Greg Luzinski slammed two homers and drove in six runs to lead the White Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Royals. Luzinski stroked a sacrifice fly in the first inning, two-run circuit clout in the fourth and three-run round-tripper in the fifth. Salome Barojas notched his 11th save in relief of winning pitcher Britt Burns. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       26, 1982 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       1  0  1    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
White Sox    1  0  0    2  4  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .347      LeFlore cf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .301
Wathan c              5   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Bernazard 2b          2   2   0   0     1   0   .280
Brett 3b              4   2   1   0     1   1   .280      Kemp lf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Otis cf               3   1   1   1     2   0   .304        R. Law lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Luzinski dh           3   2   2   6     0   0   .301
Martin rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .280      Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .266
Aikens 1b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .255      Baines rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Concepcion 2b,ss      4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Morrison 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Washington ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .190        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Geronimo ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .378      Squires 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .269
  Pryor 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .368      Almon ss              2   1   1   0     1   0   .320
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Armstrong p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barojas p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     5   5             Totals               28   7   7   7     3   5

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 12,359
Left on Base: Royals 9, White Sox 3
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Baines
Doubles: Martin (9), Kemp (6), Fisk (4), Almon (6)
Triples: Otis (2), Wilson (3)
Home Runs: Luzinski 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (5), Fisk (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bernazard (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (2), Luzinski (3), Kemp (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(4-2)             4.1   6   7   7   2   1   2  22   4.35
Armstrong               2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   9   0.00
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.60
Totals                  8     7   7   7   3   5   2  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns W(6-2)            7     9   5   5   5   4   0  34   3.19
Barojas SV(11)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.65
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   5   0  41

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Wathan grounded
out (second to first); Brett walked; Otis tripled to right
[Brett scored]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernazard walked; Kemp doubled to right [Bernazard to third];
Luzinski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bernazard scored]; Fisk
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Martin flied out to left; Aikens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion singled to right; Washington
singled to center [Concepcion to third]; Wilson struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Baines grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morrison flied out to right; Squires made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan made an out to shortstop; Brett singled to
right [Brett to second (error by Baines)]; Otis walked; McRae
flied out to center; Martin singled to center [Brett scored,
Otis to second]; Aikens walked [Otis to third, Martin to
second]; Concepcion flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Almon lined to left; LeFlore grounded out (third
to first); Bernazard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson
tripled to right; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Wilson scored]; Brett flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kemp singled to left; Luzinski homered [Kemp
scored]; Fisk doubled to left; Baines struck out; Morrison
popped to third in foul territory; Squires flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis walked; McRae flied to right in foul territory;
Martin doubled to left [Otis to third]; Aikens lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored]; Concepcion flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Almon doubled to right; LeFlore walked; Bernazard
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Almon to
third, LeFlore to second]; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Almon scored, LeFlore to third]; Luzinski homered [LeFlore
scored, Bernazard scored]; ARMSTRONG REPLACED GURA (PITCHING);
Fisk singled to left; Fisk was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Baines struck out; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 7.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Wathan singled to center; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Squires
struck out; Almon walked; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 7.

ROYALS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MORRISON (PLAYING 3B); Otis flied
out to center; McRae was called out on strikes; Martin flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bernazard grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp
grounded out (first to pitcher); Luzinski grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 7.

ROYALS 8TH: R. LAW REPLACED KEMP (PLAYING LF); Aikens singled to
left; BAROJAS REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out
(third to first) [Aikens to second]; GERONIMO BATTED FOR
WASHINGTON; Geronimo singled to center [Aikens scored]; Wilson
was called out on strikes; Wathan grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CONCEPCION CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PRYOR
REPLACED GERONIMO (PLAYING 2B); JACKSON REPLACED ARMSTRONG
(PITCHING); Fisk was called out on strikes; Baines flied out to
right; Rodriguez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett flied out to right; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 7.