Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
May 25, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1982 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 1 1
Wathan c 3 1 0 0
Brett 3b 5 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 1 2 2
  Werth pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 2 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Geronimo rf 3 1 2 2
  Martin ph,rf 1 0 1 2
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Ireland 2b 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Creel p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 3 1 1 0
Kemp lf 2 1 0 0
Luzinski dh 4 0 2 0
Paciorek 1b 1 0 0 0
  Squires pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Baines rf 4 1 1 2
Fisk c 4 1 1 2
Morrison 3b 4 0 1 0
Almon ss 3 0 0 0
Dotson p 0 0 0 0
  Hickey p 0 0 0 0
  Escarrega p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Kansas City 000 122 2007101
Chicago 000 103 000460
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Creel  W (1-0) 5.2 5 4 4 4 1
  Quisenberry  SV (12) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Dotson  L (2-5) 5.1 7 5 5 5 2
  Hickey   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Escarrega   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
6
4

  E–White (5).  DP–Kansas City 3, Chicago 1.  2B–Kansas City Aikens 2 (7,off Dotson,off Escarrega); Martin (8,off Hickey), Chicago Luzinski (11,off Creel).  3B–Kansas City Concepcion (1,off Dotson), Chicago Baines (3,off Creel).  HR–Kansas City Geronimo (2,6th inning off Dotson 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Fisk (3,6th inning off Creel 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Wathan (14,2nd base off Dotson/Fisk); Otis (5,2nd base off Dotson/Fisk).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:25.  A–13,414.
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