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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5

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Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5

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Game Played on Sunday, August 26, 1984 (D) at Royals Stadium

CHI A    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5 15  2
KC  A    4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 12  1
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
R. Law cf                     7   2   3   1       0   0       4   0
Fisk c                        7   1   2   2       0   0       9   2
Baines rf                     7   0   4   0       0   0       3   0
Luzinski dh                   3   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Walker ph,dh                4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Paciorek 1b                   3   1   1   0       0   0       9   0
  Squires ph,1b               3   0   1   0       1   0      11   2
Kittle lf                     7   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
V. Law 3b,2b                  6   0   0   1       0   0       1   3
Dybzinski ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       2   8
  Smalley ph,3b               2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Cruz 2b                       2   1   1   0       0   0       0   4
  Hairston ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fletcher 2b,ss              3   0   1   0       0   0       4   2
Dotson p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reed p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Roberge p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       59   5  15   4       1   3      47  24
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Cruz-Dybzinski-Paciorek, Dybzinski-Paciorek, V. Law-Fletcher-Squires.
E: V. Law (15), Dotson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Cruz (14,off Leibrandt); Paciorek (16,off Leibrandt).
HR: Fisk (18,8th inning off Quisenberry 1 on 1 out).
GDP: Luzinski 2 (11,off Leibrandt 2); Squires (1,off Quisenberry).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: R. Law (24,2nd base off Quisenberry/Slaught).
CS: Squires (1,2nd base by Huismann/Slaught).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf                     7   1   2   0       0   2       3   0
Sheridan rf                   5   2   2   1       2   1       5   0
Iorg 1b                       3   0   0   0       0   0      12   0
  Wathan 1b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       8   0
  Balboni ph,1b               2   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Orta dh                       6   1   1   1       1   2       0   0
Motley lf                     7   1   3   2       0   0       3   0
White 2b                      6   0   1   0       1   1       5  11
Slaught c                     5   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
Pryor 3b                      7   1   2   1       0   0       0   4
Biancalana ss                 3   0   1   0       1   1       4   7
  McRae ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dent ss                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Leibrandt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Quisenberry p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Huismann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gura p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       54   6  12   5       6   9      48  25
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. White-Biancalana-Iorg, Biancalana-White-Iorg, White-Biancalana-Wathan.
E: Biancalana (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Orta (18,off Dotson); Biancalana (5,off Dotson).
3B: Motley (5,off Dotson).
HR: Motley (13,1st inning off Dotson 1 on 1 out); Pryor (4,16th inning off
Roberge 0 on 2 out).
SH: Wathan (4,off Dotson); Slaught (6,off Reed).
GDP: Iorg (6,off Dotson); Wilson (7,off Dotson); Motley (19,off Dotson).
IBB: Orta (4,by Dotson); Slaught (3,by Reed).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wilson (36,2nd base off Dotson/Fisk).
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dotson                       10     9   5   4   4   3   1  41
Reed                          3     1   0   0   2   2   0  12
Roberge L(3-2)                2.2   2   1   1   0   4   1   9
Totals                       15.2  12   6   5   6   9   2  62
WP: Dotson (4).
IBB: Dotson (4,Orta); Reed (2,Slaught).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leibrandt                     7     7   3   2   0   0   0  26
Quisenberry                   2     4   2   2   0   0   1   9
Huismann                      5     2   0   0   1   2   0  17
Gura W(12-9)                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8
Totals                       16    15   5   4   1   3   1  60

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - John Shulock
Time of Game: 4:38   Attendance: 22971
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals       
1. R. Law              cf        Wilson              cf
2. Fisk                c         Sheridan            rf
3. Baines              rf        Iorg                1b
4. Luzinski            dh        Orta                dh
5. Paciorek            1b        Motley              lf
6. Kittle              lf        White               2b
7. V. Law              3b        Slaught             c
8. Dybzinski           ss        Pryor               3b
9. Cruz                2b        Biancalana          ss
   Dotson              p         Leibrandt           p

