Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
April 7, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 2004 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Uribe 2b 4 0 0 0
Valentin ss 4 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 4 1 3 1
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 1
Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0
Crede 3b 4 0 0 0
Rowand cf 4 1 1 0
Olivo c 4 1 2 2
Loaiza p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Politte p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 5 1 2 0
Beltran cf 3 0 1 1
Sweeney 1b 4 0 1 1
Gonzalez rf 4 0 1 0
  Thompson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 0 0 0
Guiel lf 2 2 1 1
Graffanino 2b 4 0 1 0
May p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 020 020 000480
Kansas City 001 010 100381
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  W (1-0) 6.0 5 3 3 4 2
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Politte   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Koch  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
May  L (0-1) 5.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Grimsley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sullivan   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7

  E–Graffanino (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Ordonez (1,off May).  HR–Chicago Olivo (1,2nd inning off May 1 on, 2 out); Ordonez (1,5th inning off May 0 on, 1 out); Lee (2,5th inning off May 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Guiel (1,5th inning off Loaiza 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–3:05.  A–16,134.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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