Chet Lemon hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to put the White Sox ahead and Oscar Gamble followed with another two-run homer in the ninth to nail down a 6-3 victory over the Royals. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       4, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  2  2  -   6 13  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .304      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .326
Bannister ss          5   1   1   0     0   1   .310      McRae dh              4   1   0   0     1   0   .340
Orta 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Poquette lf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .396
Zisk rf               4   1   2   1     1   1   .319      Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Spencer 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Gamble dh             3   2   2   2     2   0   .267      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Lemon cf              4   2   3   2     0   0   .291      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .167      Patek ss              4   0   3   1     0   0   .304
Essian c              5   0   2   1     0   0   .302      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  B. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heise 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  13   6     5   3             Totals               36   3   9   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 10,737
Left on Base: White Sox 12, Royals 10
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 1
Errors: Orta, Brohamer
Doubles: Bannister (5), Lemon (6), Poquette (4)
Triples: Brett (1)
Home Runs: Lemon (4), Gamble (3)
Stolen Bases: Garr (4), Brett (2), Patek (11)
Caught Stealing: Patek (1)
GIDP: Essian (2)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (2,by Colborn), Poquette (2,by Stone)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   3     1   0   0   2   1   0  13   1.98
B. Johnson W(2-2)       5     7   3   1   1   0   0  23   6.52
LaGrow SV(4)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.87
Totals                  9     9   3   1   3   1   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(4-2)          7.2   9   4   4   4   1   1  36   2.62
Littell                 1.1   4   2   2   1   2   1   9   2.57
Totals                  9    13   6   6   5   3   2  45

Hit by Pitch: Stone (3), Colborn (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


WHITE SOX 1ST: 36 minute rain delay before start of game;
Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; 33 minute rain
delay at 8:45pm; Bannister grounded out (first to pitcher);
Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to center; McRae flied out to right;
Poquette reached on an error by Orta; Mayberry flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; Spencer singled
to right; Gamble walked [Spencer to second]; Lemon forced Gamble
(shortstop to second) [Spencer to third]; Brohamer walked [Lemon
to second]; Essian popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter popped to shortstop; Otis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Bannister
doubled to left; Orta flied out to right [Bannister to third];
Zisk singled to center [Bannister scored]; Spencer popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to center; White flied out to right;
Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brett
walked; Brett stole second; McRae walked; Poquette was hit by a
pitch [Brett to third, McRae to second]; Mayberry grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Gamble walked; Lemon singled to left [Gamble to
second]; Brohamer forced Lemon (first to shortstop) [Gamble to
third]; Essian grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: B. JOHNSON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Porter flied
out to left; Otis flied out to right; Cowens flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to right; Bannister popped to first
in foul territory; Orta forced Garr (right to shortstop); Zisk
walked [Orta to second]; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to left; White flied to right in
foul territory; Brett tripled to right; McRae reached on an
error by Brohamer [Brett scored (unearned) (no RBI), McRae to
second]; Poquette walked; Mayberry singled to right [McRae
scored (unearned), Poquette to third]; Porter lined to
shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Lemon was
hit by a pitch; Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Lemon to second]; Essian singled to center [Lemon scored]; Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; Cowens flied out to center;
Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister lined to shortstop; Orta lined to
center; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to center; McRae flied into a double
play (first to pitcher) [Brett out at first]; Poquette doubled
to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled to center; Lemon homered [Gamble scored]; Brohamer
popped to third; Essian singled to left; LITTELL REPLACED
COLBORN (PITCHING); Garr singled to center [Essian to third];
Garr stole second; Bannister was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
singled to right; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Otis to
second]; Patek singled to right [Otis scored]; LACOCK BATTED FOR
WHITE; LaCock flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HEISE REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING 2B); Orta grounded
out (second to first); Zisk singled to left; Spencer struck out;
Gamble homered [Zisk scored]; Lemon doubled to left; Brohamer
was walked intentionally; Essian lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: LAGROW REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Brett flied
out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
singled to right; Mayberry popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 3.