Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nichols lf 3 1 2 2
  DeSa ph 1 0 0 0
  Little 2b 2 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 5 1 3 1
Baines rf 5 0 2 0
Fisk c 5 0 0 0
Salazar cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Walker 1b 4 0 1 0
Kittle dh 3 1 1 1
  Boston pr,dh,cf 0 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 2 1 1 0
  Guillen ph,ss 3 0 2 0
Cruz 2b 2 0 0 0
  Law ph,lf 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Gleaton p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 14 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1
Jones L. cf 4 1 2 1
  Moreno ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 0 1 0
Motley lf 5 1 2 1
Balboni 1b 5 0 0 0
Pryor 2b 3 1 1 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana 2b 0 0 0 0
Wathan c 5 2 2 1
Sheridan rf 4 0 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Jones M. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 11 4
Chicago 101 200 010 05142
Kansas City 220 001 000 16111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   6.0 8 5 5 1 3
  Gleaton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Spillner   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  James  L (6-6) 1.2 1 1 0 2 0
Totals
9.2
11
6
5
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black   4.0 7 4 4 1 3
  Beckwith   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Quisenberry   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Jones  W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
14
5
5
2
6

  E–Salazar (11), Fletcher (7), Concepcion (17).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Nichols (5,off Black); Hulett (15,off Black); Fletcher (5,off Black), Kansas City Pryor (2,off Bannister); Motley (17,off James).  3B–Chicago Salazar (2,off Quisenberry).  HR–Kansas City Wathan (1,6th inning off Bannister 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Boston (1,off M Jones); Sheridan (3,off Bannister); Concepcion (10,off James).  IBB–Brett (30,by James).  WP–Bannister (9).  IBB–James (4,Brett).  T–3:38.  A–19,940.
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