Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
July 24, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1979 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 11, Chicago White Sox 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 0 0
White 2b 5 1 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
Brett 3b 4 2 3 1
Cowens rf 4 2 1 0
Porter dh 3 3 1 1
Scott 1b 5 0 2 3
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
  Washington pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 2 1
  Quirk ph,c 2 1 1 2
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 11 9
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 2 0 0 0
  Torres ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Squires 1b 5 1 2 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 1
Orta 2b 4 1 1 3
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Pryor ss 4 1 2 0
May c 3 1 1 0
  Nahorodny ph,c 0 0 0 0
Morrison 3b 3 2 2 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Howard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 4
Kansas City 013 000 07011112
Chicago 003 300 0006104
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   3.0 6 6 6 2 1
  Mingori  W (2-1) 4.0 4 0 0 0 2
  Hrabosky   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec   7.0 8 6 2 3 2
  Hoffman  L (0-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Farmer   0.1 1 4 1 1 1
  Howard   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
11
4
5
3

  E–White (5), Brett (25), Pryor 2 (13), May (5), Morrison (5).  DP–Kansas City 3, Chicago 1.  PB–May (6).  2B–Kansas City Scott (16,off Kravec).  3B–Kansas City Quirk (1,off Farmer); Brett (13,off Howard).  HR–Chicago Orta (7,3rd inning off Gale 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilson (8,off Kravec); Morrison (2,off Gale); Torres (5,off Mingori).  IBB–Braun (2,by Farmer).  CS–Patek (11,3rd base by Kravec/May).  WP–Kravec (3).  IBB–Farmer (4,Braun).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–3:00.  A–11,393.
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