Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
  
  Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Lyons vs. Saberhagen
  
  Lyons hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gallagher moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Baines vs. Saberhagen
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Calderon vs. Saberhagen
  
  Calderon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Rosenberg
  
  Eisenreich takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
  
  There goes Eisenreich. The throw from Karkovice and he is safe. Eisenreich steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
  Brett vs. Rosenberg
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Eisenreich tags and scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Rosenberg
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Tabler vs. Rosenberg
  
  Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Saberhagen
  
  Pasqua strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Saberhagen
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tabler. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Manrique vs. Saberhagen
  
  Manrique hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Saberhagen
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. There goes Manrique trying to get to third. Tabler throws the ball in to Seitzer, who tags Manrique for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
  
  There goes Guillen. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Guillen steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
  
  Karkovice strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
  
  Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Rosenberg
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  White vs. Rosenberg
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
  
  Gallagher strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Lyons vs. Saberhagen
  
  Lyons 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 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Saberhagen
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Wellman vs. Rosenberg
  
  Wellman strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Rosenberg
  
  Eisenreich hits a line drive into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
  
  Seitzer strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Calderon vs. Saberhagen
  
  Calderon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Saberhagen
  
  Pasqua strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Saberhagen
  
  Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Manrique vs. Saberhagen
  
  Manrique strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Rosenberg
  
  Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Rosenberg
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Tabler vs. Rosenberg
  
  Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Saberhagen
  
  Guillen strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
  
  Karkovice hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Karkovice reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
  
  Gallagher strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Lyons vs. Saberhagen
  
  Lyons takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
  Baines vs. Saberhagen
  
  Baines takes first base on ball four. Karkovice moves to third. Lyons moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Calderon vs. Saberhagen
  
  Calderon hits a line drive towards short. Wellman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Rosenberg
  
  Macfarlane hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Rosenberg
  
  White hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Wellman vs. Rosenberg
  
  Wellman strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Eisenreich vs. Rosenberg
  
  Eisenreich hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Macfarlane scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
  
  There's a wild pitch. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
  Seitzer vs. Rosenberg
  
  Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Brett vs. Rosenberg
  
  Brett hits a popup towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Saberhagen
  
  Pasqua strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Saberhagen
  
  Walker 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 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Manrique vs. Saberhagen
  
  Manrique hits a line drive into right field. Tabler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Rosenberg
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabler vs. Rosenberg
  
  Tabler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
  
  Willie Wilson pinch runs for Pat Tabler.
  
  There goes Wilson. The throw from Karkovice and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Tartabull vs. Rosenberg
  
  Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Macfarlane vs. Long
  
  Bill Long now pitching.
  
  Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  White vs. Long
  
  White hits a line drive into left field. Pasqua picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pasqua. Wilson scores. Tartabull scores. Macfarlane moves to third. White moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  Wellman vs. Long
  
  Wellman hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
  Eisenreich vs. Long
  
  Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Long fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Saberhagen
  
  Willie Wilson now playing center field. Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
  
  Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Karkovice vs. Saberhagen
  
  Karkovice strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Gallagher vs. Saberhagen
  
  Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Guillen moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lyons vs. Gordon
  
  Tom Gordon now pitching.
  
  Lyons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Eisenreich. Lyons reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. Gallagher moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Baines vs. Gordon
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
  Calderon vs. Gordon
  
  Calderon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Calderon reaches second base with a double. Gallagher scores. Lyons scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Pasqua vs. Gordon
  
  Pasqua strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Long
  
  Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Long
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Long
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Hillegas
  
  Shawn Hillegas now pitching.
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball towards center. Gallagher catches it and throws to second to double up Brett. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Gordon
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Boston vs. Gordon
  
  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Fred Manrique.
  
  Boston takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Gordon
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boston moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Fisk vs. Gordon
  
  Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ron Karkovice.
  
  Fisk strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
  Gallagher vs. Gordon
  
  Gallagher takes first base on ball four. Boston moves to third. Guillen moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Lyons vs. Gordon
  
  Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards second base. White fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Hillegas
  
  Eddie Williams now playing third base. Steve Lyons now playing second base. Carlton Fisk now catching.
  
  Tartabull strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Hillegas
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Hillegas
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Buckner vs. Hillegas
  
  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Brad Wellman.
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Macfarlane moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Eisenreich vs. Hillegas
  
  Rey Palacios pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
  
  Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Gordon
  
  Rey Palacios now playing third base. Kevin Seitzer now playing shortstop.
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Calderon vs. Gordon
  
  Calderon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Pasqua vs. Gordon
  
  Pasqua hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Hillegas
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lyons scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Hillegas
  
  Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Calderon. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Hillegas
  
  Jackson is walked intentionally. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Hillegas
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 7/9/1989 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Gallagher D, cf       4  1  2  0   Eisenreich J, cf-rf   4  1  1  1   
Lyons S, 3b-2b        4  1  1  1   Seitzer K, 3b-ss      3  0  0  0   
Baines H, dh          4  0  0  0   Brett G, 1b           4  1  1  1   
Calderon I, rf        5  0  1  2   Jackson B, lf         2  0  0  0   
Pasqua D, lf          5  0  0  0   Tabler P, rf          3  0  2  0   
Walker G, 1b          3  1  1  0   Wilson W, pr-cf       2  1  1  1   
Manrique F, 2b        3  0  1  1   Tartabull D, dh       3  1  0  0   
Boston D, ph          0  0  0  0   Macfarlane M, c       3  1  2  0   
Williams E, 3b        0  0  0  0   White F, 2b           4  0  1  2   
Guillen O, ss         4  1  3  0   Wellman B, ss         3  0  0  0   
Karkovice R, c        3  0  1  0   Buckner B, ph         1  0  0  0   
Fisk C, ph-c          1  0  0  0   Palacios R, pr-3b     0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4 10  4                        32  5  8  5

Chicago          010 000 300 --  4
Kansas City      100 012 001 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rosenberg S           5.1  4  4  4  4  5
Long B                1.0  1  0  0  3  0
Hillegas S (L)        2.0  3  1  1  1  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B          6.1  7  3  3  3 12
Gordon T (W)          2.2  3  1  1  2  4

E -- Karkovice R, Pasqua D, Williams E
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Kansas City 11
2B -- Walker G, Karkovice R, Macfarlane M, Eisenreich J, Lyons S, Calderon I, Brett G
SB -- Eisenreich J, Guillen O, Wilson W
SF -- Brett G
WP -- Rosenberg S
T -- 3:20
A -- 30456

    

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