Starting with a leadoff homer by Brian Downing, the White Sox erupted for six runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Royals, 7-0. After Downing's drive, singles by Bill Sharp, Bucky Dent, Jorge Orta and Dick Allen added two runs to kayo Paul Splittorff. Bill Melton greeted reliever Nelson Briles with a run-scoring double. A sacrifice fly by Ken Henderson and single by Jerry Hairston accounted for two more tallies before the inning ended. The Royals, who suffered their seventh straight loss, collected only four hits off Jim Kaat. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  6  1    0  0  0  -   7 14  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .272      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Orta 2b               5   1   3   2     0   1   .321      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
D. Allen 1b           4   1   2   1     1   0   .306      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Melton 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .240      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   1     0   2   .288      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Santo dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Healy c               2   0   2   0     1   0   .265
Hairston lf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .240      Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Downing c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Sharp rf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .272      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Leonard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  14   7     1   4             Totals               30   0   4   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  7,584
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Royals 5
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 1
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Melton (15), Sharp (11), Brett (17)
Home Runs: Downing (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (19)
Sacrifice Flies: K. Henderson (8)
GIDP: Downing (7), Otis (13)
Hit by Pitch: Downing (2,by Leonard)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(15-13)           9     4   0   0   2   3   0  32   3.51
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(13-15)     4     8   5   5   1   3   1  21   3.61
Briles                  2     5   2   2   0   1   0  11   4.15
Leonard                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Lopez                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                  9    14   7   7   1   4   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent singled to shortstop; On a bunt Orta forced
Dent (pitcher to shortstop); D. Allen flied out to right; Melton
singled to right [Orta to third]; K. Henderson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

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

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp singled to center; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Sharp to second]; Orta was called out
on strikes; D. Allen walked; Melton popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); White struck
out; Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson was called out on strikes; Santo
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hairston flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; McRae flied out to right;
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing homered; Sharp singled to left; Dent
singled to left [Sharp to second]; Orta singled to left [Sharp
scored, Dent to second]; D. Allen singled to left [Dent scored,
Orta to third]; BRILES REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Melton
doubled to left [Orta scored, D. Allen to third]; K. Henderson
hit a sacrifice fly to right [D. Allen scored, Melton to third];
Santo was called out on strikes; Hairston singled to center
[Melton scored]; Downing popped to first; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy singled to right; Cowens forced Healy
(shortstop to second); Patek flied out to right; Brett lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp doubled to right; Dent flied out to center;
Orta singled to right [Sharp scored]; D. Allen singled [Orta to
second]; Melton flied out to left; K. Henderson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
singled to center; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 7, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LEONARD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Santo flied
out to right; Debut game for Dennis Leonard; Hairston
grounded out (second to first); Downing was hit by a pitch;
Sharp flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); Healy walked; Cowens grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta
singled to right; D. Allen forced Orta (second to shortstop);
Melton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Brett doubled
to left; White lined to pitcher; Wohlford flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); K. Henderson
grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (second to
first); Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae popped
to second; Mayberry lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 7, Royals 0.