Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
May 26, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1971 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 0 0
Paepke lf 4 1 1 2
Savage rf 3 0 0 0
May c 3 0 1 0
Hedlund p 2 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Bunker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Richard ss 4 1 2 1
Johnstone rf 4 1 1 0
May 1b 4 2 2 0
Melton 3b 4 0 1 1
Reichardt lf 4 1 2 0
Herrmann c 2 1 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 2 2
Hershberger cf 4 0 1 1
Wood p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 5
Kansas City 000 000 200262
Chicago 000 006 10x7112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund  L (4-3) 5.1 6 6 4 3 3
  York   1.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Fitzmorris   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Bunker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
5
4
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (3-2) 9.0 6 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
6

  E–Schaal (7), York (1), Richard (13), Melton (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City May (5,off Wood), Chicago Melton (9,off York); Richard (4,off Bunker).  HR–Kansas City Paepke (1,7th inning off Wood 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Wood (4,off York).  SF–Richard (2,off York).  IBB–Herrmann (5,by Hedlund).  SB–Otis (12,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann); Johnstone (2,2nd base off Hedlund/May); May (6,2nd base off York/May).  IBB–Hedlund (1,Herrmann).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:22.  A–2,605.
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