Top 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Hough
  
  Gibson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pasqua. Gibson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Hough
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. McRae reaches second base with a double. Gibson scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Hough
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Tartabull vs. Hough
  
  Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cromartie vs. Hough
  
  Cromartie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Raines vs. Gubicza
  
  Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Gubicza
  
  Ventura hits a popup for a single. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Gubicza
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ventura moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Pasqua vs. Gubicza
  
  Pasqua strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Jackson vs. Gubicza
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground for a single. Ventura scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Johnson vs. Gubicza
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Grebeck vs. Gubicza
  
  Grebeck hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spehr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Hough
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Hough
  
  Howard hits a popup beyond short. Guillen can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Shumpert vs. Hough
  
  Shumpert bunts towards the mound. Hough fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hough. Howard moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Spehr vs. Hough
  
  Spehr strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gibson vs. Hough
  
  There goes Shumpert. The throw from Karkovice and he is safe. Shumpert steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
  Gibson vs. Hough
  
  Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gibson for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Karkovice vs. Gubicza
  
  Karkovice strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Gubicza
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Raines vs. Gubicza
  
  Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Ventura vs. Gubicza
  
  Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Hough
  
  Warren Newson now playing right field. Dan Pasqua now playing first base.
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Hough
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Tartabull vs. Hough
  
  Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Cromartie vs. Hough
  
  Cromartie takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Tartabull moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Seitzer vs. Hough
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Newson vs. Gubicza
  
  Newson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Gubicza
  
  Pasqua hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cromartie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pasqua for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Gubicza
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Gubicza
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Hough
  
  Howard hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shumpert vs. Hough
  
  Shumpert hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Shumpert reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Spehr vs. Hough
  
  Spehr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Gibson vs. Hough
  
  Gibson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  McRae vs. Hough
  
  McRae strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Grebeck vs. Gubicza
  
  Grebeck hits a line drive beyond short. Howard can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Karkovice vs. Gubicza
  
  Karkovice bunts towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. Grebeck moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Guillen vs. Gubicza
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Raines vs. Gubicza
  
  Raines takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Ventura vs. Gubicza
  
  Ventura hits a line drive beyond second. Shumpert can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Grebeck scores. Raines moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Newson vs. Gubicza
  
  Newson hits a ball on the ground for a single. Raines scores. Ventura moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Pasqua vs. Gubicza
  
  Pasqua hits a popup beyond short. Howard can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Ventura moves to third. Newson moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Jackson vs. Gubicza
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ventura scores. Newson scores. Pasqua moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Davis
  
  Mark Davis now pitching.
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. Pasqua moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Grebeck vs. Davis
  
  Grebeck takes first base on ball four. Pasqua scores. Jackson moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
  Karkovice vs. Davis
  
  Karkovice takes first base on ball four. Jackson scores. Johnson moves to third. Grebeck moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
  Guillen vs. Davis
  
  Storm Davis now pitching.
  
  Guillen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Raines vs. Davis
  
  Raines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Ventura vs. Davis
  
  Ventura hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Raines moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Newson vs. Davis
  
  Newson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Hough
  
  Sammy Sosa now playing right field.
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Hough
  
  Tartabull strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cromartie vs. Hough
  
  Cromartie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Johnston
  
  Joel Johnston now pitching.
  
  Pasqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Johnston
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Seitzer. Pasqua moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Johnston
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Grebeck vs. Johnston
  
  Grebeck hits a line drive for a single. Pasqua moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Karkovice vs. Johnston
  
  Karkovice strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Guillen vs. Johnston
  
  Guillen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Hough
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Hough
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Shumpert vs. Hough
  
  Shumpert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Raines vs. Johnston
  
  Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Johnston
  
  Ventura strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sosa vs. Johnston
  
  Sosa strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Spehr vs. Hough
  
  Rodney McCray now playing left field. Joey Cora now playing second base. Craig Grebeck now playing third base.
  
  Spehr hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McCray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gibson vs. Hough
  
  Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Moore vs. Hough
  
  Harvey Pulliam pinch runs for Kirk Gibson. Bobby Moore pinch hits for Brian McRae.
  
  Moore strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clark vs. Hough
  
  Dave Clark pinch hits for George Brett.
  
  Clark hits a line drive towards third. Grebeck reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Johnston
  
  Harvey Pulliam now playing left field. Bobby Moore now playing center field. Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
  
  Pasqua hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Johnston
  
  Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Johnston
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Hough
  
  Esteban Beltre now playing shortstop.
  
  Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cromartie vs. Hough
  
  Cromartie hits a fly ball into left field. McCray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Hough
  
  Seitzer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grebeck vs. Gordon
  
  Tom Gordon now pitching.
  
  Grebeck hits a fly ball into left field. Pulliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Gordon
  
  Matt Merullo pinch hits for Ron Karkovice.
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Beltre vs. Gordon
  
  Beltre strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Wapnick
  
  Matt Merullo now catching. Steve Wapnick now pitching.
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grebeck fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grebeck. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Cole vs. Wapnick
  
  Stu Cole pinch hits for Terry Shumpert.
  
  Cole strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spehr vs. Wapnick
  
  Spehr hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Pulliam vs. Wapnick
  
  Pulliam hits a fly ball into left field. McCray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/5/1991 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Gibson K, lf          3  1  2  0   Raines T, lf          3  1  1  0   
Pulliam H, pr-lf      1  0  0  0   McCray R, lf          0  0  0  0   
McRae B, cf           3  1  2  1   Ventura R, 3b         5  2  3  1   
Moore B, ph-cf        1  0  0  0   Cora J, 2b            0  0  0  0   
Brett G, dh           3  0  0  0   Thomas F, 1b          1  0  1  0   
Clark D, ph           1  0  0  0   Newson W, rf          3  1  1  1   
Tartabull D, rf       2  0  1  1   Sosa S, rf            1  0  0  0   
Eisenreich J, rf      1  0  0  0   Pasqua D, rf-1b       5  1  2  0   
Cromartie W, 1b       3  0  0  0   Jackson B, dh         4  1  2  3   
Seitzer K, 3b         4  0  0  0   Johnson L, cf         3  1  0  0   
Howard D, ss          4  0  1  0   Grebeck C, 2b-3b      4  2  2  1   
Shumpert T, 2b        2  0  1  0   Karkovice R, c        2  1  0  1   
Cole S, ph            1  0  0  0   Merullo M, ph-c       1  0  0  0   
Spehr T, c            4  0  0  0   Guillen O, ss         4  1  1  4   
                                   Beltre E, ss          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        37 11 13 11

Kansas City      200 000 000 --  2
Chicago          100 (10)00 00x -- 11

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (L)         3.2  8  7  7  4  2
Davis M*              0.0  0  3  3  3  0
Davis S               0.1  3  1  1  0  0
Johnston J            3.0  2  0  0  0  4
Gordon T              1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hough C (W)           8.0  7  2  2  3  5
Wapnick S             1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

E -- Hough C, Seitzer K, Grebeck C
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Chicago 10
2B -- Gibson K, McRae B 2, Shumpert T
HR -- Guillen O
SB -- Shumpert T
SH -- Shumpert T, Karkovice R
T -- 3:01
A -- 27651

    

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