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A homer by Oscar Gamble with two men on base helped the White Sox score five runs in the second inning to account for a 7-4 victory over the Royals. Gamble's homer followed singles by Richie Zisk and Jim Spencer. Chet Lemon kept the inning going with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Eric Soderholm, who had four hits in the game. After taking third on a single by Jim Essian, Soderholm scored when Ralph Garr forced Essian. [The Sporting News] Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Wednesday, May 18, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IRoyals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 - 4 9 0 White Sox 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 7 13 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson dh 5 0 0 1 0 2 .208 Garr lf 4 0 0 1 1 0 .279 McRae lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .307 Bannister ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Cowens cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Orta 2b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .301 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Zisk rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .316 Porter c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Spencer 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 Rojas 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .255 Gamble dh 3 1 1 3 0 0 .286 Poquette rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 L. Johnson ph,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Patek ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 .282 Lemon cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .317 White 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .194 Soderholm 3b 4 2 4 1 0 0 .333 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Essian c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .282 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 9 4 3 4 Totals 37 7 13 7 4 3 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 20,041 Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 10 DP: Royals 0, White Sox 0 Doubles: Rojas (6), White (5), McRae (9), Poquette (6) Home Runs: Porter (2), Gamble (5) Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (14), Lemon (3), Garr (8), Soderholm (2) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(2-3) 5 11 7 7 1 3 1 27 4.08 Mingori 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 14 4.67 Totals 8 13 7 7 4 3 1 41 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp W(5-1) 8.2 9 4 4 3 4 1 38 4.25 LaGrow SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.09 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 4 1 39 Wild Pitches: Leonard (3), Mingori (2) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim McKean ROYALS 1ST: Nelson struck out; McRae grounded out (third to first); Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Bannister popped to first in foul territory; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to left; Rojas doubled to left; Poquette popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk singled to left; Spencer singled to right [Zisk to third]; Gamble homered [Zisk scored, Spencer scored]; Lemon singled to right; Lemon stole second; Soderholm singled to center [Lemon scored]; Essian singled to right [Soderholm to third]; Garr forced Essian (second to shortstop) [Soderholm scored]; Garr stole second; Bannister grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Orta struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 5. ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to first; White walked; Nelson grounded out (first unassisted) [White to second]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 3RD: Zisk struck out; Spencer struck out; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 5. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry walked; Porter flied out to center; Rojas singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Poquette popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon popped to shortstop; Soderholm singled to left; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to second]; Essian popped to second in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 5. ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White grounded out (third to first) [Patek to third]; Nelson grounded out (second to first) [Patek scored]; McRae flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta singled to center; Zisk walked [Orta to second]; Spencer popped to shortstop; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to right; Porter homered; Rojas flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon singled to left; Soderholm singled to left [Lemon to third]; Essian singled to center [Lemon scored, Soderholm to second]; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Soderholm stole third; Garr walked [Essian to second]; Bannister popped to shortstop in foul territory; Orta forced Garr (second to shortstop) [Soderholm scored, Essian to third]; Zisk lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7. ROYALS 7TH: Poquette popped to second; Patek flied out to center; White doubled to left; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7. WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GAMBLE; L. Johnson singled to left; Lemon popped to second; Soderholm singled to right [L. Johnson to second]; Essian popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7. ROYALS 8TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McRae doubled to left; Cowens popped to second; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to third]; Porter walked; Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7. WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr flied out to left; Bannister popped to shortstop; Orta walked; Zisk walked [Orta to second]; Mingori threw a wild pitch [Orta to third]; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7. ROYALS 9TH: Poquette doubled to right; Patek singled to right [Poquette scored]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; Patek stole second; LaCock struck out; Nelson struck out; McRae singled to left [Patek scored]; LAGROW REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 7. |
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