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An inside-the-park homer by Frank White in the eighth inning provided the Royals with their tie-breaking run in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox. The Royals held a 4-1 lead before the White Sox rallied to tie the score in the top half of the eighth on a triple by Bucky Dent, infield out by Carlos May, pass to Ken Henderson and homer by Bill Melton. Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4Game Played on Saturday, July 5, 1975 (Night game) at Royals StadiumWhite Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 10 3 Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 x - 6 11 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Wohlford rf,lf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .295 Dent ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297 Brett 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .288 May 1b 5 0 0 1 0 1 .294 Mayberry dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .247 D. Johnson dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 McRae lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .307 Henderson cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .249 Pinson pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 Melton 3b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .240 Solaita 1b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .284 Hairston lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .314 Healy c 3 0 1 1 1 1 .252 Richard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Cowens cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Orta ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 White 2b,ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .235 Stein ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Downing c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 Rojas ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 10 4 3 4 Totals 35 6 11 5 6 5 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 20,211 Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 11 DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1 Errors: Richard 2, Jefferson, Wohlford, Busby Doubles: Henderson (13), Downing (10), D. Johnson (12), McRae (20), Wohlford (6) Triples: Dent (3) Home Runs: Melton (7), White (4) Stolen Bases: Kelly (11) Caught Stealing: Cowens (1) GIDP: May (6) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson 5.2 4 1 0 5 4 0 26 3.12 Gossage 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1.99 Hamilton L(2-4) 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 12 4.17 Totals 8 11 6 5 6 5 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby 7.2 8 3 3 2 3 0 32 2.62 Bird 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3.54 Splittorff W(2-6) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4.30 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 4 1 39 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent flied out to right; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled; Brett reached on an error by Richard [Wohlford to second]; Mayberry forced Wohlford (pitcher to third) [Brett to second]; McRae struck out; Solaita walked [Brett to third, Mayberry to second]; Healy singled [Brett scored (unearned), Mayberry to third, Solaita to second]; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Henderson doubled to right [Henderson to third (error by Wohlford)]; Melton was called out on strikes; Hairston singled [Henderson scored]; Richard singled [Hairston to third]; Downing grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: White struck out; Patek flied out to left; Wohlford singled; Wohlford was picked off first but was safe on an error by Jefferson [Wohlford to third]; Brett walked; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled; Kelly stole second; Dent walked; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly to third, Dent out at second]; D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: McRae flied out to right; Solaita flied out to right; Healy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Melton was called out on strikes; Hairston popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled; Cowens was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); White flied out to left; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Richard lined to shortstop; Downing doubled; Kelly grounded out (second to first) [Downing to third]; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: May grounded out (second to first); D. Johnson doubled; Henderson reached on a fielder's choice [D. Johnson out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; Henderson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Busby [Henderson to third]; Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: McRae popped to first; Solaita struck out; Healy walked; Cowens walked [Healy to second]; White walked [Healy to third, Cowens to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); ROJAS BATTED FOR PATEK; Rojas lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Hairston flied out to center; Richard lined to second; Downing singled; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford singled; Brett singled [Wohlford to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; McRae doubled [Wohlford scored, Brett scored (error by Richard) (no RBI)]; PINSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Solaita singled [Pinson scored]; Healy lined to center; Cowens flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WOHLFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dent tripled; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Dent scored]; D. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Melton homered [Henderson scored]; Hairston singled; ORTA BATTED FOR RICHARD; SPLITTORFF REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED FOR ORTA; Stein struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: STEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); White homered; Rojas flied out to center; Wohlford doubled; Brett singled [Wohlford scored, Brett to second (on throw to home)]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Pinson flied out to left; Solaita flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 6. WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly walked; Dent flied out to center; May forced Kelly (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 6. |
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