Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 28, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1978 at Royals Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 0 0
  Washington lf 0 0 0 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 2
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Orta 2b 2 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Squires 1b 4 0 0 0
Colbern c 4 1 1 0
Bosley cf 2 0 1 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 2 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 1
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 3 1 3 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilson lf 3 0 0 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 2
Chicago 000 020 000253
Kansas City 000 002 0013102
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  L (10-12) 8.1 10 3 2 0 4
Totals
8.1
10
3
2
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   8.0 5 2 0 3 1
  Bird   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky  W (6-6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
3
1

  E–Garr (9), Colbern (6), Kravec (3), White (14), Splittorff (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Wathan 2 (9,off Kravec 2).  SH–Bosley (1,off Splittorff); Soderholm (3,off Bird); Brett (1,off Kravec).  SF–Otis (8,off Kravec); Wilson (2,off Kravec).  HBP–Wathan (3,by Kravec).  SB–Cowens (12,2nd base off Kravec/Colbern); McRae (15,2nd base off Kravec/Colbern).  CS–Patek (8,2nd base by Kravec/Colbern).  HBP–Kravec (10,Wathan).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:32.  A–27,562.
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