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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4

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Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4

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Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1989 (N) at Comiskey Park I

KC  A    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5 11  1
CHI A    0  1  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stillwell ss                  2   1   1   0       3   0       2   2
Seitzer 3b                    5   0   2   0       0   1       2   5
Brett 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   0      12   0
Jackson lf                    5   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Eisenreich cf,rf              5   1   2   1       0   1       3   1
Tartabull dh                  3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Thurman pr,dh,cf            0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Tabler rf                     4   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
White 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Boone c                       3   0   0   1       0   0       4   1
Saberhagen p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       35   5  11   5       4   3      27  13
FIELDING - 
E: White (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Tabler (10,off Thigpen).
3B: Eisenreich (5,off King).
SH: Boone (5,off Thigpen).
SF: Brett (7,off King).
GDP: Tabler (11,off King).
Team LOB: 9.
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gallagher cf                  5   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Fletcher 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Calderon rf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Fisk c                        4   1   1   1       0   0       4   0
Pasqua dh                     4   1   1   1       0   2       0   0
  Boston pr,dh                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Martinez 3b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
Lyons 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   0      12   2
Johnson lf                    3   1   2   1       1   1       3   0
Guillen ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       2   5
King p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
  Patterson p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thigpen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  McCarthy p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4  10   3       1   5      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guillen-Lyons.
BATTING - 
2B: Gallagher (16,off Saberhagen); Martinez (14,off Saberhagen); Johnson (2,off
Montgomery).
HR: Fisk (9,6th inning off Saberhagen 0 on 1 out); Pasqua (11,6th inning off
Saberhagen 0 on 1 out).
SH: Fletcher (7,off Saberhagen); Guillen (8,off Saberhagen).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lyons (5,Home by Saberhagen/Boone).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Saberhagen W(14-5)            7     9   4   3   1   3   2  29
Montgomery SV(8)              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   8
Totals                        9    10   4   3   1   5   2  37
WP: Montgomery (6).
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
King                          7     9   3   3   2   2   0  31
Patterson                     0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2
Thigpen L(2-5)                0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5
McCarthy                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    11   5   5   4   3   0  41
WP: King (5), Thigpen (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Thigpen 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Vic Voltaggio
Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 11155
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox        
1. Stillwell           ss        Gallagher           cf
2. Seitzer             3b        Fletcher            2b
3. Brett               1b        Calderon            rf
4. Jackson             lf        Fisk                c
5. Eisenreich          cf        Pasqua              dh
6. Tartabull           dh        Martinez            3b
7. Tabler              rf        Lyons               1b
8. White               2b        Johnson             lf
9. Boone               c         Guillen             ss
   Saberhagen          p         King                p

ROYALS 1ST: Stillwell singled to right; Seitzer singled to right
[Stillwell to third]; Brett out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Stillwell scored, Seitzer to second]; Jackson was called out on
strikes; Eisenreich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Gallagher doubled to right; Fletcher out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gallagher to third]; Calderon
struck out; Fisk flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Tartabull popped to catcher; Tabler popped to
shortstop; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Pasqua struck out; Martinez doubled to right;
Lyons singled to left [Martinez stayed at second]; Johnson
singled to right [Martinez scored, Lyons to third]; Guillen
popped to shortstop; Lyons was caught stealing home (catcher to
third to pitcher to shortstop to third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); Stillwell
walked; Seitzer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Stillwell to second]; Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first);
Fletcher singled to left; Calderon singled to center [Fletcher
to third, Calderon out at second (center to third to first)];
Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (second to pitcher); Eisenreich
singled to right; Tartabull singled to left [Eisenreich to
third]; Tabler grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Tartabull out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Pasqua popped to third; Martinez singled to
right; Lyons popped to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Boone flied
to left; Stillwell walked; Seitzer singled to left [Stillwell to
second]; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Guillen lined to center; Gallagher flied to
right; Fletcher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Jackson singled to left; King threw a wild pitch
[Jackson to second]; Eisenreich tripled to right [Jackson
scored]; Tartabull grounded out (third to first); Tabler singled
to right [Eisenreich scored]; White popped to second; Boone
lined to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Calderon grounded out (third to first); Fisk
homered to left; Pasqua homered to left; Martinez popped to
center; On a bunt Lyons grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Stillwell lined to center; Seitzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brett singled to right; Jackson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnson walked; Guillen out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Johnson scored (error by White) (unearned)];
On a bunt Gallagher grounded out (pitcher to first); Fletcher
popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White
Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: PATTERSON REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Eisenreich flied
to left; Tartabull walked; THIGPEN REPLACED PATTERSON
(PITCHING); THURMAN RAN FOR TARTABULL; Tabler doubled to center
[Thurman scored]; White singled to right [Tabler to third];
Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tabler scored,
White to second]; Thigpen threw a wild pitch [White to third];
Stillwell walked; Seitzer struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: THURMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MONTGOMERY
REPLACED SABERHAGEN (PITCHING); Calderon popped to shortstop;
Fisk flied to center; Pasqua struck out but advanced to first on
a wild pitch; BOSTON RAN FOR PASQUA; Martinez popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: BOSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCCARTHY
REPLACED THIGPEN (PITCHING); Brett grounded out (second to
first); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Eisenreich
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: THURMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
EISENREICH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MONTGOMERY REPLACED
TABLER (PITCHING); Lyons grounded out (first unassisted);
Johnson doubled to left; Guillen grounded out (first unassisted)
[Johnson to third]; Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 5, White Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           5  11   1    9
 White Sox        4  10   0    6
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