Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
July 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 25, 1979 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 2, Chicago White Sox 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 0 1 0
White 2b 2 0 0 1
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 1 1
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Wathan dh 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bannister lf 4 1 1 0
Squires 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon cf 4 1 2 0
Orta 2b 2 0 0 1
Johnson dh 4 1 1 0
Washington rf 3 1 0 0
Pryor ss 4 2 2 0
Colbern c 2 0 0 0
  Garr ph 0 0 0 0
  Nahorodny ph,c 1 0 1 3
Morrison 3b 2 0 0 0
  Nordhagen ph 0 0 0 1
  Bell 3b 1 0 1 0
Wortham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 5
Kansas City 000 010 010255
Chicago 001 000 14x681
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (10-10) 7.0 6 4 2 2 2
  Quisenberry   0.1 0 2 2 1 0
  Hrabosky   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Busby   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
4
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham  W (11-9) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
5

  E–Wilson (6), White (6), Patek 2 (17), Quisenberry (1), Pryor (14).  DP–Kansas City 2, Chicago 2.  2B–Kansas City Scott (17,off Wortham), Chicago Pryor (12,off Splittorff); Lemon (25,off Splittorff); Nahorodny (9,off Hrabosky).  3B–Chicago Bannister (7,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Porter (11,5th inning off Wortham 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wilson (9,off Wortham); Colbern (3,off Splittorff).  SF–White (4,off Wortham); Orta (3,off Splittorff); Nordhagen (1,off Splittorff).  IBB–Washington (4,by Quisenberry).  SB–Otis (22,2nd base off Wortham/Colbern); White (16,2nd base off Wortham/Colbern); Bannister (14,2nd base off Splittorff/Porter).  CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Busby/Porter).  WP–Wortham (10).  IBB–Quisenberry (1,Washington).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:39.  A–11,176.
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