DBL Box Score, Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox, 08/19/1992

DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 08/19/1992
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX

GAME ID: 1510 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1992 - GAME LOG

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Royals (80-46)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Chicago White Sox (67-60)	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	3	5	0

White Sox Beat Visiting Royals, 3-2

Both teams had their opportunities, but in the end, the Chicago White Sox got the win.

The Chicago White Sox eked out a 3-2 win versus the Kansas City Royals at Comiskey Park. Nobody did more than pitcher Bruce Ruffin, who captured player of the game honors. The winning pitcher was Ruffin, now 12-10. He tossed 8.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 10.

With runs few and far between, the White Sox had to seize their opportunities when they came. One of the most important chances for Chicago came in the bottom of the fourth inning, when center fielder Oddibe McDowell delivered a run-scoring single. The single was hit off Mark Guthrie and made the score 3-2, White Sox. McDowell went 2-3 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Ruffin said.

The 4th-place White Sox have won 4 straight games.

KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES		CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
B. Larkin SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.264	9	62
O. Merced RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.280	16	69
D. Tartabull DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.255	8	23
C. Brown 3B	3	1	3	2	1	0	0	.282	5	30
R. Sanders CF	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	.245	26	74
a-R. Lankford PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.246	13	59
C. Hoiles C	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.238	14	36
J. Olerud 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.303	18	70
J. Conine LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271	8	30
R. Alomar 2B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.283	9	53
Totals	30	2	5	2	4	12	13

a - R. Lankford pinch hit for R. Sanders in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Brown (5, 1st Inning off B. Ruffin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , B. Larkin , C. Brown 6
2-out RBI: C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Olerud 2
GIDP: C. Hoiles , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Olerud (7)

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	K	LOB	AVG	HR	RBI
P. Householder DH	4	0	0	0	1	0	.171	11	32
R. Thompson 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.208	13	39
T. Fryman 3B	3	0	0	0	3	1	.208	16	54
K. Gibson RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.225	21	54
K. Reimer 1B	3	0	0	0	2	1	.223	21	49
R. Sierra LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	.249	17	63
O. McDowell CF	3	0	2	2	0	0	.260	23	70
A. Robertson SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.240	5	22
J. Reed C	3	0	0	0	1	0	.125	1	7
Totals	29	3	5	3	9	4

BATTING
Triples: R. Sierra 2 (13, 2nd Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off M. Guthrie, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sierra 6 , O. McDowell 2 , K. Gibson
2-out RBI: R. Sierra , O. McDowell 2
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Thompson (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Robertson-Thompson-Reimer, Fryman-Thompson-Reimer)

KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES		CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
M. Guthrie L (15-7)	8.0	5	3	3	0	9	0	112	76	3.04

PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guthrie 69
Batters Faced: M. Guthrie 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guthrie 7-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guthrie 112-76
WP: M. Guthrie

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PI	PS	ERA
B. Ruffin W (12-10)	8.1	5	2	2	3	10	1	127	76	3.48
R. Citarella SV (5)	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	16	7	2.04

PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ruffin 72
Batters Faced: B. Ruffin 31, R. Citarella 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ruffin 6-7, R. Citarella 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ruffin 127-76, R. Citarella 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Citarella 1-0
WP: B. Ruffin

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Bruce Ruffin
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 17485
Special Notes: Ruben Sierra ties the CWS regular season game record for triples with 2.