With two out in the sixth inning, Bruce Dal Canton walked Ron Santo with the bases loaded, forcing in Dick Allen with the run that gave the White Sox a 5-4 victory over the Royals. Dal Canton, replacing Marty Pattin, retired Buddy Bradford and Carlos May before his troubles started. Allen walked, Bill Melton singled and Ken Henderson drew a pass to load the bases before the pass to Santo accounted for the deciding tally. Fran Healy figured in all four of the Royals' runs, driving in three and scoring one. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Friday, April     19, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
White Sox    1  0  1    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   5  8  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   2   0     2   0   .286      Bradford rf           3   2   0   0     2   1   .286
Rojas 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .270      May lf                5   0   2   1     0   0   .275
Wohlford lf           4   0   2   0     1   1   .314      D. Allen 1b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .170
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     2   2   .357      Melton 3b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .234
McRae dh              5   1   0   0     0   2   .296      K. Henderson cf       2   1   0   0     2   1   .300
Healy c               4   2   2   3     0   0   .273      Santo dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .267
Pinson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Orta 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .179
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .250      Downing c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Dent ss               1   0   0   0     0   1   .171
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hairston ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leon ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     6   7             Totals               32   5   8   5     8   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  9,317
Left on Base: Royals 10, White Sox 11
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Patek, Orta, Kaat
Doubles: Healy (5), May (2)
Home Runs: Healy (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Schaal (1)
GIDP: Melton (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  5     7   4   4   5   4   0  27   8.00
Dal Canton L(1-1)       0.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   6   1.17
Hoerner                 2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   8   6   0  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-0)             8.1   8   4   4   6   5   1  39   4.84
Forster SV(1)           0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2  10.95
Totals                  9     8   4   4   6   7   1  41

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Rojas forced Patek
(shortstop to second); Wohlford flied out to center; Mayberry
walked [Rojas to second]; McRae forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second) [Rojas to third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bradford walked; May singled to right [Bradford
to third]; D. Allen struck out; Melton forced May (third to
second) [Bradford scored]; K. Henderson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy flied out to right; Pinson reached on an error
by Kaat (assist by D. Allen); Schaal walked [Pinson to second];
Cowens grounded out (catcher to first) [Pinson to third, Schaal
to second]; Patek walked; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford singled to second [Wohlford to second
(error by Orta)]; Mayberry singled [Wohlford to third]; McRae
reached on a fielder's choice [Wohlford out at home (third to
catcher to third to shortstop to catcher), Mayberry to third (on
throw to home), McRae to second (on throw to home)]; Healy
doubled to right [Mayberry scored, McRae scored]; Pinson singled
[Healy to third]; Schaal hit a sacrifice fly to center [Healy
scored]; Cowens struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent struck out; Bradford walked; May doubled to
left [Bradford scored]; D. Allen walked; Melton flied out to
right; K. Henderson lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek walked; Rojas grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Patek to second]; Wohlford walked; Mayberry struck out; McRae
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Santo flied out to left; Orta singled to center;
Downing singled to center [Orta to third]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
DENT; Hairston reached on a fielder's choice [Orta scored,
Downing to second (error by Patek)]; Bradford popped to first in
foul territory; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: LEON REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING SS); Healy homered;
Pinson popped to shortstop; Schaal flied out to center; Cowens
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen singled to center; Melton grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [D. Allen out at
second]; K. Henderson walked; Santo singled to third [K.
Henderson to second]; Orta singled to right [K. Henderson
scored, Santo to second]; Downing walked [Santo to third, Orta
to second]; Leon lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
4, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek singled to center; Rojas lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Patek out at first]; Wohlford was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Bradford
popped to second; May grounded out (first unassisted); D. Allen
walked; Melton singled to left [D. Allen to second]; K.
Henderson walked [D. Allen to third, Melton to second]; Santo
walked [D. Allen scored, Melton to third, K. Henderson to
second]; HOERNER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Orta popped to
catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry walked; McRae struck out; Healy grounded
out (pitcher to second) [Mayberry to second]; Pinson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
struck out; Bradford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Cowens lined
to second; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas lined to third; On a bunt Wohlford singled;
FORSTER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; McRae
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 5.