A seven-run explosion in the sixth inning, including a bases-loaded triple by Brian Downing, propelled the White Sox to an 11-7 victory over the Royals. Homers by Tony Solaita and John Mayberry helped the Royals take a 6-4 lead before the White Sox began their outburst in the sixth with a run on a wild pitch by Steve Busby with the bases loaded.

After an intentional pass to Ron Santo, Downing, who had homered earlier in the game, smashed his bases-clearing triple. The White Sox, by no means through, then added three more runs on singles by Bucky Dent and Pat Kelly and a double by Jorge Orta, who finished the game with five hits. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 7
Game Played on Sunday, April     21, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       2  0  1    3  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 17  3
White Sox    3  1  0    0  0  7    0  0  x  -  11 17  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   3   0     1   0   .295      Kelly rf              4   2   2   0     1   1   .250
Rojas 2b              5   2   3   1     1   0   .326        Bradford rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Wohlford rf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .318      Orta 2b               6   0   5   1     0   1   .261
Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   3     1   1   .324      D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .185
McRae lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .294        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Solaita dh            3   1   2   1     1   1   .375      May lf                4   1   1   0     1   1   .313
  White ph,dh         1   1   1   0     0   0   .500      Melton dh             5   2   1   1     0   1   .232
Healy c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      K. Henderson cf       4   1   2   2     1   0   .316
  Martinez c          1   0   1   0     2   0  1.000      Santo 3b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .264
Pinson cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .225      Downing c             3   2   2   4     1   0   .333
  Cowens ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Leon ss               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Gonzalez 3b           5   0   0   1     0   0   .167        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dent ss             2   1   1   1     0   0   .189
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moran p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  17   7     7   3             Totals               41  11  17   9     6   8

Time of Game: 3:26   Attendance:  7,890
Left on Base: Royals 15, White Sox 13
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Mayberry, McRae, Martinez
Doubles: Pinson (1), Rojas (3), Solaita (1), Orta (3)
Triples: Downing (1)
Home Runs: Solaita (1), Mayberry (4), Downing (2)
Stolen Bases: McRae (1), K. Henderson (2), Kelly (3)
Caught Stealing: Patek (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (1)
GIDP: Healy (1), McRae (1), Muser (1)
Hit by Pitch: Martinez (1,by Moran), Downing (1,by Busby)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(2-2)            5.2  11   8   7   5   8   1  34   5.20
McDaniel                0     3   3   3   0   0   0   3   7.50
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Bird                    2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8  12.00
Totals                  8    17  11  10   6   8   1  48

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 2.2   8   3   3   4   0   1  17   4.11
Pitlock                 0.2   2   3   3   1   0   1   5   7.36
Moran                   1     3   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Forster W(1-3)          4.2   4   1   1   2   3   0  20   8.47
Totals                  9    17   7   7   7   3   2  49

Hit by Pitch: Busby (1), Moran (3)
Wild Pitches: Busby (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Rojas walked; Wohlford singled to
right [Rojas to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Rojas scored,
Wohlford to third]; McRae singled to left [Wohlford scored,
Mayberry to second]; Solaita walked [Mayberry to third, McRae to
second]; Healy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Solaita out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta struck out; D. Allen singled
to left [Kelly to second]; Fran Healy hit in groin by foul
tip off Dick Allen's bat; May struck out; Melton singled to
left [Kelly scored, D. Allen to third, Melton to second (error
by McRae)]; K. Henderson singled to right [D. Allen scored,
Melton scored (unearned)]; K. Henderson stole second; Santo
struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Pinson singled to center; Gonzalez flied out to
left; Patek singled to center [Pinson to second]; Rojas forced
Patek (second to shortstop) [Pinson to third]; Wohlford flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: MARTINEZ REPLACED HEALY (PLAYING C ); Downing
homered; Leon struck out; On a bunt Kelly singled to third; Orta
singled to right [Kelly to third]; D. Allen lined to second; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry walked; McRae grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; Solaita
homered; Martinez walked; Pinson doubled [Martinez to third];
PITLOCK REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Melton popped to first; K. Henderson singled to
center; Santo flied out to left; Downing was hit by a pitch [K.
Henderson to second]; Leon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek walked; Rojas doubled to left [Patek scored];
Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rojas to
third]; Mayberry homered [Rojas scored]; MORAN REPLACED PITLOCK
(PITCHING); McRae flied out to center; Solaita doubled; Martinez
was hit by a pitch; Pinson flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly struck out; Orta singled to pitcher;
Ball hit Steve Busby on leg and bounced into foul territory;
D. Allen struck out; May walked [Orta to second]; Melton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Patek
singled to center; Rojas singled to right [Patek to third, Rojas
to second (on throw to 3b)]; FORSTER REPLACED MORAN (PITCHING);
Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson flied out to left; Santo singled to
left; Downing walked [Santo to second]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
LEON; Hairston was called out on strikes; Kelly flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: DENT REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING SS); McRae walked;
McRae stole second; Solaita struck out; Martinez walked; Pinson
grounded out (first to pitcher) [McRae to third, Martinez to
second]; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta singled to center; D. Allen lined to
shortstop; May singled to center [Orta to third]; Melton reached
on a fielder's choice [Orta out at home (third to catcher), May
to second]; K. Henderson walked [May to third, Melton to
second]; Busby threw a wild pitch [May scored, Melton to third,
K. Henderson to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING);
Santo was walked intentionally (walk was charged to Busby);
Downing tripled [Melton scored, K. Henderson scored, Santo
scored]; Dent singled [Downing scored]; Kelly singled [Dent to
third]; HOERNER REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Kelly stole second
[Kelly to third (error by Martinez), Dent scored]; Orta doubled
to left [Kelly scored]; D. Allen was walked intentionally; May
flied out to center; 7 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox
11.

ROYALS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); Patek flied
out to center; Rojas singled; Wohlford singled to right [Rojas
to second]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae forced
Wohlford (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6,
White Sox 11.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BIRD REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Melton grounded
out (shortstop to first); K. Henderson reached on an error by
Mayberry; Santo flied out to right; Downing grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox
11.

ROYALS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); WHITE BATTED
FOR SOLAITA; White singled to center; Martinez singled to center
[White to second]; COWENS BATTED FOR PINSON; Cowens grounded out
(third to first) [White to third, Martinez to second]; Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first) [White scored, Martinez to
third]; Patek grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 11.

WHITE SOX 8TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Dent popped
to second; Bradford singled to center; Orta singled to right
[Bradford to third]; Muser grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 11.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 11.