Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
May 7, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1980 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 12, Chicago White Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 3 2
Washington ss 5 1 2 2
Chalk 3b 4 1 1 1
McRae lf 4 1 1 2
  Hurdle rf 1 0 0 0
Porter dh 5 0 1 1
Wathan c 5 1 2 0
Aikens 1b 3 2 1 0
  LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0
White 2b 5 2 2 1
Detherage rf,lf 4 2 3 3
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Christenson p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 16 12
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Washington lf 5 1 3 2
Molinaro dh 2 1 1 1
  Nordhagen ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Baines rf 5 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Morrison 2b 4 1 1 0
Moore 3b 4 0 1 0
Kimm c 4 1 3 1
  Chappas ss 0 0 0 0
Pryor ss 3 1 1 0
  Squires c 1 0 1 0
  Bell pr 0 0 0 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  Scarbery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Kansas City 100 830 00012160
Chicago 003 200 0005140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   3.1 8 5 5 0 1
  Christenson  W (2-0) 3.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Martin   2.0 4 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
0
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  L (1-3) 3.2 9 7 7 0 2
  Scarbery   5.1 7 5 5 0 3
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Wilson (5,off Kravec); McRae (10,off Scarbery); Washington (4,off Scarbery), Chicago Kimm (4,off Gale); Washington (4,off Gale); Morrison (9,off Gale); Pryor (4,off Gale).  HR–Kansas City Detherage (1,5th inning off Scarbery 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Chalk (2,off Kravec).  HBP–Aikens (2,by Scarbery).  SB–Wilson (8,3rd base off Kravec/Kimm); Molinaro (6,2nd base off Gale/Wathan).  HBP–Scarbery (2,Aikens).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:54.  A–7,584.
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