Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 6, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 2002 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 14, Kansas City Royals 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 1 0
Durham 2b 4 2 2 0
Thomas 1b 4 1 1 0
  Liefer 1b 1 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 5 4 3 3
Konerko dh 5 3 2 3
Valentin 3b 4 1 1 1
  Graffanino 3b 1 0 1 2
Lee lf 5 0 2 2
  Rowand lf 0 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 3 2
Clayton ss 4 0 0 1
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 16 14
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch lf 3 0 0 0
  Ibanez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 0 1 0
  Sadler ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 3 0 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 2 0
McCarty 1b 4 0 0 0
Berger rf 2 0 1 0
Hinch c 2 0 0 0
Febles 2b 2 0 1 0
  Alicea ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Asencio p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Shouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 6 0
Chicago 401 120 15014160
Kansas City 000 000 000060
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle  W (2-0) 6.0 5 0 0 3 4
  Howry   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Foulke   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Durbin  L (0-1) 4.1 8 7 7 0 1
  Austin   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Affeldt   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Asencio   0.0 0 4 4 4 0
  Bailey   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Shouse   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
14
14
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 4, Kansas City 1.  2B–Chicago Konerko 2 (3,off Durbin,off Affeldt); Durham 2 (3,off Durbin,off Shouse); Valentin (2,off Austin), Kansas City Randa (2,off Buehrle); Perez (1,off Buehrle).  HR–Chicago Ordonez (1,3rd inning off Durbin 0 on, 0 out); Alomar (1,4th inning off Durbin 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Clayton (1,off Bailey).  HBP–Durham (1,by Durbin); Alomar (1,by Bailey).  SB–Lofton (3,2nd base off Durbin/Hinch); Durham (3,3rd base off Durbin/Hinch); Ordonez (1,2nd base off Durbin/Hinch).  CS–Febles (1,2nd base by Buehrle/Alomar).  WP–Austin (1), Asencio (1).  HBP–Durbin (1,Durham); Bailey (1,Alomar).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:49.  A–15,178.
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