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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 4, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Colborn |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,737 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Shortstop |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 4, 1977
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Colborn
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Colborn covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Stone
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stone
Porter hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stone
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Colborn
Bannister hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Bannister reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bannister scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Stone
White hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stone
There goes Patek. The throw from Essian and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Stone
There goes Brett. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Stone
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Stone
Poquette is hit by the pitch. Brett moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Johnson
Bart Johnson now pitching.
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Johnson
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Johnson
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Colborn
Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards right. Cowens fields it and throws to second to catch Garr for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Johnson
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Johnson
White hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer juggles the ball. That's an error on Brohamer. Brett scores. McRae moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Johnson
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. Poquette moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter hits a line drive towards short. Bannister reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Johnson
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Johnson
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Johnson
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Johnson
There goes Patek. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Johnson
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Colborn
Bannister hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first, in foul territory. Spencer races over to make the catch. There's the throw to catch Brett, and he's out, with Johnsoncovering. Double play. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Johnson
Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Essian moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. Littell
There goes Garr. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Garr steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bannister vs. Littell
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Johnson
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Johnson
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Johnson
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Johnson
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White.
LaCock hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Littell
Bob Heise now playing second base.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Littell
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Littell
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Littell
Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Littell
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Littell
Brohamer is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Littell
Essian hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. LaGrow
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. LaGrow
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. LaGrow
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1977 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 5 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Bannister A, ss 5 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 0 0
Orta J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Poquette T, lf 3 0 2 0
Zisk R, rf 4 1 2 1 Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 1 1
Spencer J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0
Gamble O, dh 3 2 2 2 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0
Lemon C, cf 4 2 3 2 Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0
Brohamer J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 3 1
Essian J, c 5 0 2 1 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
LaCock P, ph 1 0 0 0
Heise B, 2b 0 0 0 0
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39 6 13 6 36 3 9 2
Chicago 001 001 022 -- 6
Kansas City 000 020 010 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S 3.0 1 0 0 2 1
Johnson B (W) 5.0 7 3 1 1 0
LaGrow L (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn J (L) 7.2 9 4 4 4 1
Littell M 1.1 4 2 2 1 2
E -- Orta J, Brohamer J
DP -- Chicago 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 12, Kansas City 10
2B -- Bannister A, Poquette T, Lemon C
3B -- Brett G
HR -- Lemon C, Gamble O
SB -- Brett G, Patek F, Garr R
CS -- Patek F
HBP -- by Stone S (Poquette T), by Colborn J (Lemon C)
T -- 2:40
A -- 10737
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