Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1997 at Kauffman 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 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 2 3 1
Cameron cf,rf 3 0 1 0
Thomas dh 3 1 1 2
Belle lf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez rf 5 0 2 0
  Fonville pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Ventura 3b 5 1 0 0
Martin ss 4 3 3 1
Martinez 1b 3 0 2 2
Karkovice c 2 0 0 1
  Fabregas ph,c 2 0 1 1
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 4 0 1 0
Damon cf 4 1 1 0
Davis dh 4 2 2 3
King 1b 3 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 2 1
Myers lf 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney c 4 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 1 2 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Chicago 022 000 0228141
Kansas City 103 000 000490
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (12-14) 7.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Foulke  SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado   3.0 7 4 4 4 1
  Carrasco   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Service  L (0-2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Bevil   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
6
5

  E–Ventura (5).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Chicago Martin (7,off Rosado), Kansas City Davis (20,off Baldwin); Palmer (29,off Baldwin).  HR–Chicago Durham (10,2nd inning off Rosado 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Davis (30,1st inning off Baldwin 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Martinez 2 (5,off Rosado,off Service).  SF–Karkovice (4,off Rosado).  HBP–Durham (5,by Carrasco).  SB–Fonville (1,2nd base off Bevil/Sweeney).  CS–Dye (1,2nd base by Baldwin/Karkovice).  HBP–Carrasco (4,Durham).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:03.  A–11,806.
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