October 1, 2000 · 2:05 PM EDT
Mike Sweeney
DH2-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterCJ
Charles Johnson
C1-2H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP5.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
James BaldwinP3.0IP5 ER · 4 K · LBiggest lead KC by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CWWhite Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
2CL Guardians | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.0 |
3DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16.0 |
| 4KCRoyals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18.0 |
5MI Twins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
JD Johnny DamonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WDWilson DelgadoSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MSMike SweeneyDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJoe Randa3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBDee BrownLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DMDave McCarty1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JFJorge FabregasC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CFCarlos Febles2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Dye 2, Randa, Brown
HR: Sweeney
RBI: Damon, Sweeney 2, Dye, McCarty
LOB: 22
| CFChris FussellW | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 70 |
| JSJose Santiago | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| KWKris Wilson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
RB Ricky Bottalico | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 140 |
RD Ray Durham2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JVJose ValentinSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FT Frank ThomasDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MO Magglio OrdonezRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CL Carlos LeeLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
PK Paul Konerko1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HPHerbert Perry Jr.3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CSChris SingletonCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJCharles JohnsonC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CWCraig Wilson2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TGTony GraffaninoSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HB Harold BainesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJeff LieferRF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JAJeff AbbottLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNGreg Norton1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMcKay ChristensenCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJosh PaulC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
2B: Ordonez
HR: Johnson
RBI: Konerko, Johnson
CS: Lee
LOB: 19
| BHBob Howry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| CBChad Bradford | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| JBJames BaldwinL | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 69 |
KF Keith Foulke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| KWKelly Wunsch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| KBKevin Beirne | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| LBLorenzo Barcelo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
MB Mark Buehrle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 165 |
The Royals beat the White Sox 6-2 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Chris Fussell got the win and James Baldwin took the loss. Mike Sweeney went 2-for-5 for the Royals, while Charles Johnson went 1-for-2 for the White Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
