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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 8, 1987
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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 April 8, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 8, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Floyd Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Leibrandt |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,446 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Larry Barnett |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Redus | Center Fielder |
| Donnie Hill | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Royster | Left Fielder |
| Carlton Fisk | DH |
| Greg Walker | First Baseman |
| Ivan Calderon | Right Fielder |
| Tim Hulett | Third Baseman |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Ron Karkovice | Catcher |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Steve Balboni | DH |
| Ed Hearn | Catcher |
| Buddy Biancalana | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 8, 1987
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Leibrandt
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a popup towards short. Biancalana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Leibrandt
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bannister
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Calderon who is chasing the ball. Seitzer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Bannister
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Bannister
There goes Tartabull. The throw from Karkovice and he is out, Guillen applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Bannister
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walker scoops it up and throws to first, with Bannister covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderon vs. Leibrandt
Calderon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hulett vs. Leibrandt
Hulett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana misplays the ball. That's an error on Biancalana. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Leibrandt
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bannister
White hits a fly ball into center field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bannister
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Bannister
Balboni takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Bannister
Hearn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Royster. Hearn reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. Balboni goes all the way around to score. Hearn moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biancalana vs. Bannister
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Karkovice strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Leibrandt
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bannister
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Bannister
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Redus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bannister
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bannister
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hulett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Leibrandt
Fisk 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, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Bannister
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Bannister
Balboni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hearn vs. Bannister
Hearn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Redus. Hearn reaches second base with a double. Balboni moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Biancalana vs. Bannister
Biancalana hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bannister
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Calderon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Bannister
Seitzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Winn
Jim Winn now pitching.
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Winn
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Winn
White takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Winn
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderon vs. Leibrandt
Calderon hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hulett vs. Leibrandt
Hulett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Leibrandt
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Karkovice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Winn
Balboni hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Winn
Hearn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biancalana vs. Winn
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Winn
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Royster. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Winn
Seitzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster throws the ball in to Walker who tags Seitzer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wilson scores. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Redus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Leibrandt
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Leibrandt
Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Redus moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Leibrandt
Fisk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Leibrandt
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Winn
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Winn
Brett takes first base on ball four. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Winn
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Winn
Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Calderon. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Tartabull scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Winn
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hulett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderon vs. Leibrandt
Kevin Seitzer now playing third base. Juan Beniquez now playing first base.
Calderon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hulett vs. Leibrandt
Hulett hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Leibrandt
Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Karkovice vs. Leibrandt
Karkovice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guillen scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Redus vs. Leibrandt
Redus takes first base on ball four. Karkovice moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Leibrandt
Hill is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Davis
Joel Davis now pitching. Fred Manrique now playing shortstop.
Hearn hits a line drive into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biancalana vs. Davis
Biancalana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Davis
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Willie Wilson.
Bosley hits a line drive into left field. Royster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Anderson
Rick Anderson now pitching. Thad Bosley now playing center field.
Royster is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Anderson
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer juggles the ball. That's an error on Seitzer. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Anderson
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Walker reaches second base with a double. Fisk goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Calderon vs. Anderson
Calderon hits a popup towards short. Biancalana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hulett vs. Anderson
Hulett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Anderson
Manrique hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Searage
Ray Searage now pitching.
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Searage
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Searage
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Searage
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Ron Karkovice.
Hairston is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redus vs. Quisenberry
Redus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer juggles the ball. That's an error on Seitzer. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Quisenberry
Hill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Redus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Quisenberry
Ron Hassey pinch hits for Jerry Royster.
Hassey strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Quisenberry
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Biancalana fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1987 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Redus G, cf 4 0 1 0 Wilson W, cf 4 1 1 0
Hill D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Bosley T, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Royster J, lf 4 0 0 0 Seitzer K, 1b-3b 5 1 3 1
Hassey R, ph 1 0 0 0 Tartabull D, rf 4 1 2 0
Fisk C, dh 4 1 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 2 1
Walker G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Beniquez J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Calderon I, rf 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hulett T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Jackson B, lf 4 1 2 1
Guillen O, ss 2 1 1 0 Balboni S, dh 3 3 2 1
Manrique F, ss 1 0 0 0 Hearn E, c 3 1 2 2
Karkovice R, c 3 0 1 1 Biancalana B, ss 4 1 1 3
Hairston J, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 3 6 3 35 9 15 9
Chicago 000 000 120 -- 3
Kansas City 020 421 00x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister F (L) 3.2 9 6 6 1 1
Winn J 2.1 6 3 3 4 1
Davis J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Searage R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W) 7.0 3 1 1 2 6
Anderson R 1.0 2 2 0 0 1
Quisenberry D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Brett G, Biancalana B, Seitzer K 2
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 10, Kansas City 8
2B -- Hearn E 2, Wilson W, Redus G, Jackson B, Guillen O, Walker G
3B -- Seitzer K
HR -- Biancalana B, Balboni S
CS -- Tartabull D
HBP -- by Leibrandt C (Fisk C)
T -- 2:50
A -- 19446
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