Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
May 18, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1986 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 1, Chicago White Sox 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 4 1
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
  Law ph 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 3 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
Salazar ss 3 0 1 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 4 0 0 0
Hairston dh 4 1 1 0
Baines rf 4 1 2 0
  Nichols rf 0 0 0 0
Walker 1b 3 1 3 1
Fisk c 3 1 1 3
Bonilla lf 2 0 0 0
Hulett 2b 4 1 1 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Tolleson 3b 2 0 0 1
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 5
Kansas City 001 000 000190
Chicago 004 100 00x580
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  L (2-4) 6.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Quisenberry   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Black   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (2-4) 7.0 7 1 1 2 6
  Nelson   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Walker 2 (4,off Saberhagen,off Quisenberry).  3B–Chicago Hulett (2,off Saberhagen).  HR–Kansas City Wilson (3,3rd inning off Bannister 0 on, 1 out), Chicago Fisk (3,3rd inning off Saberhagen 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Tolleson (4,off Saberhagen).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:34.  A–18,425.
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