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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 23, 1983
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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 August 23, 1983 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1983 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 23, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,767 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Larry Barnett |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rudy Law | Center Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Harold Baines | Right Fielder |
| Greg Luzinski | DH |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Greg Walker | First Baseman |
| Vance Law | Third Baseman |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Leon Roberts | Center Fielder |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Butch Davis | Left Fielder |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 23, 1983
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Renko
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Renko
There goes Law. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Law steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Renko
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Renko, and towards Washington, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Renko
Baines hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Renko
Luzinski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Koosman, and towards Law, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Koosman
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Koosman
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Renko
Paciorek strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Renko
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Otis. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Renko
Law hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Renko
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Otis. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Renko
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Koosman
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Koosman
Koosman spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Koosman. McRae moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Koosman
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Koosman
White hits a popup towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Koosman
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Law settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. Otis tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. Koosman
Slaught hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Renko
Law 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Renko
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Renko
Baines hits a popup, foul, 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Koosman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Koosman
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Renko
Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Renko
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Renko
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Koosman
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Koosman
McRae strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Koosman
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Otis reaches second base with a double. Brett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Koosman
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. White reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Koosman
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slaught vs. Koosman
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Law fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Koosman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Renko
Law hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Slaught settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Renko
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Renko
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Renko
There goes Cruz. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Renko
Law hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Renko
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Koosman
Washington hits a popup towards first. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Koosman
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Baines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Koosman
Brett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Koosman
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Law settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Renko
Baines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Huismann
Mark Huismann now pitching.
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. Baines moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paciorek vs. Huismann
Paciorek strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Huismann
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Huismann covering, for the out. Baines moves to third. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Law vs. Huismann
Law strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Koosman
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tidrow
Dick Tidrow now pitching.
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Tidrow
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Tidrow
Slaught hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Tidrow
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Law. Davis reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. Slaught moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Hoffman
Guy Hoffman now pitching.
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaught scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Hoffman
Wathan takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Hoffman
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Davis scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Hoffman
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hoffman
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Barojas
Pat Sheridan pinch runs for Amos Otis. Salome Barojas now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Huismann
Onix Concepcion now playing second base. Greg Pryor now playing third base. Pat Sheridan now playing center field. Leon Roberts now playing right
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Huismann
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Huismann
Law strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Barojas
Jerry Dybzinski now playing shortstop. Scott Fletcher now playing second base. Jerry Hairston now playing right field. Marc Hill now catching. Da
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Barojas
Slaught takes first base on ball four. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Barojas
Davis strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Barojas
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski fields it and throws to second for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Barojas
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Huismann
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Huismann
Hairston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Hairston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Huismann
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Huismann
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Lamp
Mike Squires now playing third base. Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dybzinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lamp
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Stegman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Lamp
Sheridan hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Armstrong
Mike Armstrong now pitching.
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Armstrong
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Armstrong
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1983 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Law R, cf 4 0 2 1 Washington U, ss 5 1 1 1
Stegman D, cf 0 0 0 0 Wathan J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Hill M, c 1 0 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Baines H, rf 3 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 5 1 2 1
Hairston J, rf 1 0 1 0 Otis A, rf 2 2 2 1
Luzinski G, dh 3 0 0 0 Sheridan P, pr-cf 1 0 0 0
Paciorek T, lf 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 2 2 3
Walker G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Concepcion O, 2b 0 0 0 0
Law V, 3b 3 0 0 0 Roberts L, cf-rf 2 1 2 1
Squires M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Slaught D, c 3 1 1 1
Fletcher S, ss-2b 4 0 1 1 Davis B, lf 4 1 1 1
Cruz J, 2b 2 1 0 0
Dybzinski J, ss 0 0 0 0
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33 2 6 2 34 10 12 9
Chicago 010 010 000 -- 2
Kansas City 010 306 00x -- 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L)* 5.0 5 5 4 2 2
Tidrow D+ 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
Hoffman G 0.2 3 1 1 1 0
Barojas S 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Lamp D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (W)# 5.0 5 2 2 1 3
Huismann M 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Armstrong M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Koosman J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Walker G, Fletcher S, McRae H, Otis A, White F, Davis B, Hairston J
HR -- White F
SB -- Law R, Cruz J
SF -- Roberts L
HBP -- by Koosman J (Brett G)
T -- 2:56
A -- 18767
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