Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 11, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 2002 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 6, Kansas City Royals 9

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez ss 4 0 1 0
Harris 2b 5 0 1 0
Thomas dh 4 0 1 0
Ordonez rf 5 2 2 0
Konerko 1b 4 0 1 0
Crede 3b 2 2 0 1
Rowand cf 4 1 2 4
Borchard lf 4 0 1 0
Paul c 3 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 1 1 1
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Ginter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Ordaz 2b,3b 5 1 1 0
Beltran cf 5 2 3 2
Sweeney 1b 3 2 1 3
Ibanez lf 5 1 2 0
Randa dh 4 0 2 2
Pellow 3b 3 1 1 0
  Febles pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Berger rf 4 1 1 2
Hinch c 4 0 0 0
Berroa ss 4 1 2 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
Chicago 000 100 2216101
Kansas City 022 002 03x9132
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle  L (17-11) 6.0 11 6 6 2 4
  Ritchie   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Ginter   1.0 2 3 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
6
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (4-9) 6.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Mullen   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Hernandez   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
4

  E–Jimenez (1), Pellow (4), Berroa (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Chicago Ordonez (44,off May); Rowand (15,off Grimsley), Kansas City Ibanez (32,off Buehrle); Randa (34,off Buehrle).  HR–Chicago Rowand (7,7th inning off May 1 on, 0 out); Valentin (23,9th inning off Roberto Hernandez 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Berger (6,2nd inning off Buehrle 1 on, 0 out); Beltran (25,6th inning off Buehrle 1 on, 2 out); Sweeney (23,8th inning off Ginter 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Harris (8,2nd base off May/Hinch).  WP–Buehrle (6), Ritchie (10).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:51.  A–12,104.
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