The Royals scored in the 12th inning on a single by Frank White, pass to Amos Otis and single by Hal McRae to beat the White Sox, 2-1, and give Paul Splittorff his eighth straight victory over the Pale Hose since September 11, 1972. The Royals scored their initial run in the sixth on a double by Cookie Rojas, infield hit by McRae and sacrifice bunt by Fran Healy. Dick Allen forced the game into overtime with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      26, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Downing c             5   0   1   0     1   2   .284      Wohlford lf           6   0   0   0     0   4   .292
May lf                6   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Rojas 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .295
D. Allen 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .297        White pr,2b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Melton 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Otis dh               3   0   1   0     2   0   .273
Santo 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .241      McRae rf              5   0   3   1     1   0   .329
  Kelly pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Healy c               4   0   0   1     0   1   .247
  Leon 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Cowens cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
K. Henderson cf       3   0   2   0     2   0   .282        Pinson ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Hairston dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Solaita 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Sharp rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .351      Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Brett 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   1   6   1     5   4             Totals               43   2  10   2     4  10

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 11,506
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Royals 13
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 2
Errors: D. Allen, Brett 2
Doubles: D. Allen (14), Solaita (4), Rojas (8)
Home Runs: D. Allen (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Hairston (1), Leon (2), Healy (2), Otis (3)
GIDP: Sharp (2), Melton (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    7.1   7   1   1   1   5   0  31   4.05
Gossage L(0-1)          4     3   1   1   3   5   0  18   4.66
Totals                 11.1  10   2   2   4  10   0  49

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(8-7)      12     6   1   1   5   4   1  47   2.90
Totals                 12     6   1   1   5   4   1  47

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: umpire Larry McCoy missed the game ill;
Downing was called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to
first); D. Allen doubled to right; Melton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford was called out on strikes; Rojas singled to
right; Otis walked [Rojas to second]; McRae flied out to right;
Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Santo popped to second; K. Henderson singled to
third; Hairston reached on an error by Brett [K. Henderson to
second]; Sharp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Hairston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Solaita flied
out to left; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
lined to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett reached on an error by D. Allen; Wohlford
forced Brett (pitcher to shortstop); Rojas lined to left; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen flied out to right; Melton flied out to
right; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; Healy grounded out (second
to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson singled to left; Hairston out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [K. Henderson to second];
Sharp grounded out (second to first) [K. Henderson to third];
Dent walked; Downing forced Dent (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita doubled; Patek grounded out (first
unassisted) [Solaita to third]; Brett flied out to center;
Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals
0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled to right; D. Allen lined to right;
Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [May out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas doubled to left; Otis flied out to center;
McRae singled to shortstop [Rojas to third]; Healy out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Rojas scored, McRae to
second]; Cowens was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Santo was called out on strikes; K. Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals
1.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Patek flied out
to center; Brett singled to second; Wohlford grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Dent flied
out to left; Downing walked; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas flied out to left; Otis singled to left; McRae
singled to left [Otis to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Healy struck out; Cowens walked [Otis to third,
McRae to second]; Solaita forced Cowens (second unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen homered; Melton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Santo walked; KELLY RAN FOR SANTO; Splittorff threw a
wild pitch [Kelly to second]; K. Henderson walked; Hairston was
called out on strikes; Sharp grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: LEON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING 2B); Patek struck out;
Brett flied out to center; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Dent lined to right; Downing was called out on
strikes; May lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 10TH: Rojas singled to shortstop; WHITE RAN FOR ROJAS;
Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher to second) [White
to second]; McRae was walked intentionally; Healy popped to
shortstop; PINSON BATTED FOR COWENS; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 11TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PINSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to
first); Melton reached on an error by Brett; Leon out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Melton to second]; K.
Henderson was walked intentionally; Hairston grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 11TH: Solaita lined to second; Patek popped to shortstop;
Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 12TH: Sharp popped to shortstop; Dent flied out to
center; Downing singled to left; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 12TH: Wohlford struck out; White singled to left; Otis
walked [White to second]; McRae singled to left [White scored,
Otis to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.