John Mayberry, who homered in the second inning. was hit by a pitch in the next frame and precipitated a brawl that resulted in his ejection from the game, but the Royals went on to win in his absence, beating the White Sox, 4-2. Following Mayberry's solo swat, the Royals opened the third with singles by George Brett and Fran Healy. Both subsequently scored on a single by Amos Otis. Mayberry then came to the plate and was hit just below the knee by a pitch thrown by Stan Bahnsen. Dropping his bat, the Royals' slugger strode to the mound and exchanged punches with the White Sox pitcher. Mayberry was banished by the umpires, but Bahnsen remained on the mound and finished the game. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, May       24, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  1
Royals       0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing rf,c          4   0   2   0     0   0   .345      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
May lf                3   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .284      Otis cf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .280
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Mayberry 1b           1   1   1   1     0   0   .252
Santo 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Solaita pr,1b       2   0   1   0     0   1   .313
K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .353
L. Johnson dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Brinkman c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Brett 3b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .250
  Hairston ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Healy c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .240
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     0   2             Totals               32   4   9   4     1   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 12,239
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Royals 6
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 1
Errors: D. Allen, Brett
Doubles: McRae (11)
Triples: Pinson (1)
Home Runs: D. Allen (8), Mayberry (9)
Stolen Bases: Healy (5)
Caught Stealing: Brett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: May (1)
GIDP: L. Johnson (1), Brett (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (3,by Bahnsen)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(5-4)          8     9   4   3   1   3   1  34   3.71
Totals                  8     9   4   3   1   3   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(5-4)       9     6   2   2   0   2   1  33   3.11
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   2   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Downing singled to right; May out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Downing to second]; D. Allen flied out to
center; Melton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (third to first); Pinson flied
out to left; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Santo was called out on strikes; K. Henderson
singled to left; L. Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [K. Henderson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry homered; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rojas grounded out (third to first); Wohlford flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
was called out on strikes; Downing singled; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to center; Healy singled to right
[Brett to third]; Healy stole second; Patek struck out; Pinson
popped to second; Otis singled [Brett scored, Healy scored];
Mayberry was hit by a pitch [Otis to second]; John Mayberry
charged the mound; both benches cleared and a 10-minute brawl
ensued; Mayberry ejected by HP umpire Don Denkinger; SOLAITA
RAN FOR MAYBERRY; McRae forced Solaita (shortstop to second); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); D. Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton lined to center; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas flied out to left; Wohlford singled to
shortstop; Brett grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
L. Johnson flied out to right; Dent grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out
to center; Pinson tripled; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Brinkman popped to second; Downing popped to
third in foul territory; May grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Solaita struck out; McRae flied out to left; Rojas
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen popped to first in foul territory;
Melton lined to right; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Brett singled to
second; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Healy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: K. Henderson reached on an error by Brett; L.
Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent singled to
left [K. Henderson to second]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR BRINKMAN;
Hairston flied out to right; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DOWNING
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pinson struck out; Otis reached on an error
by D. Allen (assist by Dent); Solaita singled to second [Otis to
third]; McRae doubled to left [Otis scored (unearned), Solaita
to third]; Rojas was walked intentionally; Wohlford flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May singled to center; D. Allen homered [May
scored]; Melton flied out to right; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); K. Henderson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.