Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
May 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1985 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 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law lf 3 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 1 0
  Boston pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Fletcher 3b 4 0 0 0
Paciorek rf 4 0 0 0
Fisk c 3 1 0 0
Kittle dh 3 1 1 0
  Gamble ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Walker 1b 4 0 2 0
Hulett 2b 3 0 2 2
Salazar cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 2 0
Smith lf 3 1 0 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 2 0 0 2
Balboni 1b 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Motley rf 3 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph,rf 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Chicago 010 100 000263
Kansas City 001 010 01x350
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   7.0 4 2 1 5 3
  James  L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
5
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (5-3) 8.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Quisenberry  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
4

  E–Walker (4), Salazar (5), Guillen (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Walker (7,off Black); Hairston (1,off Black), Kansas City Wathan (1,off Bannister).  HR–Kansas City White (7,8th inning off James 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Fisk (2,by Black).  SF–Brett (2,off Bannister).  SB–Fisk (5,2nd base off Black/Wathan); Wilson 2 (10,2nd base off Bannister/Fisk 2); Smith (4,2nd base off Bannister/Fisk).  HBP–Black (3,Fisk).  T–2:33.  A–32,563.
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