| A homer by Deron Johnson with two men on base climaxed a six-run explosion in the fifth inning and enabled the White Sox to defeat the Royals, 6-5. Singles by Nyls Nyman, Mike Squires, Bucky Dent, Pat Kelly and Jerry Hairston produced the first three runs before Johnson whacked his round-tripper with two out. The defeat dropped the Royals eight games behind the Athletics in the West Division race. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 16, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 Royals 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 10 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .274 White 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .241 Coluccio ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Rojas ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Hairston lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .282 Pinson dh 5 1 3 1 0 0 .226 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .310 D. Johnson dh 4 1 1 3 0 2 .235 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .302 Melton 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .230 Cowens cf,rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Nyman cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Quirk lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Squires 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Otis ph,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Dent ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .262 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .235 Downing c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Wohlford rf,lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .254 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solaita ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 7 6 2 5 Totals 34 5 10 3 5 4 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 6,824 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 2, Royals 0 Errors: Squires, Brett Doubles: Pinson (14) Triples: White (2), Wohlford (5) Home Runs: D. Johnson (18) Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (31), White (8) Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (5) GIDP: Cowens (8), Mayberry (7) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson W(5-9) 6.1 8 3 2 4 4 0 30 4.47 Hamilton 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.59 Gossage SV(26) 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 1.80 Totals 9 10 5 4 5 4 0 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(13-7) 5 7 6 6 1 3 1 23 3.76 McClure 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 0.00 Pattin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.40 Totals 9 7 6 6 2 5 1 36 Wild Pitches: Gossage (3), Leonard (4) Balks: Jefferson (2) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Bill Haller WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Hairston flied out to center; Orta forced Kelly (first to shortstop); D. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: White tripled to center; Pinson doubled to center [White scored]; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to center; Cowens singled to first [Pinson scored (error by Squires) (unearned) (no RBI), Cowens to second]; Quirk lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; Nyman grounded out (second to first); Squires lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Jefferson balked [Patek to third]; Wohlford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored]; Stinson popped to shortstop; White walked; White stole second; Pinson lined to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent singled to first; Downing popped to first in foul territory; Kelly forced Dent (second to shortstop); Hairston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Brett walked; Mayberry singled to center [Brett to third]; Cowens lined to shortstop; Quirk struck out; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Johnson was called out on strikes; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford lined to center; Stinson struck out; White lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nyman singled to third; Squires singled to third [Nyman to third (error by Brett), Squires to second]; Dent singled to third [Nyman scored, Squires stayed at second]; Downing popped to second in foul territory [Squires to third]; Kelly singled to right [Squires scored, Dent to third]; Hairston singled to right [Dent scored, Kelly to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Kelly to third, Hairston to second]; Orta struck out; D. Johnson homered [Kelly scored, Hairston scored]; Melton lined to right; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Pinson singled to center; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry walked [Pinson to second]; Cowens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: MCCLURE REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Nyman grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Quirk flied out to center; Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; Wohlford was called out on strikes; Stinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing popped to second; COLUCCIO BATTED FOR KELLY; Coluccio grounded out (third to first); Hairston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: COLUCCIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); White grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson singled; Brett singled to left [Pinson to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta struck out; D. Johnson was called out on strikes; Melton walked; Nyman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to shortstop; GOSSAGE REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); OTIS BATTED FOR QUIRK; Otis forced Cowens (second to shortstop); Patek flied out to right; Wohlford tripled to left [Otis scored]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR STINSON; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Wohlford scored]; Solaita walked; ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; SCOTT RAN FOR SOLAITA; Rojas popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OTIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WOHLFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING C ); PATTIN REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Squires lined to left; Dent popped to shortstop; Downing grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 5. ROYALS 9TH: Pinson popped to shortstop; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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