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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 21, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 21, 1970 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Jim Odom |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Spriggs | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Rich Severson | Shortstop |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Duane Josephson | Catcher |
| Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
| Bob Spence | First Baseman |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 21, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Horlen
Spriggs strikes out. Josephson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spriggs out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Horlen, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rooker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Rooker
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rooker
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Horlen
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Rooker
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Rooker
Josephson takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Rooker
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melton moves to third. Josephson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spence vs. Rooker
Spence hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Melton tags and scores. Josephson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoop vs. Rooker
Josephson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Josephson scores. Berry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knoop vs. Rooker
Knoop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horlen vs. Rooker
Horlen bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Rooker
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Horlen
Severson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Severson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Horlen
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spriggs vs. Horlen
Spriggs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Rooker
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Morehead
Dave Morehead now pitching.
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Morehead
Melton takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Josephson vs. Morehead
There goes May. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. May steals third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Josephson vs. Morehead
Josephson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Morehead
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Horlen
There goes Oliver. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Oliver steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Horlen
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Horlen
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Morehead
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Morehead
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Morehead
Horlen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Morehead
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Horlen
Morehead is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Horlen
Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Morehead
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson misplays the ball. That's an error on Severson. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Morehead
There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Morehead
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melton vs. Morehead
Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Josephson vs. Morehead
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Morehead
Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Morehead
Spence hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Morehead
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Morehead
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Morehead
Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Gail Hopkins.
There's a wild pitch. Berry moves to third. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Morehead
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Morehead
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Spriggs. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. Berry scores. Ortiz scores. There goes Williams trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Stange
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Wood
Wilbur Wood now pitching.
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoop fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Aparicio covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wood
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Dave Morehead.
Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Monteagudo
Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Monteagudo
Melton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Monteagudo
Josephson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Monteagudo
Tommy McCraw pinch runs for Duane Josephson.
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spence vs. Monteagudo
There goes McCraw. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. McCraw steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spence vs. Monteagudo
Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Wood
Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Ed Herrmann now catching. Rich Morales now playing third base.
Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wood
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Wood
There goes Otis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Wood
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Wood
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Monteagudo
Knoop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Knoop reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Monteagudo
Wood bunts towards the mound. Monteagudo fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Monteagudo
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Monteagudo
There's a wild pitch. Wood scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Monteagudo
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Monteagudo
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herrmann vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
There goes May. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. May steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herrmann vs. Burgmeier
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCraw vs. Burgmeier
McCraw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. May scores. Herrmann moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Burgmeier
There goes McCraw. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. McCraw steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Burgmeier
Berry hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burgmeier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berry for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wood
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morales fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wood
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wood
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severson vs. Wood
Severson hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1970, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Spriggs G, rf 4 1 1 2 Williams W, rf 4 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 2
Piniella L, lf 2 0 0 0 May C, lf 3 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 0 0 Melton B, 3b 2 2 1 1
Oliver B, 1b 4 1 0 0 Herrmann E, c 0 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Josephson D, c 2 1 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 3 0 2 1 McCraw T, pr-1b 1 0 1 2
Severson R, ss 4 1 1 0 Berry K, cf 5 1 2 0
Rooker J, p 1 0 0 0 Spence B, 1b 3 0 0 1
Morehead D, p 1 0 0 0 Morales R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Monteagudo A, p 0 0 0 0 Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Hopkins G, ph 1 0 1 0
Ortiz J, pr 0 1 0 0
Stange L, p 0 0 0 0
Wood W, p 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 5 4 30 8 8 6
Kansas City 002 100 100 -- 4
Chicago 020 002 13x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J 2.1 1 2 1 4 0
Morehead D 3.2 3 2 2 3 2
Monteagudo A (L) 1.2 3 4 4 1 0
Burgmeier T 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Horlen J 6.0 3 3 2 1 4
Stange L* 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Wood W (W) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Severson R 2, Aparicio L
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 10
2B -- Severson R, Aparicio L, Knoop B, Rojas C
HR -- Spriggs G, Schaal P, Melton B
SB -- May C 2, Oliver B, McCraw T 2, Otis A
SH -- Horlen J
SF -- Spence B
HBP -- by Horlen J (Piniella L), by Monteagudo A (Josephson D)
WP -- Morehead D 2, Monteagudo A
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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