Claude Osteen gained his first victory since returning to the A. L. when the White Sox defeated the Royals, 5-2. The veteran lefthander, who started his major league career with the Reds, pitched for the former Washington Senators from 1961 through '64 before being employed by the Dodgers, Astros and Cardinals.

The White Sox took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning on run-scoring singles by Carlos May and Jorge Orta, but Harmon Killebrew singled across the tying tallies in the Royals' half. The White Sox snapped the tie in the sixth when Ken Henderson walked, May doubled and Deron Johnson singled. Rich Gossage replaced Osteen in the seventh and held the Royals hitless over the last 2 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Friday, April     25, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  1  2    0  0  1  -   5  8  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nyman lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Wohlford rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .320
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     1   1   .288
Kelly rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   2   .196
  Sharp rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Killebrew dh          4   0   1   2     0   1   .227
Henderson cf          3   2   1   0     1   0   .350      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
May 1b                3   1   3   2     0   0   .389      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Muser 1b            1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .209
D. Johnson dh         3   0   1   1     1   0   .279      Martinez c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Downing c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .136      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   4     5   2             Totals               34   2   8   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 10,903
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Royals 9
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Henderson, Mayberry 2
Doubles: May (2), Rojas (2), Martinez (3)
Triples: Orta (1), Henderson (2), Otis (1)
Stolen Bases: May (2), Nyman (1), Downing (2)
Caught Stealing: Orta (2)
GIDP: D. Johnson (2), Nyman (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(1-2)           6.1   8   2   2   3   4   0  30   5.25
Gossage SV(3)           2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.57
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   5   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(3-1)       6     7   4   3   4   1   0  26   2.45
Mingori                 3     1   1   0   1   1   0  11   1.80
Totals                  9     8   5   3   5   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Nyman grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
tripled; Kelly walked; Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Melton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
tripled; Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson flied out to right; May singled; May
stole second; D. Johnson flied out to right; Dent grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to right; Brett flied out to
left; Rojas doubled; Patek walked; Martinez forced Patek (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing singled; Nyman forced Downing (second to
shortstop); Nyman stole second; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch
[Nyman to third]; Orta walked; Orta was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; Otis
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry singled; McRae popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton struck out; Henderson tripled; May singled
[Henderson scored]; D. Johnson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Brett singled to center [Brett
to second (error by Henderson)]; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent flied out to center; Downing walked; Downing
stole second; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Downing to third];
Nyman flied out to right; Orta reached on an error by Mayberry
(assist by Rojas) [Downing scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: SHARP REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); Martinez doubled;
Wohlford singled [Martinez to third]; Otis walked [Wohlford to
second]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae popped to
catcher in foul territory; Killebrew singled [Martinez scored,
Wohlford scored, Otis to third]; Brett struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton flied out to right; Henderson walked; May
doubled [Henderson scored, May to third (on throw to home)]; D.
Johnson singled to right [May scored, D. Johnson out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals
2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Nyman grounded out (second to
first); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford popped to second; Otis singled; Mayberry
walked [Otis to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING);
McRae flied out to left; Killebrew forced Mayberry (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sharp grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Brett walked; Rojas
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Brett out at
first]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Muser reached on an error by Mayberry; D. Johnson
walked [Muser to second]; Dent flied out to left; Downing
singled [Muser scored (unearned), D. Johnson to second]; Nyman
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Downing out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: PINSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Pinson flied out to
center; Wohlford flied out to center; Otis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 2.