The White Sox blanked the Royals, 4-0, as Wilbur Wood permitted only two runners to reach second. Jim Spencer provided the offense with a two-run homer in the fifth inning and three runs batted in, his first RBI getting the initial Chisox tally in the third when he walked with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Friday, April     9, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  4
White Sox    0  0  1    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
D. Nelson dh          3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Lemon cf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .000
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   2   .333      Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Orta 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Jones dh              3   0   0   0     2   0   .000
McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bradford rf           3   1   1   0     2   1   .333
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Spencer 1b            3   1   3   3     1   0  1.000
Healy c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   2   .333      Brohamer 2b           3   1   2   0     1   1   .667
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Varney c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .500
  Rojas ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird 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               32   0   6   0     2   7             Totals               34   4  10   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 40,318
Left on Base: Royals 7, White Sox 15
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Brett, McRae, Patek, White
Home Runs: Spencer (1)
Stolen Bases: Orta (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Spencer (1), Dent (1)
GIDP: Healy (1), Orta (1)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (1,by Splittorff)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(0-1)       4.1   6   4   4   4   0   1  24   8.31
Bird                    2.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  14   0.00
McClure                 0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Pattin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8    10   4   4   6   4   1  43

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(1-0)             9     6   0   0   2   7   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (1)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ROYALS 1ST: Debut for umpire Greg Kosc; D. Nelson flied
out to right; Otis was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Garr
grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to right; Jones
forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae
singled to left; Cowens singled to left [McRae to second]; Healy
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bradford singled to third [Bradford to second
(error by McRae)]; Spencer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Bradford to third]; Dent reached on a fielder's choice
[Bradford out at home (second to catcher)]; Brohamer singled to
left [Dent to second]; Varney flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to right; White made an out to second;
D. Nelson lined to center; Otis walked [Patek to second]; Brett
forced Otis (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta was hit by a
pitch; Orta stole second; Jones walked; Bradford walked [Orta to
third, Jones to second]; Spencer walked [Orta scored, Jones to
third, Bradford to second]; Dent forced Spencer (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
flied out to left; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Brohamer singled; Varney singled to right
[Brohamer to third]; Lemon reached on a fielder's choice
[Brohamer scored (RBI), Varney to second (error by White)]; Garr
popped to third in foul territory; Orta grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Lemon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
struck out; On a bunt White made an out to catcher; Frank
White called for interference; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Jones walked; Bradford forced Jones (second to
shortstop); Spencer homered [Bradford scored]; BIRD REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dent singled to right; Brohamer struck
out; Varney singled to left [Dent to second]; Lemon made an out
to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: D. Nelson walked; Otis struck out; Brett forced D.
Nelson (second to shortstop); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr reached on an error by Patek [Garr to
second]; Orta flied out to right [Garr to third]; Jones reached
on a fielder's choice [Garr out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox
4.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to center; Cowens struck out; Healy
singled to right; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer singled to center; Dent out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spencer to second]; Brohamer
was walked intentionally; Varney was called out on strikes;
Lemon reached on an error by Brett [Spencer to third, Brohamer
to second]; Garr forced Lemon (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas flied out to center;
D. Nelson singled to left; Otis singled to left [D. Nelson to
second]; Brett was called out on strikes; Mayberry was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCCLURE
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Orta struck out; Jones lined to
shortstop; Bradford walked; Spencer singled to right [Bradford
to third]; PATTIN REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Dent flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
lined to left; Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 4.