The White Sox scored in the 12th inning without the benefit of a hit and defeated the Royals, 5-4, to end their season at the .500 mark with 80 victories against 80 losses. In the 12th, Bruce Dal Canton walked Jerry Hairston, who was forced by Bill Stein. Lee Richard ran for Stein and on a run-and-hit play raced around to third on an infield out by Carlos May. Pat Kelly walked. Pitching to Bucky Dent, Dal Canton uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Richard to cross the plate with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Wednesday, October   2, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  2
White Sox    0  2  0    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Kelly dh              4   0   2   0     2   0   .281
Pinson rf             4   1   2   0     2   0   .276      Dent ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Brett 3b              6   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Orta 2b               4   0   0   1     1   0   .316
McRae dh              6   2   2   1     0   2   .310      K. Henderson cf       4   1   1   0     2   1   .292
Cowens cf             5   1   1   0     1   2   .242      Muser 1b              6   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Rojas 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Sharp rf              4   0   2   1     1   1   .253
  White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Hairston lf           3   1   1   0     2   0   .229
  Healy ph,c          0   0   0   0     2   0   .252      Stein 3b              5   0   1   2     1   0   .279
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215        Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .164
Wohlford lf           4   0   3   3     2   0   .271      Varney c              5   1   1   0     0   2   .250
Bevacqua 1b,2b        6   0   0   0     0   4   .184        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Paepke c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mayberry ph,1b      1   0   0   0     1   0   .234        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lopez p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   4  12   4     9   9             Totals               41   5  11   4     9   5

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance:  1,969
Left on Base: Royals 13, White Sox 15
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 4
Errors: Patek, Lopez, Orta, Varney
Doubles: McRae (36), Wohlford (16), Hairston (7)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (16), Orta 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Healy (8), Sharp (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (9), Sharp (8), Dent (23), Hairston (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Orta (4)
GIDP: Pinson (6), Bevacqua (3), Brett 2 (9), Orta (8), Stein (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kelly (2,by Hoerner)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lopez                   4     5   3   3   3   1   0  20   5.63
Mingori                 3     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.81
McDaniel                1.1   5   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.54
Hoerner                 2.2   0   0   0   3   3   0  13   3.82
Dal Canton L(8-10)      0.2   0   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.14
Totals                 11.2  11   5   5   9   5   0  55

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 7     6   1   1   3   4   0  28   4.70
Forster                 0.1   4   3   3   1   0   0   6   3.62
Gossage W(4-6)          4.2   2   0   0   5   5   0  19   4.13
Totals                 12    12   4   4   9   9   0  53

Hit by Pitch: Hoerner (4)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton (16), Bahnsen (8)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (second to first); Pinson walked;
Brett was called out on strikes; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Dent popped to first; Orta grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Kelly out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
singled to left; Wohlford lined to second; Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [Rojas to second]; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson walked; Muser singled to shortstop
[K. Henderson to second]; Sharp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [K. Henderson to third, Muser to second]; Hairston
reached on a fielder's choice [K. Henderson out at home (first
unassisted), Muser to third, Hairston to second]; Stein singled
to center [Muser scored, Hairston scored]; Varney struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Paepke flied out to right; Patek flied out to
center; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Kelly grounded out (third to first);
Dent flied out to right; Orta walked; Orta stole second; K.
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); McRae singled
to right; Cowens walked [McRae to second]; Rojas singled to
center [McRae to third, Cowens to second]; Wohlford walked
[McRae scored, Cowens to third, Rojas to second]; Bevacqua flied
out to right; Paepke grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Muser grounded out (pitcher to first); Sharp
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston doubled to left;
Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White
Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to right; Pinson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Patek out at
second]; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Varney singled to left; Kelly singled to left
[Varney to second]; Dent reached on an error by Lopez on a
sacrifice bunt [Varney to third, Kelly to second]; MINGORI
REPLACED LOPEZ (PITCHING); Orta hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Varney scored]; K. Henderson flied out to center [Kelly to
third, Dent to second]; Muser grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae popped to first in foul territory; Cowens was
called out on strikes; Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp singled to right; Sharp was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Hairston
walked; Stein grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hairston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford singled to center; Bevacqua grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at
second]; Paepke singled to center; Patek flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: WHITE REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Varney struck
out; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Dent grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Pinson singled
to pitcher; Brett flied out to left; McRae doubled to right
[Pinson scored]; Cowens singled to right [McRae to third]; HEALY
BATTED FOR WHITE; Healy walked [Cowens to second]; Wohlford
doubled to left [McRae scored, Cowens scored, Healy to third];
GOSSAGE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Bevacqua was called out on
strikes; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR PAEPKE; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HEALY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BEVACQUA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); MCDANIEL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Orta grounded out
(shortstop to first); K. Henderson singled to right; Muser
singled to right [K. Henderson to third]; Sharp singled to
center [K. Henderson scored, Muser to second]; Hairston forced
Muser (left to third) [Sharp to second]; Stein forced Hairston
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, White
Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Pinson singled to right; Brett grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at
second]; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Varney flied out to right; Kelly singled to left;
On a bunt Dent singled to pitcher [Kelly to second]; HOERNER
REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Orta flied out to left; K.
Henderson walked [Kelly to third, Dent to second]; Muser popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4,
White Sox 4.

ROYALS 10TH: Cowens struck out; Healy walked; Healy was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Fran Healy ejected by
2B umpire George Maloney; Wohlford singled to center;
Wohlford stole second [Wohlford to third (error by Varney)];
Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox
4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HEALY (PLAYING C ); Sharp
walked; Hairston out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Sharp to second]; Stein was walked intentionally; Varney flied
out to center; Kelly was hit by a pitch [Sharp to third, Stein
to second]; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4,
White Sox 4.

ROYALS 11TH: Mayberry reached on an error by Orta; Patek out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mayberry to second];
Pinson was walked intentionally; Brett grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Orta reached on an error by Patek; Orta stole
second; K. Henderson struck out; Muser popped to third; Sharp
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 12TH: McRae struck out; Cowens flied out to right;
Martinez walked; Wohlford walked [Martinez to second]; Bevacqua
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 12TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Hairston
walked; Stein forced Hairston (second to shortstop); RICHARD RAN
FOR STEIN; MAY BATTED FOR VARNEY; May grounded out (third to
first) [Richard to third]; Kelly walked; Dal Canton threw a wild
pitch [Richard scored, Kelly to second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, White Sox 5.