Top 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Drabek
  
  Offerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Goodwin vs. Drabek
  
  Goodwin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Snopek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Drabek
  
  Bell hits a popup towards third. Snopek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  King vs. Drabek
  
  King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Offerman scores. King moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. Drabek
  
  Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Damon vs. Drabek
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields the ball and throws to Drabek covering. Safe. King moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Dye vs. Drabek
  
  Dye strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Rosado
  
  Durham hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Rosado
  
  Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Rosado
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Drabek
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Macfarlane vs. Drabek
  
  Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Offerman vs. Drabek
  
  Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Drabek
  
  Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Rosado
  
  Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mouton vs. Rosado
  
  Mouton strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Rosado
  
  Baines hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Snopek vs. Rosado
  
  Snopek hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Drabek
  
  Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Drabek
  
  King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Drabek
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabek covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Drabek
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Dye vs. Drabek
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Drabek
  
  Drabek fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Drabek. Damon moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Cooper vs. Drabek
  
  Cooper strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Karkovice vs. Rosado
  
  Karkovice hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Rosado
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. Guillen reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Durham vs. Rosado
  
  Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Rosado
  
  Cameron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Rosado
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Rosado
  
  Belle strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Drabek
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Drabek
  
  Offerman strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Drabek
  
  Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Drabek
  
  Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  King vs. Drabek
  
  King hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mouton. King reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. McElroy
  
  Chuck McElroy now pitching.
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. King scores. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. McElroy
  
  Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mouton vs. Rosado
  
  Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Rosado
  
  Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Snopek vs. Rosado
  
  Snopek hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. McElroy
  
  Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. McElroy
  
  Cooper strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. McElroy
  
  Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Karkovice vs. Rosado
  
  Karkovice hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Rosado
  
  Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Durham vs. Rosado
  
  Durham hits a popup into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Cameron vs. Rosado
  
  Cameron takes first base on ball four. Guillen moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Rosado
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. McElroy
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. McElroy
  
  Goodwin bunts towards the mound. McElroy fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. McElroy
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  King vs. McElroy
  
  King hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Rosado
  
  Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mouton vs. Rosado
  
  Mouton strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Rosado
  
  Baines takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Snopek vs. Rosado
  
  Snopek hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Cooper, and into shallow left field. Snopek reaches second base with a double. Baines moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Fabregas vs. Veres
  
  Randy Veres now pitching. Jorge Fabregas pinch hits for Ron Karkovice.
  
  Fabregas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Baines scores. Snopek scores. Fabregas moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Guillen vs. Casian
  
  Larry Casian now pitching.
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fabregas moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Durham vs. Casian
  
  Durham takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Martinez vs. Pichardo
  
  Hipolito Pichardo now pitching. Dave Martinez pinch hits for Mike Cameron.
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. McElroy
  
  Dave Martinez now playing center field. Jorge Fabregas now catching.
  
  Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fabregas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. McElroy
  
  Damon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Karchner
  
  Matt Karchner now pitching.
  
  Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Pichardo
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Pichardo
  
  Belle hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Mouton vs. Pichardo
  
  Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Offerman. Thomas moves to third. Mouton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Baines vs. Pichardo
  
  Baines is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Snopek vs. Pichardo
  
  Snopek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. Mouton moves to third. Baines moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Fabregas vs. Pichardo
  
  Fabregas hits a line drive towards third. Cooper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Karchner
  
  Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Karchner
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Karchner
  
  Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Karchner
  
  David Howard pinch runs for Jose Offerman.
  
  Goodwin hits a popup into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Haney
  
  David Howard now playing second base. Chris Haney now pitching.
  
  Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Durham vs. Haney
  
  Durham bunts towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Guillen moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Haney
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Thomas vs. Haney
  
  Thomas hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Hernandez
  
  Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Dave Martinez now playing right field. Darren Lewis now playing center field. Mario Valdez now playing first base.
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Hernandez
  
  King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Davis vs. Hernandez
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. King moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Damon vs. Hernandez
  
  Damon is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Nunnally vs. Hernandez
  
  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Jermaine Dye.
  
  Nunnally strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cooper vs. Hernandez
  
  Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/23/1997 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Offerman J, 2b        5  1  3  0   Durham R, 2b          2  0  0  1   
Howard D, pr-2b       0  0  0  0   Cameron M, cf         2  1  1  1   
Goodwin T, cf         4  1  1  0   Martinez D, ph-cf-rf  2  0  0  0   
Bell J, ss            4  2  2  2   Thomas F, 1b          5  1  2  0   
King J, 1b            5  2  4  3   Lewis D, cf           0  0  0  0   
Davis C, dh           4  0  1  1   Belle A, lf           4  1  1  1   
Damon J, lf           4  0  2  0   Mouton L, rf          4  0  0  0   
Dye J, rf             4  0  0  0   Valdez M, 1b          0  0  0  0   
Nunnally J, ph        1  0  0  0   Baines H, dh          2  2  1  1   
Cooper S, 3b          5  0  1  0   Snopek C, 3b          4  1  1  1   
Macfarlane M, c       4  0  0  0   Karkovice R, c        2  0  0  0   
                                   Fabregas J, ph-c      2  0  1  2   
                                   Guillen O, ss         4  1  3  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6 14  6                        33  7 10  7

Kansas City      102 300 000 --  6
Chicago          012 003 10x --  7

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rosado J              5.1  7  6  6  2  3
Veres R*              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Casian L              0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Pichardo H (L)        1.1  1  1  0  1  0
Haney C               1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drabek D              3.2  9  6  6  2  3
McElroy C             3.0  2  0  0  0  2
Karchner M (W)        1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Hernandez R (S)       1.0  2  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th

E -- Drabek D, Offerman J
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Chicago 8
2B -- Offerman J, King J, Snopek C
3B -- Guillen O
HR -- Baines H, King J, Cameron M, Bell J, Belle A
SH -- Goodwin T, Durham R
SF -- Durham R
T -- 3:26
A -- 28490

    

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