Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 17, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 2002 at Comiskey Park II. 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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Kansas City Royals 1, Chicago White Sox 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 3 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 4 1 2 1
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Berger rf 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
Pellow dh 4 0 0 0
Tucker lf 4 0 1 0
Perez 2b 3 0 1 0
Mayne c 1 0 0 0
  Hinch c 2 0 1 0
Asencio p 0 0 0 0
  Sedlacek p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 4 0 1 0
Valentin ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas dh 3 3 1 1
Ordonez rf 5 1 2 2
Lee lf 4 1 1 0
  Borchard lf 1 0 0 0
Liefer 1b 4 0 2 1
Rowand cf 3 0 1 0
Crede 3b 4 0 2 0
Johnson c 2 1 1 2
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Kansas City 000 100 000171
Chicago 000 110 22x6111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Asencio  L (3-7) 5.0 5 2 1 4 1
  Sedlacek   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Wilson   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
5
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle  W (18-11) 7.0 6 1 1 1 3
  Foulke  SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4

  E–Perez (20), Crede (8).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Randa (35,off Buehrle), Chicago Liefer (5,off Sedlacek); Ordonez (45,off Wilson).  HR–Kansas City Sweeney (24,4th inning off Buehrle 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Thomas (25,7th inning off Sedlacek 0 on, 1 out); Ordonez (33,7th inning off Sedlacek 0 on, 1 out); Johnson (4,8th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Johnson (5,off Sedlacek).  HBP–Rowand (6,by Sedlacek).  CS–Tucker (8,2nd base by Buehrle/Johnson).  SB–Thomas (3,2nd base off Asencio/Hinch).  BK–Buehrle (1).  HBP–Sedlacek (6,Rowand).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Matt Hollowell.  T–2:31.  A–12,003.
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