WHITE SOX 1ST: R. Law grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Baines singled; Luzinski singled
[Baines to second]; Paciorek grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled [Wilson to third (error by Dotson)];
Sheridan singled [Wilson scored]; Iorg grounded out (second to
first) [Sheridan to second]; Orta doubled [Sheridan scored];
Motley homered to left [Orta scored]; White struck out; Slaught
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kittle grounded out (second to first); V. Law
flied out to right; Dybzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: On a bunt Pryor singled; Biancalana flied out to
center; Wilson flied out to right; Sheridan flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Cruz doubled; R. Law singled [Cruz scored]; Fisk
singled [R. Law to second]; Baines forced Fisk (pitcher to
shortstop) [R. Law scored (error by Biancalana) (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Luzinski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Baines out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Iorg flied out to right; Orta struck out; Motley
tripled; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Paciorek doubled; Kittle grounded out (second to
first) [Paciorek to third]; V. Law grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Paciorek scored]; Dybzinski flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Slaught flied out to center; Pryor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biancalana struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Cruz made an out to second; R. Law made an out to
first; Fisk made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled; Wilson stole second; Sheridan
walked; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Wilson to third, Sheridan out at second]; Orta flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Baines singled; Luzinski grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Baines out at second];
Paciorek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Motley grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to right; Slaught grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kittle made an out to first; V. Law grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dybzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Pryor grounded out (third to first); Biancalana
walked; Wilson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Biancalana out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEIBRANDT (PITCHING);
HAIRSTON BATTED FOR CRUZ; WATHAN REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 1B);
Hairston grounded out (second to first); R. Law singled; R. Law
stole second; Fisk homered to left [R. Law scored]; Baines
singled; WALKER BATTED FOR LUZINSKI; Walker singled [Baines to
third]; SQUIRES BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Squires grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Walker out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SQUIRES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FLETCHER REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING 2B);
Sheridan singled; Wathan grounded out (second to first)
[Sheridan to second]; Orta reached on an error by V. Law
[Sheridan to third]; Motley flied out to left; Dotson threw a
wild pitch [Sheridan scored (unearned), Orta to second]; White
made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kittle flied out to right; V. Law popped to
second in foul territory; Dybzinski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Slaught grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor
flied out to left; Biancalana doubled; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals
5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: HUISMANN REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING);
Fletcher grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Law flied out to
left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: Sheridan walked; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Sheridan to second]; Orta was walked
intentionally; Motley grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Baines singled; Walker grounded out (second to
first) [Baines to second]; Squires walked; Kittle flied out to
left; V. Law grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 11TH: REED REPLACED DOTSON (PITCHING); White walked;
Slaught out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White to
second]; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); MCRAE BATTED
FOR BIANCALANA; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 12TH: SMALLEY BATTED FOR DYBZINSKI; DENT REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING SS); Smalley struck out; Fletcher grounded out
(third to first); R. Law grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 12TH: V. LAW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SMALLEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FLETCHER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Wilson struck out (catcher to first); Sheridan made an out
to third; BALBONI BATTED FOR WATHAN; Balboni struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 13TH: BALBONI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Fisk flied
out to center; Baines grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 13TH: Orta made an out to first; Motley singled; White
grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first) [Motley to second];
Slaught was walked intentionally; Pryor flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 14TH: Squires singled; Kittle struck out; V. Law made
an out to second; Squires was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 14TH: ROBERGE REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Dent made an out
to first; Wilson struck out; Sheridan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 15TH: GURA REPLACED HUISMANN (PITCHING); Smalley flied
out to right; Fletcher singled; R. Law singled [Fletcher to
second]; Fisk flied out to right; Baines made an out to second;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 15TH: Balboni struck out; Orta struck out; Motley made an
out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 16TH: Walker grounded out (third to first); Squires
flied out to center; Kittle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 16TH: White singled; Slaught grounded out (pitcher to
first) [White to second]; White was picked off second (pitcher
to second); Pryor homered to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Royals 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        5  15   2    7
 Royals           6  12   1    9
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