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The Royals eased ahead of the Athletics into first place in the A.L. West by beating the White Sox, 7-5. Harmon Killebrew snapped a 3-3 tie with a leadoff homer in the sixth. Hal McRae delivered a bases-loaded triple in the following inning for a 7-3 lead. The White Sox rallied with two in the ninth when Brian Downing walked and Jorge Orta homered. Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 5Game Played on Monday, April 28, 1975 (Night game) at Royals StadiumWhite Sox 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 5 10 0 Royals 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 x - 7 10 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nyman lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .183 Patek ss 4 3 2 0 1 2 .241 Orta 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .276 Otis cf 4 2 2 2 1 1 .308 Kelly rf 5 2 3 0 0 2 .340 Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 0 2 1 .214 May dh 4 0 2 2 0 1 .385 McRae lf 4 0 1 3 0 0 .250 Henderson cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .361 Killebrew dh 2 1 1 1 2 0 .265 Melton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Scott pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Muser 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Sharp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Wohlford rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .303 Downing c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .218 Martinez c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 10 4 2 5 Totals 31 7 10 6 7 6 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 8,352 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 7 DP: White Sox 2, Royals 1 Errors: Rojas Doubles: Kelly 2 (3), Henderson (5), Downing (2), Otis (4) Triples: Otis (2), McRae (1) Home Runs: Orta (2), Killebrew (4) Stolen Bases: Patek (7) Caught Stealing: Wohlford (1) GIDP: Henderson (2), McRae (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(1-5) 6.1 9 6 6 4 4 1 29 5.10 Forster 1.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 9 2.63 Totals 8 10 7 7 7 6 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(3-1) 8 9 3 3 1 4 0 34 2.20 Bird 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 1.86 Totals 9 10 5 5 2 5 1 39 Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz WHITE SOX 1ST: Nyman grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly doubled; May singled [Kelly scored]; Henderson doubled [May to third]; Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Otis was called out on strikes; Mayberry singled; McRae forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing doubled; Nyman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Brett forced Killebrew (second to shortstop); Rojas flied out to right; On a bunt Wohlford singled [Brett to second]; Martinez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta grounded out (second to first); Kelly was called out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled; Otis tripled [Patek scored]; Mayberry walked; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Otis scored, Mayberry out at second]; Killebrew lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Melton flied out to right; Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas singled; Wohlford lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rojas out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); Nyman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Martinez flied out to center; Patek walked; Otis doubled [Patek scored]; Mayberry struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta singled; Kelly singled [Orta to second]; May singled [Orta scored, Kelly to third]; Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly scored, May out at second]; Melton reached on an error by Rojas; Muser grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Killebrew homered; Brett struck out; Rojas popped to third; Wohlford singled; Wohlford was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing singled; Nyman grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Downing to second]; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek singled; Patek stole second; Otis walked; FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Mayberry walked [Patek to third, Otis to second]; McRae tripled [Patek scored, Otis scored, Mayberry scored]; Killebrew walked; SCOTT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Brett struck out; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 7. WHITE SOX 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kelly doubled; May was called out on strikes; Henderson walked; Melton flied out to left; Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 7. ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Martinez walked; Patek was called out on strikes; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 7. WHITE SOX 9TH: BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); SHARP BATTED FOR DENT; Sharp popped to third in foul territory; Downing walked; Nyman flied out to left; Orta homered [Downing scored]; Kelly was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 7. |
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