Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
May 4, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1990 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
Sosa rf 6 1 1 0
Johnson cf 4 1 2 2
Calderon lf 6 0 2 1
Kittle dh 5 0 0 0
Fisk c 4 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
  McCray pr 0 1 0 0
  Grebeck 3b 1 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 2 0 0 0
  Karkovice ph 1 0 1 0
  Lyons 1b 1 1 0 0
Fletcher 2b 2 1 1 0
Guillen ss 4 0 2 2
Kutzler p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Thigpen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 10 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Seitzer 3b 3 1 1 0
Stillwell ss 5 0 2 0
Brett 1b 4 1 1 1
Jackson lf 5 2 2 0
Eisenreich cf,rf 5 0 1 1
Perry dh 5 0 3 2
Tabler rf 3 0 0 0
  Wilson cf 2 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
Shumpert 2b 4 0 0 0
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 4
Chicago 001 010 101 015100
Kansas City 000 301 000 004113
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kutzler   5.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Edwards   4.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Jones  W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Thigpen  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
4
4
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon   6.0 5 2 1 5 6
  Montgomery   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Davis   2.0 2 1 0 0 3
  Farr  L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
10
5
2
6
12

  E–Stillwell (1), Boone (1), Farr (1).  DP–Chicago 3, Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Sosa (3,off Gordon); Fletcher (2,off Montgomery), Kansas City Perry (3,off Kutzler).  SH–Fletcher 2 (3,off M Davis,off Farr).  IBB–Guillen (1,by Farr); Brett (3,by Jones).  SB–Johnson (4,2nd base off Gordon/Boone); Guillen (6,2nd base off Montgomery/Boone); Fisk (2,2nd base off M Davis/Boone); Jackson (3,2nd base off Edwards/Fisk).  CS–Johnson (1,Home by Gordon/Boone); Ventura (2,2nd base by Gordon/Boone).  WP–M Davis (1).  IBB–Jones (2,Brett); Farr (2,Guillen).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:30.  A–21,876.
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