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.

In the Royals' half, White smashed a drive high off the center field wall and raced around the bases when the ball caromed over Henderson's head. The Royals added an insurance run before the inning ended when Jim Wohlford doubled and George Brett singled. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      5, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White 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.