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Tuesday May 25, 1982
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Willie Aikens, Cesar Geronimo and Jerry Martin drove in two runs each to lead the Royals to a 7-4 triumph over the White Sox. Aikens snapped a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning with a two-run double. Geronimo, who drove in the first K.C. run in the fourth, hit a solo homer in the sixth and Martin drilled a two-run pinch-double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Tuesday, May 25, 1982 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals       0  0  0    1  2  2    2  0  0  -   7 10  1
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .352      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Wathan c              3   1   0   0     2   0   .279      Bernazard 2b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Kemp lf               2   1   0   0     2   0   .275
Aikens 1b             4   1   2   2     1   0   .250      Luzinski dh           4   0   2   0     0   0   .294
  Werth pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Paciorek 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .326
Otis cf               4   2   2   0     1   1   .303        Squires pr,1b       2   0   0   0     1   0   .304
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .325      Baines rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .259
Geronimo rf           3   1   2   2     0   0   .364      Fisk c                4   1   1   2     0   0   .257
  Martin ph,rf        1   0   1   2     0   0   .273      Morrison 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .236
White 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Ireland 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .304        Hickey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Creel p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Escarrega p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   7     6   4             Totals               31   4   6   4     4   3

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance: 13,414
Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 4
DP: Royals 3, White Sox 1
Errors: White
Doubles: Aikens 2 (7), Martin (8), Luzinski (11)
Triples: Concepcion (1), Baines (3)
Home Runs: Geronimo (2), Fisk (3)
Stolen Bases: Wathan (14), Otis (5)
GIDP: Geronimo (2), Baines (4), Squires (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Creel W(1-0)            5.2   5   4   4   4   1   1  25   6.35
Quisenberry SV(12)      3.1   1   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.47
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   3   1  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson L(2-5)           5.1   7   5   5   5   2   1  27   4.19
Hickey                  1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.74
Escarrega               2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.03
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   4   1  42

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Debut
game for Keith Creel; Wathan walked; Wathan stole second;
Brett grounded out (second to first) [Wathan to third]; Aikens
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore struck out (catcher to first); Bernazard
walked; Kemp lined into a double play (pitcher to third to first
to first) [Bernazard out at first]; Line drive off Keith
Creel to George Brett for first out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; McRae walked [Otis to second]; Geronimo
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Otis
to third, McRae out at second]; White walked; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Luzinski doubled to right; Paciorek reached on a
fielder's choice [Luzinski out at third (pitcher to third)];
SQUIRES RAN FOR PACIOREK; Baines grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Squires out at second]; Tom
Paciorek left with pulled leg muscle; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wilson struck
out; Wathan made an out to second; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Fisk grounded out (second to first); Morrison
singled to left; Almon flied out to left; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens lined to right; Otis singled to right; Otis
stole second; McRae singled [Otis to third]; Geronimo singled to
left [Otis scored, McRae to second]; White made an out to first;
Concepcion lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bernazard singled; Kemp walked [Bernazard to
second]; Luzinski made an out to second; Squires walked
[Bernazard to third, Kemp to second]; Baines forced Squires
(shortstop to second) [Bernazard scored, Kemp to third, Baines
to first]; Fisk forced Baines (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to left; Wathan walked [Wilson to
second]; Brett flied out to center; Aikens doubled to right
[Wilson scored, Wathan scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); McRae flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison grounded out (second to first); Almon
flied out to right; LeFlore reached on an error by White
[LeFlore to first]; Bernazard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Geronimo homered; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion tripled to right; HICKEY REPLACED DOTSON
(PITCHING); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion
scored]; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: IRELAND REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Kemp
walked; Frank White left with injured leg; Luzinski lined
to shortstop; Squires flied out to center; Baines tripled to
left [Kemp scored]; Fisk homered [Baines scored]; QUISENBERRY
REPLACED CREEL (PITCHING); Morrison grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
walked; Otis singled to left [Aikens to third]; McRae made an
out to shortstop; MARTIN BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Martin doubled to
left [Aikens scored, Otis scored]; ESCARREGA REPLACED HICKEY
(PITCHING); Ireland grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MARTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Almon
grounded out (second to first); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bernazard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
was called out on strikes; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kemp lined to center; Luzinski singled to center;
Squires grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Luzinski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
7, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); Aikens doubled
to center; WERTH RAN FOR AIKENS; Otis struck out; McRae flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Baines was
called out on strikes; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox
4.



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