Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
July 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1979 at Royals Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bannister dh 5 0 1 0
Garr lf 3 1 2 1
  Moore lf 2 0 0 0
Orta 2b 4 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Squires 1b 0 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 0 2 1
Torres rf 4 0 1 0
Pryor ss 4 1 2 1
May c 3 1 2 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Barrios p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Scarbery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 1 0
Brett 3b 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Porter c 2 1 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 3 1
Braun dh 3 0 0 0
  Scott ph,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 1 0 0 0
  Washington ss 3 0 1 0
Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 8 1
Chicago 220 000 0004132
Kansas City 000 010 010280
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios  W (8-3) 7.2 7 2 2 2 2
  Hoffman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Scarbery  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  L (3-2) 1.2 6 4 4 0 0
  Mingori   4.2 5 0 0 0 4
  Quisenberry   2.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
0
4

  E–Garr (4), Bell (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  PB–Porter (7).  2B–Chicago Garr (5,off Pattin); Orta (8,off Pattin); Lemon (22,off Pattin); Bannister (13,off Quisenberry), Kansas City LaCock 2 (17,off Barrios 2); Otis (18,off Barrios).  HR–Chicago Pryor (1,2nd inning off Pattin 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bell (1,off Pattin); May (2,off Mingori).  WP–Hoffman (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dallas Parks, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:38.  A–24,501.
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