Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
June 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 3, Chicago White Sox 12

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
  Severson ss 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 2 2
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Otis ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 1 0 1 0
  Oliver ph,3b 2 1 1 1
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Paepke rf 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick cf 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 1 0 0 0
  Savage ph 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Knoop 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Richard cf 5 2 2 0
Williams rf 5 0 2 2
McKinney 2b 5 1 2 1
Melton 3b 2 2 2 1
Reichardt lf 4 2 1 0
  Stroud ph,lf 1 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 2
Egan c 5 2 2 3
Alvarado ss 4 2 3 2
Wood p 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 15 11
Kansas City 101 001 000361
Chicago 023 160 00x12151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (2-1) 4.0 8 6 6 1 3
  Drago   0.1 5 6 6 1 1
  Fitzmorris   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Burgmeier   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
4
8
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (6-3) 9.0 6 3 3 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
5

  E–Oliver (6), Alvarado (7).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Chicago Egan 2 (7,off Splittorff,off Drago); Richard (6,off Splittorff); Williams 2 (8,off Splittorff,off Fitzmorris).  HR–Kansas City Rojas (5,1st inning off Wood 0 on, 1 out); Oliver (4,6th inning off Wood 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Melton (14,5th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wood (6,off Splittorff).  SB–Patek (25,2nd base off Wood/Egan).  WP–Splittorff (1), Fitzmorris 2 (7).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:16.  A–5,910.
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