Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
August 30, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1987 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 11, Chicago White Sox 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 0 0
  Bosley lf 0 0 0 0
Smith dh 4 2 0 0
Seitzer 3b 4 3 3 4
Brett 1b 5 1 3 0
Tartabull rf 4 1 1 2
White 2b 5 1 1 1
  Jones ss 0 0 0 0
Quirk c 4 1 2 4
Pecota ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Thurman lf,cf 4 1 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 11 11
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 1 3 2
Manrique ss 4 2 1 0
Hairston dh 4 0 2 2
Calderon rf 4 0 0 0
Fisk c 5 1 1 0
Walker 1b 3 1 2 0
Williams cf 5 1 1 1
Hill 3b 5 0 4 1
Keedy 2b 4 1 1 0
  Baines ph 1 0 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Winn p 0 0 0 0
  Nielsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 15 6
Kansas City 000 105 14011112
Chicago 200 000 2127151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  W (6-6) 6.1 9 4 2 4 4
  Davis   1.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Quisenberry   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
5
5
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  L (10-11) 5.1 7 6 5 3 3
  Winn   1.2 3 4 4 3 2
  Nielsen   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
11
10
6
5

  E–White (5), Thurman (1), Hill (10).  DP–Kansas City 3.  2B–Chicago Hairston (8,off Black).  HR–Kansas City Quirk (4,6th inning off Dotson 2 on, 1 out); Seitzer (13,8th inning off Nielsen 3 on, 0 out), Chicago Redus (9,1st inning off Black 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Tartabull (5,off Dotson); Redus (5,off Davis).  SB–Thurman (1,2nd base off Winn/Fisk); Redus (42,2nd base off Black/Quirk).  WP–Winn (4).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:33.  A–21,319.
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