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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 18, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 18, 1985 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 18, 1985 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 18, 1985 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Scott McGregor |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 25,579 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Dave Phillips |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Onix Concepcion | Shortstop |
Dick Howser | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alan Wiggins | Second Baseman |
Lee Lacy | Right Fielder |
Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Mike Young | Left Fielder |
Larry Sheets | DH |
Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 18, 1985
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McGregor
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McGregor
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. McGregor
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. McGregor
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Saberhagen
Wiggins hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Saberhagen
Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Saberhagen
Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lacy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Saberhagen
Murray hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Murray reaches second base with a double. Lacy scores. Ripken goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Saberhagen
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Saberhagen
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheets vs. Saberhagen
Sheets is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. McGregor
Motley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McGregor
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. McGregor
Balboni is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Saberhagen
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Saberhagen
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Saberhagen
Wiggins 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
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. McGregor
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. McGregor
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McGregor
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. McGregor
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. McGregor
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wiggins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilson moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. McGregor
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. There goes Smith trying to get to home. Lynn throws the ball in to Dempsey who tags Smith who's trying to score from second, for the out. Brett moves to second. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Saberhagen
Lacy 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 -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Saberhagen
Ripken 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 -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Saberhagen
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Saberhagen
Lynn strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. McGregor
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. McGregor
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. McGregor
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Saberhagen
Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Saberhagen
Sheets hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheets for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Saberhagen
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Saberhagen
Dempsey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. McGregor
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. McGregor
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McGregor
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lacy. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. McGregor
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. McGregor
Lynn Jones pinch runs for Lonnie Smith.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Saberhagen
Lynn Jones now playing left field.
Wiggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Saberhagen
Lacy hits a fly ball into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Saberhagen
Ripken hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Saberhagen
Murray hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Saberhagen
Lynn 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
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. McGregor
White bunts towards the mound. McGregor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. McGregor
Motley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. McGregor
McRae hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. McGregor
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. McGregor
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Saberhagen
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Saberhagen
Sheets hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Saberhagen
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Saberhagen
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching. Dane Iorg pinch hits for Onix Concepcion.
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wiggins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stewart
Jones hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wiggins vs. Jones
Mike Jones now pitching. Buddy Biancalana now playing shortstop.
Wiggins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Jones
Lacy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Jones
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Jones
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Floyd Rayford now playing third base.
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stewart
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Stewart
Motley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Stewart
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rayford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Jones
Lynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jones
There goes Lynn. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jones
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roenicke vs. Beckwith
Joe Beckwith now pitching. Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Larry Sheets.
Roenicke hits a line drive into left field. Jones picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Young moves to third. Roenicke moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rayford vs. Beckwith
Rayford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dempsey vs. Beckwith
Dempsey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dwyer vs. Beckwith
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Alan Wiggins.
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Roenicke scores. Dempsey moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lacy vs. Beckwith
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dempsey scores. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Beckwith
There's a wild pitch. Dwyer moves to third. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ripken vs. Beckwith
Ripken hits a popup towards short. Biancalana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Stewart
Rich Dauer now playing second base.
Balboni hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stewart
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Stewart
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana.
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/18/1985 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Wilson W, cf 5 1 2 0 Wiggins A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Smith L, lf 1 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 0 1 2 Jones L, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Dauer R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lacy L, rf 5 1 3 1 White F, 2b 4 1 3 1 Ripken C, ss 5 2 2 1 Motley D, rf 4 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 3 0 2 2 McRae H, dh 4 1 1 2 Lynn F, cf 3 0 1 0 Balboni S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Young M, lf 3 2 1 1 Sundberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Sheets L, dh 3 0 0 0 Concepcion O, ss 2 0 0 0 Roenicke G, ph 1 1 1 0 Iorg D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Biancalana B, ss 0 0 0 0 Rayford F, 3b 1 0 0 0 Orta J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 35 8 12 8 Kansas City 001 002 000 -- 3 Baltimore 200 111 03x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Saberhagen B (L) 6.0 7 5 5 2 4 Jones M 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 Beckwith J 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McGregor S (W) 6.0 7 3 3 3 4 Stewart S (S) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 E -- Jones L DP -- Baltimore 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 7 2B -- Murray E, Wilson W 2 HR -- Young M, Ripken C, McRae H, Gross W CS -- Lynn F WP -- Beckwith J T -- 2:53 A -- 25579
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