Three homers, including a grand slam by Buddy Bell on an inside-the-park drive, propelled the White Sox to a 14-8 victory over the Royals. Tom Poquette, Royals' rookie left fielder, crashed into the wall on Bell's drive and was knocked unconscious, suffering a fracture of his left cheek bone. Chicago White Sox 14, Kansas City Royals 8Game Played on Tuesday, June 22, 1976 (Night game) at Royals StadiumWhite Sox 3 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 1 - 14 16 1 Royals 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 - 8 14 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lemon cf 6 2 3 0 0 0 .294 D. Nelson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Garr rf 6 2 4 4 0 0 .298 White 2b,ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Orta lf 4 3 2 3 1 0 .251 Otis cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .310 Kelly dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 .273 Brett 3b 5 1 4 1 0 0 .355 Spencer 1b 5 1 1 3 0 0 .266 Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Dent ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Solaita 1b 1 1 1 3 1 0 .304 Brohamer 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .216 McRae dh 4 1 3 0 1 0 .348 Bell 3b 5 3 3 4 0 1 .241 Poquette lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .347 Essian c 4 1 0 0 1 1 .261 Wohlford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens rf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .246 Vuckovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 .297 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Martinez c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .289 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 14 16 14 4 3 Totals 39 8 14 7 4 5 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 18,125 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 10 DP: White Sox 2, Royals 0 Errors: Brohamer, Patek Doubles: Bell (2), Garr (9), Otis (15), McRae (17), Martinez (4), Solaita (4), Brett (13), Wohlford (4) Triples: Garr (4) Home Runs: Spencer (6), Bell (1), Orta (8) Stolen Bases: Kelly (6), Lemon (11) Sacrifice Flies: Orta (5), Solaita (3) GIDP: Wohlford (3), Martinez (1) Hit by Pitch: White (2,by Vuckovich) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson W(2-2) 5.1 10 7 5 3 5 0 30 7.09 Vuckovich 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.13 Hamilton 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.33 Totals 9 14 8 6 4 5 0 45 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby L(3-2) 4 7 9 9 4 2 3 23 4.12 Bird 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 10 3.02 Mingori 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 2.72 Pattin 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.30 Totals 9 16 14 13 4 3 3 48 Hit by Pitch: Vuckovich (4) Wild Pitches: Hamilton (1) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon flied out to center; Garr singled to right; Orta walked [Garr to second]; Kelly struck out; Spencer homered [Garr scored, Orta scored]; Dent lined to shortstop; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (second to first); Otis struck out; Brett singled to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Brohamer singled to left; Bell struck out; Essian walked [Brohamer to second]; Lemon flied out to left; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left; Poquette singled to right [McRae to second]; McRae was out trying to advance to third (second unassisted); Jack Brohamer caught Hal McRae with the hidden ball trick; Cowens struck out; Patek forced Poquette (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to left; Kelly walked [Orta to second]; Spencer flied out to center [Orta to third]; Kelly stole second; Dent grounded out (third to first); Brohamer was walked intentionally; Bell hit an inside the park homer to left [Orta scored, Kelly scored, Brohamer scored]; Tom Poquette smashed face-first into wall and left with multiple fractures; WOHLFORD REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); Essian lined to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Martinez made an out to second; D. Nelson grounded out (third to first); Otis singled to center; Brett singled to right [Otis to second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Lemon stole second; Garr flied out to center; Orta homered [Lemon scored]; Kelly flied out to right; Spencer lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Wohlford made an out to shortstop; Cowens walked [McRae to second]; Patek reached on a fielder's choice [McRae to third, Cowens to second]; Martinez reached on an error by Brohamer [McRae scored (RBI), Cowens scored (unearned) (no RBI), Patek to second]; D. Nelson popped to first in foul territory; Otis doubled to right [Patek scored (unearned), Martinez to third]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED D. NELSON (PLAYING 2B); SOLAITA REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Dent grounded out (third to first); Brohamer popped to third in foul territory; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Solaita walked; McRae doubled to left [Solaita to third]; Wohlford struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Solaita scored, McRae to third]; Patek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Essian reached on an error by Patek; Lemon singled to center [Essian to second]; Garr tripled to right [Essian scored (unearned), Lemon scored]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garr scored]; Kelly singled to right; Spencer popped to third in foul territory; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 12, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Martinez doubled to right; White flied out to center; Otis walked; Brett singled to center [Martinez scored, Otis to second]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Solaita doubled to center [Otis scored, Brett scored]; McRae walked; Wohlford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 12, Royals 7. WHITE SOX 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); ROJAS REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Brohamer flied out to right; Bell singled to left; Essian flied out to right; Lemon singled to center [Bell to third]; Garr singled to right [Bell scored, Lemon to third]; Orta grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 13, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to left; Rojas made an out to second; Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 13, Royals 7. WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent singled to right; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 13, Royals 7. ROYALS 8TH: White was hit by a pitch; Otis flied out to right; Brett doubled to left [White to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to right [White scored]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 13, Royals 8. WHITE SOX 9TH: PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Bell doubled to left; Essian struck out; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr doubled to left [Bell scored]; Orta grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 14, Royals 8. ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford doubled to left; Cowens flied out to right; Hamilton threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to third]; Rojas made an out to second; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 14, Royals 8. |
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