Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
June 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1978 at Comiskey Park I. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 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 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 0
  Wilson cf 1 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Hurdle 1b 3 1 2 1
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 1
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 0 0 0
Bannister dh 3 1 2 0
Lemon cf 2 0 0 0
Nordhagen rf 4 0 2 1
  Molinaro pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Orta 2b 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 0 0
  Soderholm ph 1 0 1 0
Barrios p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 010 100261
Chicago 000 001 000181
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (4-1) 7.0 5 1 1 3 3
  Bird   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky  SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios  L (5-6) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5

  E–Brett (7), Lamar Johnson (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Otis (15,off Barrios).  SF–Patek (2,off Barrios).  SH–Lemon (4,off Gura).  CS–Cowens (3,2nd base by Barrios/Nahorodny).  SB–Molinaro (11,2nd base off Bird/Porter).  WP–Gura (1).  U-HP–Fred Spenn, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Russ Goetz.
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