Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
July 4, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 2000 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 10

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 1 1
Valentin ss 5 2 3 1
Thomas dh 5 1 2 1
Ordonez rf 3 2 3 1
Konerko 1b 5 0 2 1
Singleton cf 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 3 1
Perry 3b 2 0 0 1
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fordyce c 0 0 0 0
Garland p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Beirne p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 2 2 3
Sanchez ss 5 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 5 0 0 1
Dye rf 4 1 2 1
Quinn lf 4 1 2 1
Randa 3b 3 2 1 0
McCarty 1b 2 3 2 2
Fabregas c 4 0 1 1
Ordaz 2b 4 1 1 0
Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 9
Chicago 310 110 1007141
Kansas City 133 110 10x10120
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  L (0-1) 3.0 8 7 7 1 1
  Pena   1.1 2 2 2 3 0
  Beirne   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Simas   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Howry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Durbin   4.0 9 5 5 2 2
  Suppan   2.1 4 2 2 1 2
  Spradlin  W (3-2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
3
6

  E–Pena (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Chicago Ordonez (20,off Durbin), Kansas City Quinn (12,off Garland); Damon (13,off Garland); McCarty (5,off Garland).  3B–Chicago Lee (2,off Suppan).  HR–Chicago Durham (13,1st inning off Durbin 0 on, 0 out); Valentin (13,1st inning off Durbin 0 on, 0 out); Thomas (25,2nd inning off Durbin 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Dye (21,3rd inning off Garland 0 on, 1 out); Quinn (10,5th inning off Pena 0 on, 0 out); McCarty (8,7th inning off Simas 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Perry (3,off Suppan).  SB–Ordonez (9,2nd base off Durbin/Fabregas); Damon (22,2nd base off Garland/M Johnson).  WP–Garland (1), Durbin (5).  U-HP–Mike Fichter, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Travis Katzenmeier, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:06.  A–29,884.
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