Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
August 2, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 8, Chicago White Sox 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 2 3 0
Washington ss 5 0 1 1
Brett 3b 5 1 2 0
  Chalk 3b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 2 5 2
Wathan 1b 5 1 2 2
Otis cf 5 0 2 0
Porter c 5 1 4 3
  Quirk c 0 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 4 0 0 0
  Torres rf 1 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 0
  Mulliniks 2b 1 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 8 20 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Squires 1b 4 1 1 0
Morrison 2b 2 1 1 1
Molinaro lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Lemon cf 2 0 0 1
  Bosley cf 1 0 0 0
Baines rf 4 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 4 0 0 0
Seilheimer c 3 0 1 0
  Kimm c 1 0 0 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Kansas City 041 011 0108200
Chicago 100 000 010242
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  W (9-7) 6.0 2 1 1 4 4
  Pattin  SV (3) 3.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (6-11) 2.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Robinson   2.2 5 1 1 0 3
  Hoffman   2.1 4 1 0 0 1
  Farmer   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
20
8
7
0
5

  E–Bosley (4), Cruz (16).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Wathan (9,off Robinson); Porter (9,off Hoffman).  3B–Chicago Squires (1,off Pattin).  HR–Kansas City Porter (5,2nd inning off Trout 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Morrison (4,off Pattin).  SB–McRae 2 (7,2nd base off Trout/Seilheimer,2nd base off Robinson/Seilheimer).  WP–Trout (3).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:39.  A–14,905.
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