An iron-man effort by Wilbur Wood ended in defeat in the 14th inning when the Royals rallied for two runs on a double by Fran Healy to beat the White Sox, 4-3. The Royals used two pitchers. Steve Busby worked the first 11 innings and Doug Bird finished as the winner, although he almost wound up losing when the White Sox broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring single by Ken Henderson in the top half of the 14th. In the Royals' half, Jim Wohlford was safe on an error by Ron Santo. Al Cowens and Frank White, both attempting to sacrifice, beat out bunts to load the bases. Healy then doubled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       25, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   3 17  2
Royals       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   4  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              7   1   3   0     0   0   .301      Patek ss              6   0   1   0     0   2   .228
Hairston dh           7   0   1   0     0   1   .162      Rojas 2b              6   1   2   0     0   1   .305
D. Allen 1b           7   1   2   0     0   2   .284      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .272
May lf                7   0   3   1     0   1   .283      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     3   0   .247
K. Henderson cf       7   1   3   1     0   2   .310      McRae dh              6   0   1   1     0   2   .345
Melton 3b             6   0   1   1     1   0   .214      Wohlford lf           5   1   0   0     1   0   .288
Santo 2b              6   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Cowens rf             5   1   1   0     1   1   .179
Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Brett 3b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .259
  Downing pr,c        2   0   0   0     1   1   .333        Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .109
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .212        White 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .244
  Muser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Healy c               6   0   1   2     0   2   .236
  Leon ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Orta ph,ss          3   0   1   0     0   1   .247        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               58   3  17   3     2   9             Totals               46   4   8   4     6   8

Time of Game: 3:58   Attendance: 13,034
Left on Base: White Sox 16, Royals 11
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Errors: Santo, Wood, Healy
Doubles: Melton (6), Brett (5), Patek (3), Healy (11)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (7)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (2), Otis (2)
GIDP: May (2)
Hit by Pitch: Santo (1,by Busby)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(7-6)            13     8   4   2   6   8   0  54   3.66
Totals                 13     8   4   2   6   8   0  54

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                  11    13   2   2   1   8   0  47   3.01
Bird W(2-1)             3     4   1   1   1   1   0  14   2.30
Totals                 14    17   3   3   2   9   0  61

Passed Balls: Herrmann (2)
Hit by Pitch: Busby (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to left; Hairston singled to right
[Kelly to third]; D. Allen struck out; May grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hairston out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson struck out; Melton popped to
shortstop; Santo singled to third; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; McRae struck out; Wohlford reached
on an error by Wood [Mayberry to second]; Cowens was called out
on strikes; Brett doubled to first [Mayberry scored (unearned),
Wohlford to third]; Healy struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied out to right; Kelly flied out to
center; Hairston grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek was called out on strikes (catcher to first);
Rojas singled to third; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Rojas to
second]; Otis walked; Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop)
[Rojas to third]; McRae singled to third [Rojas scored, Mayberry
to second]; Wohlford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); May
flied out to center; K. Henderson singled to right; Melton
doubled to left [K. Henderson scored]; Santo grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens popped to second; Brett flied out to right;
Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly singled to right; Kelly
stole second [Kelly to third (error by Healy)]; Hairston struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; Rojas flied out to left; Otis
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen struck out; May singled to center; K.
Henderson flied out to center; Melton flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; McRae popped to
second; Wohlford walked; Wohlford was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals
2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann
singled to center; DOWNING RAN FOR HERRMANN; MUSER BATTED FOR
DENT; Muser singled to left [Downing to second]; Kelly flied out
to left; Hairston popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LEON REPLACED
MUSER (PLAYING SS); Cowens walked; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cowens to second]; Healy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cowens to third]; Patek grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (pitcher to first); K. Henderson singled to left;
Melton walked [K. Henderson to second]; Santo was hit by a pitch
[K. Henderson to third, Melton to second]; Downing was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas struck out; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ORTA BATTED FOR LEON; Orta struck out; Kelly
singled to center; Hairston flied out to right; D. Allen singled
[Kelly to third]; May singled to right [Kelly scored, D. Allen
to third]; K. Henderson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); McRae was called
out on strikes; Wohlford flied out to right; Cowens grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); Santo
flied out to left; Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 10TH: SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR BRETT; Scheinblum grounded
out (second to first); Healy lined to center; Patek flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 11TH: WHITE REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING 3B); Orta
flied out to center; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 11TH: Rojas singled to left; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Rojas to second]; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; McRae flied out to center; Wohlford grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 12TH: BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); D. Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; K. Henderson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 12TH: Cowens flied out to left; White flied out to
center; Healy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 13TH: Melton flied out to right; Santo grounded out
(third to first); Downing walked; Orta singled to right [Downing
to third]; Kelly grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 13TH: Patek doubled to left; Rojas grounded out (first
unassisted); Otis popped to first in foul territory; Mayberry
was walked intentionally; McRae forced Patek (third unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 14TH: Hairston popped to third; D. Allen singled to
shortstop; May singled to center [D. Allen to third]; K.
Henderson singled to right [D. Allen scored, May to second];
Melton popped to shortstop; Santo flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 14TH: Wohlford reached on an error by Santo; On a bunt
Cowens singled to second [Wohlford to second]; On a bunt White
singled to third [Wohlford to third, Cowens to second]; Healy
doubled to left [Wohlford scored (unearned), Cowens scored,
White to third]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Royals 4.