Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
June 1, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1985 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 7, Chicago White Sox 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 1 1
Smith lf 1 1 0 1
  Jones L. lf 2 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 1
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
White 2b 5 0 1 3
Motley rf 4 1 2 1
McRae dh 2 0 1 0
  Orta ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 1 0 0
Pryor ss 3 1 2 0
  Concepcion pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Jones M. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law cf,lf 4 2 2 0
  Salazar ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Little 2b 2 4 2 1
Baines rf 5 1 2 1
Walker 1b 5 0 2 2
Fisk c 4 1 2 4
Gamble dh 2 0 0 0
Kittle lf 3 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Boston pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 4 0 1 0
Guillen ss 3 0 1 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher ss 0 0 0 0
Lollar p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Kansas City 200 040 100791
Chicago 202 000 31x8122
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   6.0 6 4 4 3 7
  Quisenberry   0.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Jones  L (0-2) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
9
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lollar   4.1 5 6 3 4 1
  Spillner   2.2 4 1 1 1 5
  James  W (2-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
5
9

  E–Balboni (5), Hulett 2 (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Wilson (9,off Lollar), Chicago Baines 2 (9,off Saberhagen,off Quisenberry); Hulett (3,off Saberhagen).  HR–Kansas City Motley (5,7th inning off Spillner 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Fisk (13,3rd inning off Saberhagen 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Smith (1,off Lollar); Fisk (1,off Saberhagen).  SB–Wilson (11,2nd base off Lollar/Fisk); Brett (2,2nd base off Spillner/Fisk); Law (10,2nd base off Quisenberry/Sundberg).  CS–McRae (1,2nd base by Lollar/Fisk); Hulett (3,3rd base by Saberhagen/Sundberg).  T–3:19.  A–32,398.
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