Jorge Orta's two-run double in the 10th boosted the White Sox to a 6-4 triumph over the Royals, making Wilbur Wood a 20-game winner for the fourth consecutive season. Orta drove in Bucky Dent and Jerry Hairston, who had singled, with his two-out game-winner off loser Doug Bird. The Sox trailed, 4-1, in the eighth, but tied the game on Brian Downing's RBI single and two-run double by Ron Santo. Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Night game) at Royals StadiumWhite Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 - 6 17 1 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 13 3 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .284 White ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .222 Santo ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .223 Wohlford lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .286 Hairston pr,lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 Otis cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .297 Orta 2b 6 1 3 2 0 0 .321 McRae dh 5 0 3 0 0 0 .317 D. Allen 1b 5 0 3 1 1 0 .304 Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Muser 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Rojas 2b 5 0 0 1 0 1 .277 May dh 5 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Healy c 2 0 1 0 3 0 .260 K. Henderson cf 5 1 2 0 1 1 .291 Cowens rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .225 Melton 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .183 Sharp lf,rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Downing c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .252 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .272 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 6 17 6 5 3 Totals 41 4 13 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 7,677 Left on Base: White Sox 14, Royals 11 DP: White Sox 1, Royals 4 Errors: Wood, Wohlford, Rojas, Bevacqua Doubles: Downing (12), K. Henderson (31), Santo (12), Orta (26), Wohlford (15), McRae (34), White (3) GIDP: May (8), Downing (6), Sharp (8), Melton (16), McRae (7) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(20-16) 10 13 4 4 4 4 0 45 3.71 Totals 10 13 4 4 4 4 0 45 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris 7.2 11 4 3 3 2 0 36 3.08 Hoerner 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.18 Bird L(6-4) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 9 2.75 Totals 10 17 6 5 5 3 0 50 Balks: Hoerner (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Orta forced Kelly (pitcher to shortstop); D. Allen reached on a fielder's choice [Orta to second (error by Rojas; assist by Fitzmorris)]; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [D. Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt White singled to pitcher [White to third (error by Wood)]; Wohlford doubled to left [White scored]; Otis singled to right [Wohlford scored]; McRae singled to center [Otis to second]; Mayberry forced McRae (second to shortstop) [Otis to third]; Rojas grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis scored, Mayberry to second]; Dick Allen casually made play at 1B, apparently forgetting that was only one out, not two; Healy walked; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to left; Melton flied out to right; Sharp singled to right; Downing doubled to left [Sharp to third]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Bevacqua flied out to left; White grounded out (second to first); Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly struck out; Orta singled to center; D. Allen flied out to right; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; McRae doubled to left; Mayberry popped to third; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson singled to left; Melton singled to left [K. Henderson to second]; Sharp popped to shortstop; Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Healy singled to center [Healy out at second (center to shortstop)]; Cowens flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to left; White grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Kelly flied out to center; Orta singled to left [Orta to second (error by Wohlford)]; D. Allen singled to center [Orta scored (unearned)]; May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Otis walked; McRae flied out to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: K. Henderson popped to shortstop; Melton walked; Sharp grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Rojas struck out; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to left; Bevacqua flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent reached on an error by Bevacqua; Kelly walked [Dent to second]; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dent to third, Kelly to second]; D. Allen was walked intentionally; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: White doubled to center; Wohlford grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Otis singled to left [White scored]; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: K. Henderson doubled to right; Melton grounded out (pitcher to first) [K. Henderson to third]; Sharp popped to catcher in foul territory; Downing singled to center [K. Henderson scored]; Dent singled to shortstop [Downing to second]; HOERNER REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); SANTO BATTED FOR KELLY; Santo doubled [Downing scored, Dent scored]; HAIRSTON RAN FOR SANTO; Orta lined to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SHARP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Mayberry lined to right; Rojas popped to first; Healy walked; Cowens singled to right [Healy to third]; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen singled to center; Hoerner balked [D. Allen to second]; May flied out to center; K. Henderson was walked intentionally; BIRD REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Melton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [K. Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford lined to third; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 10TH: Sharp flied out to center; Downing lined to left; Dent singled to shortstop; Hairston singled to center [Dent to second]; Orta doubled to center [Dent scored, Hairston scored]; D. Allen singled to third [Orta to third]; May walked [D. Allen to second]; K. Henderson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. ROYALS 10TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); McRae singled to center; Mayberry flied out to right; On a bunt Rojas grounded out (third to first) [McRae to second]; Healy walked; Cowens singled to shortstop [McRae to third, Healy to second]; CEPEDA BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 4. |
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