A five-run outburst in the second inning started the White Sox on their way to an 8-4 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Royals came back with an attack that included five doubles to win the nightcap, 6-1. In the lidlifter, Mike Andrews and Jorge Orta singled and Chuck Brinkman doubled to produce the first two runs for the White Sox. After Johnny Jeter singled, Carlos May hit a three-run homer. Jeter, who had four hits in the game, added a run with a round-tripper in the fourth. John Mayberry homered for the Royals. Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1973 (Day game) at Royals StadiumWhite Sox 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 13 2 Royals 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jeter rf 5 2 4 1 0 0 .500 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .328 May lf 5 1 2 3 0 2 .316 Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .367 D. Allen 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .350 Otis cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .328 Melton 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .286 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .264 Henderson cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .278 McRae rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .186 Andrews dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 .387 Piniella lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Orta 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .281 Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 Leon ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Bevacqua dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .222 Muser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Taylor c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .269 Alvarado ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brinkman c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .300 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 8 13 6 3 8 Totals 34 4 10 4 5 4 Time of Game: 2:55 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 3, Royals 1 Errors: Leon, Alvarado, Taylor, Dal Canton Doubles: Brinkman (1), Melton (2), Henderson (3), Otis (4) Home Runs: May (1), Jeter (1), Mayberry (4) Stolen Bases: Patek (4), Piniella (3) Caught Stealing: Otis (1) GIDP: Orta (1), Schaal (1), Patek (1), Piniella (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(3-2) 5 8 4 2 1 2 1 24 1.93 Forster SV(2) 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 15 0.00 Totals 9 10 4 2 5 4 1 39 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(2-1) 1.2 8 5 5 1 2 1 13 8.64 Dal Canton 7.1 5 3 1 2 6 1 29 2.95 Totals 9 13 8 6 3 8 2 42 Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (2) Balks: Dal Canton (1) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Marty Springstead WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter singled to left; May singled to left [Jeter to second]; Jeter was picked off second (pitcher to second); D. Allen struck out; Melton walked [May to second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Rojas struck out; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews singled to left; Orta singled to center [Andrews to third]; Leon popped to second; Brinkman doubled to left [Andrews scored, Orta scored]; Jeter singled to shortstop [Brinkman to third]; May homered [Brinkman scored, Jeter scored]; D. Allen flied out to center; Melton doubled to right; DAL CANTON REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Melton to third]; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry homered; McRae popped to first; Piniella walked; Schaal grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews singled to left; Orta grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; Leon lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor grounded out (third to first); Patek singled to shortstop; Patek stole second; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Jeter homered; May struck out; D. Allen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Otis to third]; McRae singled to center [Otis scored]; Piniella reached on an error by Leon [McRae to second]; Schaal struck out; Bevacqua singled to center [McRae scored (unearned), Piniella to second]; Piniella stole third; Taylor singled to center [Piniella scored (unearned), Bevacqua to third]; Patek popped to second; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Andrews reached on an error by Dal Canton [Henderson to second]; Dal Canton balked [Henderson to third, Andrews to second]; Orta was walked intentionally; MUSER BATTED FOR LEON; Muser flied out to right; Brinkman forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: ALVARADO REPLACED MUSER (PLAYING SS); Rojas flied out to right; Otis singled to shortstop [Otis to second (error by Alvarado)]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis to third]; McRae popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Jeter singled to center; May popped to catcher in foul territory; D. Allen grounded out (third to first) [Jeter to second]; Melton popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Piniella singled to left; FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Schaal flied out to right; Bevacqua singled to third [Piniella to second]; Taylor walked [Piniella to third, Bevacqua to second]; Patek grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Piniella out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Andrews grounded out (third to first); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Rojas lined to first; Otis walked; Mayberry struck out; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Alvarado grounded out (first unassisted); Brinkman struck out; Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: McRae walked; Piniella grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [McRae out at second]; Schaal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: May was called out on strikes; D. Allen singled to center; Melton forced D. Allen (third to second); Henderson doubled to left [Melton scored (error by Taylor; assists by Piniella and Patek) (unearned), Henderson to third (on throw)]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Henderson scored (unearned)]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: Bevacqua flied out to left; Taylor grounded out (second to first); Patek walked; Rojas singled to left [Patek to second]; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Royals 4. |
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