Bruce Dal Canton, subbing for scheduled starter Paul Splittorff, who developed muscle spasms in his back, hurled his first major league shutout as the Royals stymied the White Sox, 9-0. Giving up only one hit after the third inning, Dal Canton benefited from a 14-hit K.C. attack which included a two-run homers by Hal McRae in the fifth and Cookie Rojas in the sixth and a solo shot by Fred Patek leading off the four-run Royal fifth during which Kansas City chased White Sox starter and loser Stan Bahnsen. Rojas had a four-hit night, driving home the game's first two runs with a single in the second. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Monday, July      1, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  2  0    0  4  2    0  0  1  -   9 14  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              1   2   1   1     4   0   .218      Kelly dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Rojas 2b              5   2   4   4     0   0   .305      Orta 2b               4   0   2   0     0   1   .335
  White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      D. Allen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .271        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .353
McRae dh              4   1   2   2     1   0   .332      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Healy c               3   0   0   0     2   1   .238      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Solaita 1b            5   2   1   0     0   1   .257      Sharp rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .355
Wohlford lf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .292      Santo 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Pinson rf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .234      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Downing pr,c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
                                                          Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  14   9     7   5             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 17,494
Left on Base: Royals 9, White Sox 6
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 2
Doubles: Sharp (6)
Home Runs: Patek (3), McRae (11), Rojas (5)
Caught Stealing: Patek (9), Healy (4)
GIDP: Otis (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(4-4)       9     5   0   0   2   4   0  33   2.78
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(7-9)          4     6   4   4   4   3   1  20   4.32
Tatum                   0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5   4.79
Pitlock                 4.1   6   3   3   2   2   1  20   4.42
Totals                  9    14   9   9   7   5   3  45

Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas singled to right [Patek to
second]; Otis struck out while Patek was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Rojas to second]; McRae walked; Healy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

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

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita lined to second; Wohlford singled to left;
Pinson singled to right [Wohlford to second]; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wohlford to third, Pinson to second];
Patek walked; Rojas singled to left [Wohlford scored, Pinson
scored, Patek to second]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson grounded out (first unassisted);
Sharp doubled to right; Santo grounded out (first to pitcher);
Herrmann grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied out to right; Healy walked; Solaita
flied out to left; Healy was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent singled to catcher; Kelly struck out; Orta
singled to right [Dent out at third (right to shortstop to
second), Orta to second (on throw to 3b)]; Dal Canton threw a
wild pitch [Orta to third]; D. Allen walked; May grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
flied out to center; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson lined to left; Sharp grounded out
(first unassisted); Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek homered; Rojas singled to left; TATUM REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Otis lined to shortstop; McRae homered
[Rojas scored]; Healy walked; Solaita forced Healy (second to
shortstop); Wohlford singled to left [Solaita to second];
PITLOCK REPLACED TATUM (PITCHING); Pinson singled to center
[Solaita scored, Wohlford to third]; Brett flied out to center;
4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann popped to third in foul territory; Dent
popped to first; Kelly walked; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek walked; Rojas homered [Patek scored]; Otis
grounded out (third to first); McRae singled to right; Healy
lined to right; Solaita struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen struck out; May flied out to left; K.
Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 8, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Pinson grounded out
(second to first); Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Sharp grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo
struck out; Herrmann singled to left; DOWNING RAN FOR HERRMANN;
Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 8, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 8TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Patek walked;
Rojas flied out to left; Otis grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Kelly flied
out to center; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); D. Allen
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); McRae flied
out to center; Healy flied out to center; Solaita singled to
center; Wohlford singled to left [Solaita to second]; Pinson
singled to center [Solaita scored, Wohlford to second]; Brett
lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 9, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); K.
Henderson flied out to center; Sharp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, White Sox 0.