Francisco Barrios spun a six-hitter and struck out 10 while pitching the White Sox to a 4-2 triumph over the Royals. Jorge Orta delivered a two-run double, advanced to third on an infield out and scored on Chet Lemon's sacrifice fly as the White Sox scored three runs in the first inning en-route to their 10th victory in 11 games. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Monday, July      11, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  3
White Sox    3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Garr lf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .303
McRae lf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .291      Bannister ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Orta 2b               1   1   1   2     0   0   .283
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .229        Brohamer 2b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .259
LaCock dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .385      L. Johnson dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Otis cf               3   0   1   1     1   2   .254      Lemon cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .286
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Patek ss              2   0   1   0     1   1   .265      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Downing rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Essian c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .303
  Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     3  10             Totals               32   4   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 22,320
Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 7
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Brett, Patek 2
Doubles: Otis (13), Orta (14)
Stolen Bases: McRae 2 (8), Patek (26)
Sacrifice Flies: Lemon (4)
GIDP: Bannister (6)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (5,by Barrios)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(5-4)             5.1   8   4   3   2   3   0  28   3.60
Bird                    2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.62
Totals                  8     8   4   3   2   4   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(9-3)          9     6   2   2   3  10   0  37   3.70
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3  10   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Barrios (4)
Wild Pitches: Gura (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae walked;
McRae stole second; Cowens grounded out (third to first);
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to right; Bannister singled to
center [Garr to third]; Orta doubled to left [Garr scored,
Bannister scored]; L. Johnson grounded out (second to first)
[Orta to third]; Lemon hit a sacrifice fly to right [Orta
scored]; Soderholm singled to left; Spencer popped to first; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 2ND: BROHAMER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 2B); LaCock singled
to left; Otis doubled to left [LaCock scored]; Porter struck
out; Patek struck out; White popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing grounded out (third to first); Essian
popped to third; Garr singled to left; Bannister reached on an
error by Brett [Garr to second]; Brohamer struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to right; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: L. Johnson lined to right; Lemon popped to
catcher in foul territory; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock
singled to left; Otis walked [LaCock to second]; Porter forced
Otis (second to shortstop) [LaCock to third]; Patek walked
[Porter to second]; White forced Patek (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer was called out on strikes; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); Essian walked; Garr flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett lined to second; McRae was hit by a pitch;
McRae stole second; Cowens struck out; Mayberry singled to right
[McRae scored]; LaCock was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
flied out to left; L. Johnson singled to shortstop [L. Johnson
to second (error by Patek)]; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Porter flied out to left; Patek
singled to right; Patek stole second; White struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm reached on an error by Patek; Spencer
flied out to left; Downing singled to left [Soderholm to third];
Gura threw a wild pitch [Soderholm scored (unearned), Downing to
second]; Essian walked; Garr singled to right [Downing to third,
Essian to second]; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Bannister
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr
out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied out to center; McRae flied out to left;
Cowens popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); L.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lemon lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry singled to right; LaCock grounded out
(second to first) [Mayberry to second]; Otis struck out; Porter
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm popped to second; Spencer struck out;
Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette struck out;
WATHAN BATTED FOR WHITE; Wathan popped to second; Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White
Sox 4.