Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 2, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1986 at Royals Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf 4 0 0 0
Nichols lf 3 0 0 0
Morman 1b 4 1 2 1
Fisk dh 4 0 1 0
Hulett 2b 3 2 1 0
Cochrane 3b 3 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 0 4 2
Williams rf 4 0 1 0
Karkovice c 3 0 0 0
Carlton p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 4 0 3 0
  Motley lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
  Orta ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson B. rf 3 0 1 0
Salazar ss 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Pryor 3b 3 0 1 0
Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
Chicago 000 010 011390
Kansas City 000 000 000082
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (3-2) 8.0 7 0 0 0 3
  Thigpen  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
0
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (9-10) 8.1 9 3 3 2 3
  Quisenberry   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
3

  E–Pryor 2 (5).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Chicago Hulett (14,off D Jackson), Kansas City Smith (17,off Carlton).  HR–Chicago Morman (3,8th inning off D Jackson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cochrane (1,off D Jackson).  SB–Smith (23,3rd base off Carlton/Karkovice).  CS–Pryor (1,Home by Carlton/Karkovice).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:13.  A–17,418.
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