Run-producing singles by Bucky Dent and Dick Allen enabled the White Sox to defeat the Orioles, 2-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Jim Kaat and terry Forster. Brian Downing singled in the second inning, advanced to third on a single by Ed Herrmann and scored on a bunt single by Dent. Consecutive singles by Buddy Bradford, Carlos May and Allen added the other run in the fifth. Forster relieved Kaat after Earl Williams singled to lead off the ninth. Don Baylor grounded into a double play on Forster's first pitch. Brooks Robinson then singled, but Jim Fuller struck out to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       1, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
White Sox    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blair cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .156      Bradford rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .352      May lf                4   0   2   0     0   1   .261
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .263
Williams 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .193      Melton 3b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .225
  Cabell pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Santo 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .147      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .312      Downing dh            4   1   2   0     0   0   .385
  Baker pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Herrmann c            3   0   2   0     0   0   .328
Fuller rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Dent ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .178
Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   6   0     4   4             Totals               30   2  10   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,854
Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 8
DP: Orioles 2, White Sox 3
Doubles: Downing (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Melton (2)
GIDP: Davis (3), Fuller (1), Baylor (2), Santo (4), Melton (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(2-2)          4     8   2   2   3   1   0  21   2.95
Alexander               4     2   0   0   0   0   0  13   0.00
Totals                  8    10   2   2   3   1   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(3-1)             8     5   0   0   4   3   0  31   3.70
Forster SV(3)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.54
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Kaat 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to right; Grich walked; Davis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Grich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bradford singled to left; Bradford was picked off
first (pitcher to first); May grounded out (first to pitcher);
D. Allen walked; Melton walked [D. Allen to second]; Santo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
White Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Baylor flied out to
right; Robinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson made an out to second; Downing
singled to left; Herrmann singled to left [Downing to third]; On
a bunt Dent singled [Downing scored, Herrmann to second];
Bradford popped to catcher in foul territory; May was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Fuller flied out to center; Etchebarren flied out
to right; Belanger singled to left; Kaat threw a wild pitch
[Belanger to second]; Blair walked; Grich was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Allen grounded out (third to first); Melton
walked; Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis flied out to right; Williams struck out;
Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson made an out to first; Downing
doubled to left; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson walked; Fuller grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Robinson out at second];
Etchebarren singled to center; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradford singled to right; May singled to center
[Bradford to second]; D. Allen singled to left [Bradford scored,
May to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Melton
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [May to third, D.
Allen to second]; Santo reached on a fielder's choice [May out
at home (shortstop to catcher)]; K. Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox
2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair flied out to right; Grich singled to left;
Davis flied out to right; Williams singled to left [Grich to
second]; Baylor forced Williams (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann singled to left; Dent forced Herrmann (pitcher to
shortstop); Bradford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson lined to center; Fuller struck out;
Etchebarren walked; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Etchebarren to
second]; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to center; D. Allen forced May
(shortstop to second); Melton grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [D. Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair made an out to catcher; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Santo made an out to first; K. Henderson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Downing flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Williams singled to left; CABELL RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
FORSTER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Baylor grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second];
Robinson singled to left; BAKER RAN FOR ROBINSON; Fuller struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.