Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
August 26, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1984 at Royals Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law R. cf 7 2 3 1
Fisk c 7 1 2 2
Baines rf 7 0 4 0
Luzinski dh 3 0 1 0
  Walker ph,dh 4 0 1 0
Paciorek 1b 3 1 1 0
  Squires ph,1b 3 0 1 0
Kittle lf 7 0 0 0
Law V. 3b,2b 6 0 0 1
Dybzinski ss 4 0 0 0
  Smalley ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 2 1 1 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 59 5 15 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 7 1 2 0
Sheridan rf 5 2 2 1
Iorg 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wathan 1b 1 0 0 0
  Balboni ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Orta dh 6 1 1 1
Motley lf 7 1 3 2
White 2b 6 0 1 0
Slaught c 5 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 7 1 2 1
Biancalana ss 3 0 1 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Dent ss 1 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 6 12 5
Chicago 002 100 020 000 000 05152
Kansas City 400 000 010 000 000 16121
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson   10.0 9 5 4 4 3
  Reed   3.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Roberge  L (3-2) 2.2 2 1 1 0 4
Totals
15.2
12
6
5
6
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt   7.0 7 3 2 0 0
  Quisenberry   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Huismann   5.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Gura  W (12-9) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
16.0
15
5
4
1
3

  E–V Law (15), Dotson (1), Biancalana (5).  DP–Chicago 3, Kansas City 3.  2B–Chicago Cruz (14,off Leibrandt); Paciorek (16,off Leibrandt), Kansas City Orta (18,off Dotson); Biancalana (5,off Dotson).  3B–Kansas City Motley (5,off Dotson).  HR–Chicago Fisk (18,8th inning off Quisenberry 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Motley (13,1st inning off Dotson 1 on, 1 out); Pryor (4,16th inning off Roberge 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wathan (4,off Dotson); Slaught (6,off Reed).  IBB–Orta (4,by Dotson); Slaught (3,by Reed).  SB–R Law (24,2nd base off Quisenberry/Slaught); Wilson (36,2nd base off Dotson/Fisk).  CS–Squires (1,2nd base by Huismann/Slaught).  WP–Dotson (4).  IBB–Dotson (4,Orta); Reed (2,Slaught).  T–4:38.  A–22,971.
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