Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
August 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1978 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 0, Chicago White Sox 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Wathan 1b 3 0 1 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Hurdle lf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Molinaro rf 3 1 1 0
Washington cf 4 1 3 2
  Bosley cf 0 0 0 0
Squires 1b 4 0 1 1
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Garr lf 3 0 0 0
  Spencer lf 0 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Colbern c 3 0 1 0
Pryor 2b 3 1 1 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Kansas City 000 000 000041
Chicago 000 000 03x371
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (14-15) 8.0 7 3 3 0 6
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
0
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  W (10-11) 9.0 4 0 0 0 9
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
9

  E–Patek (26), Bell (3).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Kansas City McRae (30,off Kravec), Chicago Washington (14,off Leonard).  3B–Kansas City Otis (4,off Kravec).  HBP–Molinaro (3,by Leonard).  SB–Molinaro 2 (19,2nd base off Leonard/Porter 2).  CS–Washington (3,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).  WP–Leonard (8).  HBP–Leonard (8,Molinaro).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:21.  A–15,550.
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