Homers by Vada Pinson and Amos Otis supplied the Royals' winning margin and enabled Paul Splittorff to beat the White Sox, 5-3, for his ninth straight victory over the Windy City crew since September 11, 1972. Splittorff pitched six innings and gave up White Sox runs on homers by Dick Allen and Bill Melton. Doug Bird finished the game.

The Royals scored three times in the second on a single by Fran Healy, double by Tony Solaita, intentional pass to Pinson and singles by George Brett and Cookie Rojas. Pinson hit the 250th homer of his career in the fourth and Otis added his round-tripper for an insurance run in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      3, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  3  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     3   2   .214      Richard dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Rojas 2b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .299        May ph,dh           1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Otis cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .273      Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .324      D. Allen 1b           4   2   3   1     0   1   .311
Healy c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .244      Melton 3b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .214
Solaita 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .263      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Pinson rf             2   2   1   1     2   0   .234      Santo 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .230
  Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Sharp lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Brett 3b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .247      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .348
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leon ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
                                                          Moran p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            L. Allen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     7   6             Totals               33   3   8   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 13,795
Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 4
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Otis
Doubles: Solaita (5), Melton (10)
Triples: Otis (7)
Home Runs: Pinson (4), Otis (5), D. Allen (20), Melton (8)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (7)
GIDP: Wohlford (5), Downing (3), Sharp (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(9-7)       6     6   3   3   1   2   2  23   2.98
Bird SV(4)              3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   2.37
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   6   2  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moran L(1-2)            3.2   5   4   4   4   1   1  19   4.28
Pitlock                 2     2   1   1   1   2   1   9   4.42
L. Allen                2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   6.00
Forster                 1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.92
Totals                  9     8   5   5   7   6   2  40

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Patek to second]; Otis flied out to right [Patek to
third]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard lined to right; Kelly grounded out
(shortstop to first); D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy singled to shortstop; Solaita doubled [Healy
to third]; Wohlford popped to catcher in foul territory; Pinson
was walked intentionally; Brett singled to center [Healy scored,
Solaita scored, Pinson to second]; Patek was called out on
strikes; Rojas singled to right [Pinson scored, Brett to third];
Otis flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to center; K. Henderson struck
out; Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae lined to shortstop; Healy walked; Solaita
lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Healy out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Santo singled to third; Sharp lined to left; Dent
popped to second; Richard lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; Pinson
homered; Brett lined to left; Patek walked; PITLOCK REPLACED
MORAN (PITCHING); Rojas lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Allen
homered; Melton doubled to left; K. Henderson reached on a
fielder's choice [Melton out at third (shortstop unassisted)];
Downing flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis homered; On a bunt McRae grounded out (pitcher
to first); Healy was called out on strikes; Solaita struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Santo walked; Sharp grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Santo out at second]; Dent flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford singled to pitcher; Pinson lined to
shortstop; Brett forced Wohlford (pitcher to third to second);
Patek walked [Brett to second]; L. ALLEN REPLACED PITLOCK
(PITCHING); Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard flied out to right; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); D. Allen singled to center [D. Allen to
second (error by Otis)]; Melton homered [D. Allen scored]; K.
Henderson popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Downing was
called out on strikes; Santo flied out to center; Sharp grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White
Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Solaita walked; Wohlford grounded into a double play
(second to first to shortstop) [Solaita out at second]; Pinson
walked; FORSTER REPLACED L. ALLEN (PITCHING); Pinson stole
second; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MUSER BATTED FOR DENT; Muser flied out to left;
MAY BATTED FOR RICHARD; May was called out on strikes; Carlos
May and White Sox Manager Chuck Tanner ejected by HP umpire Joe
Brinkman; Kelly singled to right; D. Allen singled to left
[Kelly to second]; Melton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 9TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LEON REPLACED MUSER
(PLAYING SS); Patek was called out on strikes; Rojas struck out;
Otis tripled; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); K. Henderson
popped to second; Downing was called out on strikes; Santo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
White Sox 3.