Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 18, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 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 9, Kansas City Royals 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 2 4 0
Martinez rf 6 2 2 1
Thomas dh 4 1 1 0
  Norton ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 2 1 0
  Abbott lf 0 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 2 1 1 4
Cameron cf 3 1 2 1
Fabregas c 4 0 1 1
Valdez 1b 4 0 2 1
Guillen ss 5 0 0 0
Drabek p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b 3 0 0 0
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 1 2 2
  Martinez pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
King 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
Myers lf 3 0 2 0
Dye rf 3 0 0 0
Sweeney c 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph,c 1 1 1 0
Pittsley p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Chicago 200 120 0409140
Kansas City 000 000 110261
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  W (11-11) 7.0 4 1 1 2 1
  McElroy   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Darwin   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley  L (4-8) 6.0 10 5 5 2 2
  Walker   1.1 3 3 3 2 1
  Olson   0.2 0 1 1 2 0
  Bevil   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
6
3

  E–Offerman (9).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Myers (7,off Drabek); Stewart (1,off McElroy).  3B–Chicago Martinez (6,off Walker).  HR–Chicago Ventura (6,5th inning off Pittsley 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Bell (21,7th inning off Drabek 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ventura (3,off Pittsley); Fabregas (4,off Olson).  HBP–Valdez (3,by Pittsley); Belle (6,by Olson).  IBB–F Thomas (8,by Walker).  SB–Durham (32,2nd base off Pittsley/Sweeney); Cameron (21,2nd base off Pittsley/Sweeney); Myers (3,2nd base off Drabek/Fabregas).  HBP–Pittsley (5,Valdez); Olson (1,Belle).  IBB–Walker (3,F Thomas).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:43.  A–12,698.
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