Playing before a crowd of 45,919, the White Sox rallied for four runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Royals, 11-8. The Royals had a two-run homer by John Mayberry while taking a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but the White Sox erupted for six runs in the third. Richie Zisk produced a pair with a single and Chet Lemon two more with a homer. Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 8Game Played on Friday, July 29, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IRoyals 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 - 8 9 1 White Sox 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 1 x - 11 17 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .297 Garr lf 6 0 3 0 0 0 .306 McRae dh 5 2 3 1 0 1 .289 Bannister ss 5 1 2 2 1 0 .307 Otis cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .252 Orta 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .289 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Zisk rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .311 Mayberry 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .238 L. Johnson dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 .305 Zdeb lf 3 0 0 1 1 1 .309 Gamble ph,dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Patek ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .261 Lemon cf 4 3 3 2 1 0 .279 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .248 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .285 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 0 1 0 0 3 0 .278 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stillman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Downing ph,c 1 0 1 2 0 0 .295 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 8 9 7 5 4 Totals 36 11 17 10 7 2 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 45,919 Left on Base: Royals 6, White Sox 12 DP: Royals 2, White Sox 2 Errors: Patek, Bannister Doubles: McRae (32), Brett (19), Cowens (22), Zisk (13), Lemon (25) Home Runs: Mayberry (16), Brett (7), Lemon (12) Stolen Bases: Patek (33) Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (4), Downing (3) GIDP: Brett (6), Garr (4) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (4,by Kravec), Zisk (2,by Mingori), Gamble (2,by Littell) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler 2.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 13 3.79 Mingori 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 11 3.14 Littell L(5-4) 1.2 1 4 3 4 2 0 11 3.28 Gura 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 12 3.52 Totals 8 17 11 10 7 2 1 47 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec 6 7 8 5 2 3 2 29 4.62 LaGrow 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2.13 Hamilton W(2-3) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.63 Totals 9 9 8 5 5 4 2 41 Passed Balls: Essian (5) Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1), Littell (1), Kravec (4) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae doubled to left; Otis reached on an error by Bannister [McRae scored (unearned) (no RBI), Otis to third]; Cowens popped to shortstop; Mayberry homered (unearned) [Otis scored (unearned)]; Zdeb was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Bannister grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to center; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk singled to left [Zisk out at second (left to second)]; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Spencer singled; Lemon singled to right [Spencer to second]; Soderholm singled to right [Spencer out at home (right to first to shortstop to third), Lemon to second]; Chet Lemon was trapped off 2B; Jim Spencer moved off 3B and was run down; 0 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Brett lined to center; McRae struck out; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Essian walked; Garr singled to left [Essian to second]; Bannister forced Garr (right to shortstop) [Essian to third]; Orta singled to left [Essian scored, Bannister to second]; Zisk doubled to right [Bannister scored, Orta scored]; MINGORI REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); L. Johnson singled to right [Zisk to third]; Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Zisk scored]; Lemon homered [L. Johnson scored]; Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 6. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry flied out to right; Zdeb grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 4TH: Essian walked; Garr forced Essian (second to shortstop); Bannister singled to right [Garr to third]; Orta lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 6. ROYALS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Patek walked; White singled to left [Patek to third]; Brett homered [Patek scored, White scored]; McRae singled to left; Essian allowed a passed ball [McRae to second]; Otis flied out to right; Cowens was hit by a pitch; Mayberry flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk was hit by a pitch; L. Johnson singled [Zisk to third]; Spencer popped to third; LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Lemon grounded out (third to first) [L. Johnson to second]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 6. ROYALS 6TH: Zdeb grounded out (third to first); Martinez grounded out (second to first); Patek walked; Patek stole second; White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Essian walked; Garr grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop) [Essian out at second]; Bannister walked; Orta walked [Bannister to second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 6. ROYALS 7TH: Brett doubled to right; McRae singled to left [Brett scored, McRae to second (on throw to home)]; LAGROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Otis walked; Cowens walked [McRae to third, Otis to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; Zdeb walked [McRae scored, Otis to third, Cowens to second]; Martinez lined into a double play (pitcher to second) [Cowens out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR L. JOHNSON; Gamble was hit by a pitch; Spencer singled to right [Gamble to second]; Lemon walked [Gamble to third, Spencer to second]; Soderholm reached on an error by Patek [Gamble scored (no RBI), Spencer to third, Lemon to second]; STILLMAN BATTED FOR ESSIAN; GURA REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); DOWNING BATTED FOR STILLMAN; Downing lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Spencer scored]; Garr singled to left [Lemon to third, Soderholm to second]; Bannister singled to right [Lemon scored, Soderholm scored (unearned), Garr to third]; Orta reached on a fielder's choice [Garr out at home (third to catcher), Bannister to second]; Zisk forced Orta (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 10. ROYALS 8TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Patek grounded out (third to first); White singled to center; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 10. WHITE SOX 8TH: Gamble lined to right; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon doubled to left; Soderholm was walked intentionally; Downing singled to right [Lemon scored, Soderholm to second]; Garr singled to center [Soderholm to third, Downing to second]; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 11. ROYALS 9TH: McRae popped to shortstop; Otis grounded out (third to first); Cowens doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 11. |
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