Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 27, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1998 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 7, Kansas City Royals 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Caruso ss 5 2 2 0
Wilson 2b 3 0 1 1
Thomas dh 2 1 0 0
  Abbott ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 2 3 3
Ventura 3b 4 1 3 3
Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0
Norton 1b 4 0 0 0
Simmons cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 1 0 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 5 1 1 1
Beltran cf 4 1 1 2
Offerman dh 4 1 2 2
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
Giambi lf 3 0 0 0
Morris 1b 3 0 0 0
  Conine ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Spehr c 3 1 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 1 0 0
Febles 2b 2 1 2 1
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 6 6
Chicago 023 020 000792
Kansas City 210 002 010660
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (13-6) 5.0 3 3 3 6 6
  Castillo   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Ward   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bradford   0.1 0 1 0 1 0
  Howry  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
5
8
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (14-14) 5.0 8 7 7 2 2
  Bones   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Montgomery   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
2
8

  E–Norton (6), Baldwin (5).  2B–Chicago Ventura (31,off Belcher), Kansas City Beltran (5,off C Castillo).  HR–Chicago Ventura (21,2nd inning off Belcher 1 on, 0 out); Belle (49,5th inning off Belcher 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Damon (18,1st inning off Baldwin 0 on, 0 out); Offerman (7,1st inning off Baldwin 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Wilson (1,off Belcher); Beltran (1,off Howry).  SB–Jeff Abbott (3,2nd base off Bones/Spehr).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:48.  A–13,578.
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