Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
August 21, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1985 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 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 3 0 0 1
Jones cf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 1 1 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 0 1 0
Wathan c 3 1 1 0
Biancalana ss 3 0 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nichols lf 3 0 1 1
Salazar cf 4 0 1 0
Baines rf 4 0 2 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 0
Kittle dh 3 0 0 0
  Hairston ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Walker 1b 3 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 3 1 2 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Kansas City 001 100 000250
Chicago 001 000 000160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (12-6) 8.0 6 1 1 1 5
  Quisenberry  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (5-11) 7.1 3 2 2 5 9
  James   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Wathan (6,off Bannister); Motley (15,off James), Chicago Salazar (10,off Leibrandt).  3B–Chicago Cruz (2,off Leibrandt).  HR–Kansas City Brett (17,4th inning off Bannister 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Biancalana (3,off Bannister); Nichols (3,off Leibrandt).  SF–Smith (4,off Bannister).  IBB–Brett (27,by Bannister).  SB–Smith (31,2nd base off Bannister/Fisk).  CS–Biancalana (4,2nd base by Bannister/Fisk).  WP–Bannister 3 (8).  IBB–Bannister (4,Brett).  T–2:51.  A–16,243.
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