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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 27, 1987
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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 May 27, 1987 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 27, 1987 |
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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 | May 27, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Richard Dotson |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 15,803 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Mark Johnson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Left Fielder |
Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Billy Gardner | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Royster | Left Fielder |
Gary Redus | Right Fielder |
Harold Baines | DH |
Greg Walker | First Baseman |
Tim Hulett | Third Baseman |
Ken Williams | Center Fielder |
Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
Fred Manrique | Second Baseman |
Ron Karkovice | Catcher |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 27, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Dotson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Dotson
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dotson
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Dotson
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Royster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus hits a fly ball into left field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Leibrandt
Baines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hulett vs. Leibrandt
Hulett strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dotson
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Dotson
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Dotson
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hulett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Dotson
Salazar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Leibrandt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Leibrandt
Guillen bunts towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guillen for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manrique vs. Leibrandt
Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Karkovice strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Dotson
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Dotson
Wilson bunts towards third. Hulett fields it and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Dotson
Seitzer strikes out. Karkovice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Seitzer out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Dotson
Tartabull hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Leibrandt
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baines for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Dotson
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dotson
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hulett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Dotson
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hulett vs. Leibrandt
Hulett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Leibrandt
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Dotson
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Dotson
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen misplays the ball. That's an error on Guillen. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Dotson
Quirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Dotson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Leibrandt
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Leibrandt
Manrique strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Karkovice hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Dotson
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Dotson
Tartabull strikes out. There goes Seitzer. The throw from Karkovice to second, and Seitzer is out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Dotson
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus hits a line drive towards short. Salazar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Leibrandt
Baines hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hulett vs. Leibrandt
Hulett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Leibrandt
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dotson
White hits a popup towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Dotson
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Dotson
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Dotson
Salazar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Dotson
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Leibrandt
Guillen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull who is chasing the ball. Guillen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manrique vs. Leibrandt
Manrique hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guillen scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Leibrandt fires to first and picks off Manrique. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Karkovice strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Dotson
Daryl Boston now playing left field.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Dotson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Dotson
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Leibrandt
Baines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hulett vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Hulett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Dotson
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dotson
White hits a line drive towards short. Guillen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Dotson
Balboni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. James
Bob James now pitching.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/27/1987 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Wilson W, cf 3 0 0 0 Royster J, lf 4 1 2 1 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Boston D, lf 0 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 4 0 1 0 Redus G, rf 4 0 0 0 Orta J, dh 4 0 0 0 Baines H, dh 4 1 3 1 White F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Walker G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Balboni S, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hulett T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Beniquez J, lf 4 0 1 0 Williams K, cf 3 0 1 0 Salazar A, ss 3 0 1 0 Guillen O, ss 2 1 1 0 Quirk J, c 3 0 1 0 Manrique F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Karkovice R, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 31 3 10 3 Kansas City 010 000 001 -- 2 Chicago 000 001 20x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leibrandt C (L) 7.1 10 3 3 0 7 Farr S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dotson R (W) 8.2 7 2 2 0 7 James B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Guillen O DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 5 2B -- Royster J 3B -- Guillen O HR -- White F, Baines H, Royster J, Balboni S CS -- Seitzer K SH -- Guillen O, Wilson W T -- 2:26 A -- 15803
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