After rallying to win the first game of a doubleheader, 5-4, in 10 innings, the White Sox lost the second to the Royals, 8-4. In the opener, the Royals broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the top half of the 10th, but the White Sox came back to win in their half. Jim Spencer singled and Chet Lemon hit his second homer of the game to tie the score. Eric Soderholm then walked and, after a sacrifice, scored the winning run on a single by Ralph Garr.

In the second game, Hal McRae drove in four runs for the Royals with a homer, double and single. George Brett and Amos Otis also homered for the Royals. Otis' blow was his second of the day, coming after a round-tripper in the first game. The White Sox had homers by Oscar Gamble and Brian Downing. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      31, 1977 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   4  9  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1    3  -   5  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .295      Garr lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .306
McRae lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Bannister ss          4   1   0   0     0   0   .305
  Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Orta 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .292
  Lahoud ph,lf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .306
LaCock dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .350      Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
  Rojas ph,dh         1   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Cowens rf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .313      Lemon cf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .282
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .236      Soderholm 3b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .289
Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .258      Essian c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .272        L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Downing c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow 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

Totals               37   4   9   3     4   5             Totals               34   5   6   5     2   3

Time of Game: 3:05
Left on Base: Royals 7, White Sox 4
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Zdeb
Doubles: Essian (15)
Home Runs: Otis (11), Lemon 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (12)
Caught Stealing: McRae (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (2)
GIDP: Otis (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  9     3   2   1   1   3   1  32   4.16
Gura                    0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.63
Bird L(8-3)             0.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   3   5.45
Mingori                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.14
Totals                  9.1   6   5   4   2   3   2  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   9.2   7   4   4   4   5   1  38   4.08
Hamilton                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.60
LaGrow W(6-1)           0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.11
Totals                 10     9   4   4   4   5   1  41

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ted Hendry


ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out to center;
LaCock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister
grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Mayberry walked [Cowens to
second]; Cowens stole third; Otis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cowens scored, Mayberry out at
second]; Porter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk struck out; Gamble grounded out (second to
first); Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 0.

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon popped to first in foul territory;
Soderholm lined to center; Essian grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; LaCock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cowens singled to center; Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr flied out to right; Bannister popped to
first in foul territory; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis singled to left; Porter grounded out (second to
first) [Otis to second]; Patek flied out to left; White popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk flied out to center; Gamble lined to right;
Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to right; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
LaCock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon homered; Soderholm popped to second; Essian
doubled to left; Garr grounded out (catcher to first) [Essian to
third]; Bannister flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens flied out to center; Mayberry popped to
third; Otis homered; Porter flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck
out; Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek singled to left; White flied out to center;
Brett popped to shortstop; McRae singled to right [Patek to
third]; LaCock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Spencer flied
out to right; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
walked; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR ESSIAN; L. Johnson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 9TH: DOWNING REPLACED L. JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Cowens
flied out to right; Mayberry walked; Otis flied out to center;
Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
reached on an error by Zdeb [Bannister to second]; Orta singled
to right [Bannister scored (unearned)]; Zisk popped to first in
foul territory; Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 10TH: Patek popped to first in foul territory; White
popped to second; Brett walked; LAHOUD BATTED FOR ZDEB; Lahoud
walked [Brett to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
ROJAS BATTED FOR LACOCK; Rojas singled to left [Brett scored,
Lahoud to second]; LAGROW REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Cowens
singled to left [Lahoud scored, Rojas to third]; Mayberry lined
to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LAHOUD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GURA REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Spencer
singled to left; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Lemon homered
[Spencer scored]; Soderholm walked; Downing out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Soderholm to second]; MINGORI
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Garr singled to left [Soderholm
scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 5.