Scoring twice in the first inning, the White Sox brought Jack Kucek his first major league victory by defeating the Royals, 2-1. Kucek, a righthander from Miami (Ohio) University, needed help from Terry Forster after Frank White doubled and Vada Pinson singled in the eighth inning.

Forster gave up a run-scoring single by Cookie Rojas, but then retired the next three batters to end the threat. Pat Kelly singled for the White Sox in the first, stole second and was doubled home by Tony Muser. Ken Henderson followed with a single to score Muser with what proved to be the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .318      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Muser 1b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .290      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Mayberry dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .253
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .314
Hairston lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .243      Solaita 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Sharp rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .264        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   2   .250      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Healy c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Kucek p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White ss              3   1   2   0     0   0   .233
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                          Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   8             Totals               34   1   7   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,173
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 8
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Errors: White
Doubles: Muser (5), Hairston (3), White (4)
Triples: White (3)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (18), K. Henderson (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (3)
GIDP: Dent (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kucek W(1-0)            7     5   1   1   2   6   0  28   3.48
Forster SV(19)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.69
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   8   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(8-8)       9     8   2   2   3   8   0  37   2.94
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   8   0  37

Passed Balls: Healy (20)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (11)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to left; Orta struck out while
Kelly stole second; Muser doubled to right [Kelly scored]; K.
Henderson singled to center [Muser scored]; K. Henderson stole
second; Melton grounded out (first unassisted) [K. Henderson to
third]; Hairston grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Pinson was called out on strikes; Rojas struck out;
Otis grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Sharp struck out; Downing walked; Dent grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Downing out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to center; McRae struck out;
Solaita was called out on strikes; Brett forced Mayberry (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly flied out to left; Orta flied out to left;
Muser struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); White
tripled to left; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Rojas
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson lined to second; Melton singled to
left; Hairston singled to right [Melton to third, Hairston out
at second (right to shortstop to first)]; Sharp walked; Healy
allowed a passed ball [Sharp to second]; Downing struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to
right; McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent popped to shortstop; Kelly walked; Orta
struck out; On a bunt Muser singled to third [Kelly to second];
K. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Solaita was called out on strikes; Brett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Healy walked; White popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton flied out to left; Hairston doubled to
left; Sharp flied to right in foul territory; Downing struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied
out to right; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to pitcher); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry walked; McRae struck out; Solaita flied out
to right; Brett singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Healy
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals
0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Muser grounded out (first unassisted); K.
Henderson was called out on strikes; Melton reached on an error
by White; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Melton to second];
Hairston lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: White doubled to left; Pinson singled to left [White
to third]; FORSTER REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); Rojas singled to
right [White scored, Pinson to second]; On a bunt Otis popped to
first in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Sharp singled to right; Downing out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sharp to second]; Dent flied
out to center [Sharp to third]; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Wohlford was called out
on strikes; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Healy singled
to first; CEPEDA BATTED FOR WHITE; Cepeda flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 1.