Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1987 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 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Redus cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Hill 2b 4 1 1 0
Baines rf 4 0 2 2
  Boston pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Fisk dh 4 1 0 0
Walker 1b 3 1 1 0
Calderon lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Hulett 3b 4 1 2 1
Guillen ss 4 1 2 0
Karkovice c 4 0 0 1
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Seitzer 1b 4 1 3 2
Tartabull rf 5 0 2 1
Brett 3b 4 1 1 1
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson B. lf 4 0 0 0
Balboni dh 3 0 1 0
Hearn c 3 1 2 0
  Bosley pr 0 0 0 0
Biancalana ss 1 0 0 0
  Beniquez ph 1 0 0 0
  Salazar ss 1 0 0 0
Jackson D. p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Chicago 040 000 100581
Kansas City 100 100 2004101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  W (1-0) 6.1 8 4 4 3 3
  Thigpen   2.1 2 0 0 1 2
  James  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (0-1) 6.1 7 5 3 3 4
  Farr   2.2 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
5
7

  E–Walker (1), Biancalana (1).  DP–Chicago 3, Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Baines (1,off D Jackson), Kansas City Seitzer (1,off Thigpen).  3B–Kansas City Seitzer (1,off Dotson).  HR–Kansas City Brett (1,4th inning off Dotson 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Walker (1,by Farr).  SB–Redus (1,2nd base off D Jackson/Hearn).  IBB–Farr (1,Walker).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:43.  A–39,148.
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