Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
May 16, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1984 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 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 0
Motley rf,lf 5 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 1 2 0
Balboni 1b 5 1 0 0
Roberts lf 4 1 2 2
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 2 1 0
Pryor 3b 4 1 2 2
Washington ss 3 0 1 2
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Dybzinski ss,3b 4 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
Fisk c 5 2 4 2
Paciorek 1b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski dh 4 0 0 0
Kittle lf 4 1 2 1
Baines rf 4 0 0 0
Stegman cf 2 2 2 3
  Law R. ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Law V. 3b 3 1 1 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher ss 0 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 4 0 1 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Barojas p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Kansas City 100 302 1007100
Chicago 122 100 0006112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   3.0 7 5 5 1 1
  Beckwith  W (1-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 4
  Quisenberry  SV (10) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   5.1 6 6 4 4 6
  Barojas  L (2-1) 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
5
10

  E–Kittle (2), Cruz (7).  DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Roberts (1,off Bannister); Pryor 2 (5,off Bannister 2), Chicago Fisk (5,off Gura).  3B–Kansas City Roberts (1,off Barojas), Chicago Fisk (1,off Quisenberry).  HR–Chicago Stegman 2 (2,2nd inning off Gura 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Gura 1 on, 2 out); Fisk (4,4th inning off Beckwith 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Washington (1,off Bannister).  SB–Wilson (1,2nd base off Bannister/Fisk); R Law (8,2nd base off Beckwith/Wathan).  WP–Bannister (4).  T–3:08.  A–21,669.
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