Steve Busby's bid for back-to-back no-hit outings ended with Pat Kelly's two-out single in the sixth, and the White Sox scored all their runs in next frame to hang a 3-1 defeat on the K.C. hurler, who had no-hit the Brewers five nights earlier. A two-run homer by Ron Santo following a single by Carlos May was the winning blow. The Sox added their third run on Bill Sharp's double and Bucky Dent's two-out single.

Wilbur Wood took a three-hitter into the ninth, but was replaced by Terry Forster after Hal McRae singled. The Royals loaded the bases, but Forster got Al Cowens to hit into a game-ending double play to preserve Wood's 12th victory. The Royals scored their only run in the sixth on a walk, sacrifice and Cookie Rojas' single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, June      24, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  7  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .302      Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .306      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
D. Allen 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Rojas 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
  Muser 1b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .350      McRae rf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .318
May lf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .286      Scheinblum dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .148
K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .277        White pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Santo 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .249      Solaita 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Sharp rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .381        Martinez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .194
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Floyd pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Dent ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brett 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .263
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   4             Totals               29   1   5   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 16,193
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Royals 6
DP: White Sox 3, Royals 0
Doubles: Sharp (4), Solaita (3)
Home Runs: Santo (5)
Caught Stealing: Dent (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (2)
GIDP: Scheinblum 2 (6), Cowens (4)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (5,by Wood)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(12-8)            8.1   4   1   1   2   4   0  31   3.39
Forster SV(11)          0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.05
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(9-7)            9     7   3   3   2   4   1  35   3.37
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   1  35

Passed Balls: Herrmann (5)
Hit by Pitch: Wood (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Orta
struck out; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

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

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied out to right; K. Henderson was called
out on strikes; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae was hit by a pitch; Scheinblum grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at
second]; Solaita doubled to right; Cowens flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp flied out to left; Herrmann struck out;
Dent popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly walked; Orta struck out; D. Allen lined to
center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Patek was
called out on strikes; Rojas singled to center; McRae flied out
to left; Scheinblum forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson flied out to right; Santo walked;
Sharp forced Santo (second to shortstop); Herrmann lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Cowens
grounded out (first unassisted); Healy grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent popped to second; Kelly singled to center;
Orta forced Kelly (shortstop unassisted); Muser grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett walked; Wohlford reached on a fielder's choice
on a sacrifice bunt [Brett to second]; On a bunt Patek popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rojas singled to left [Brett scored,
Wohlford to second]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Wohlford to
third, Rojas to second]; McRae was walked intentionally;
Scheinblum grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to left; K. Henderson popped to
second in foul territory; Santo homered [May scored]; Sharp
doubled; Herrmann flied out to right; Dent singled to left
[Sharp scored]; Dent was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Cowens struck
out; Healy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(second to first); Muser singled to right; May grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: K. Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Santo flied out to right; Sharp singled to center; Herrmann
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals
1.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
McRae singled to center; FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING);
Scheinblum walked [McRae to second]; WHITE RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM;
MARTINEZ BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Martinez singled to right [McRae to
third, White to second]; FLOYD RAN FOR MARTINEZ; Cowens grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Floyd out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.