Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 25, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 1996 at Comiskey Park II. 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 8, Chicago White Sox 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman ss,2b 5 2 3 1
Randa 3b 4 2 1 0
Myers cf 4 0 2 2
Roberts lf 3 0 0 1
Paquette 1b 5 1 2 1
Damon rf 5 1 1 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 1 2
Sweeney dh 5 0 1 0
Lockhart 2b 4 1 1 0
  Howard ss 0 0 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 3 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 1 1 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 2 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 1 1
Baines dh 2 0 1 0
  Martin ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 0 0
Durham 2b 4 1 3 0
Slaught c 3 0 1 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 1
Tapani p 0 0 0 0
  Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Levine p 0 0 0 0
  Bertotti p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2
Kansas City 022 100 1208120
Chicago 110 000 000292
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (14-11) 6.0 7 2 2 3 4
  Granger   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Pichardo   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  L (13-10) 2.1 4 4 3 1 1
  Sirotka   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Levine   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Bertotti   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Darwin   3.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Simas   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
4
7

  E–Ventura (11), Durham (11).  DP–Kansas City 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Lockhart (33,off Bertotti); Myers (6,off Simas), Chicago Baines (28,off Appier).  HR–Kansas City Macfarlane (19,2nd inning off Tapani 1 on, 1 out); Paquette (22,7th inning off Darwin 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Roberts (6,off Tapani).  IBB–Macfarlane (5,by Levine); Roberts (8,by Simas).  SH–Guillen (12,off Appier).  SB–Damon (22,2nd base off Levine/Slaught); Offerman (23,2nd base off Simas/Slaught).  WP–Appier 2 (10).  IBB–Levine (1,Macfarlane); Simas (6,Roberts).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:48.  A–15,911.
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