      
Gross W, 3b           4  0  0  0                                      
Phillips T, 2b-ss     3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  5  9  4                        29  6  8  4

Oakland          200 003 000 --  5
Kansas City      101 012 01x --  6

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Codiroli C*           5.0  7  5  3  2  1
Atherton K (L)        3.0  1  1  1  4  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry G               6.0  8  5  2  4  5
Gura L (W)            2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Quisenberry D (S)     1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Phillips T 2, Heath M 2, Concepcion O, Wilson W, Kearney B
DP -- Oakland 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Heath M
3B -- McRae H
HR -- Aikens W
SB -- Henderson R, Wilson W 2, Washington U
CS -- Concepcion O
SF -- Davis B
T -- 3:02
A -- 20951

    

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