Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
August 31, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1983 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 3, Chicago White Sox 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 4 1 1 1
Wathan 1b,rf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Roberts rf 1 1 1 0
  Pryor 1b 3 1 1 0
Slaught c 4 0 3 0
Davis lf 4 0 2 1
Concepcion 2b 3 0 0 0
Sheridan cf 3 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Stegman cf 2 0 0 0
  Law R. pr,cf 0 1 0 1
Fisk c 5 0 2 0
Paciorek 1b 4 1 3 0
  Squires 1b 1 0 0 0
Luzinski dh 4 0 0 0
Kittle lf 2 1 1 3
Baines rf 4 0 1 0
Law V. 3b 3 2 1 0
Dybzinski ss 3 1 2 0
Cruz 2b 2 1 1 3
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 11 7
Kansas City 010 100 010390
Chicago 010 100 32x7110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (10-16) 6.1 8 4 3 4 0
  Quisenberry   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Armstrong   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
5
0
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (13-10) 9.0 9 3 3 1 9
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Slaught (2).  2B–Chicago Fisk (23,off Gura); Dybzinski 2 (9,off Gura 2); V Law (13,off Gura).  3B–Chicago Cruz (5,off Armstrong).  HR–Kansas City Washington (5,8th inning off Bannister 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Kittle (27,7th inning off Quisenberry 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Dybzinski (10,off Gura).  SF–Cruz 2 (7,off Gura 2); R Law (2,off Armstrong).  WP–Armstrong (5).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:51.  A–31,346.
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