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Amos Otis doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Clint Hurdle to bring the Royals a 2-1 victory over the White Sox, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. The Royals' initial run counted in the fifth on singles by Hurdle and Al Cowens, plus a sacrifice fly by Freddie Patek. The White Sox tied the score in the sixth with singles by Alan Bannister and Wayne Nordhagen around a sacrifice bunt by Chet Lemon. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IRoyals 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 1 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Garr lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Bannister dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 .264 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Lemon cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .291 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .293 Nordhagen rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .277 Wilson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Molinaro pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Hurdle 1b 3 1 2 1 1 1 .253 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Washington ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 Orta 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Patek ss 2 0 0 1 0 1 .269 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Pryor 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 5 Totals 33 1 8 1 3 5 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 44,785 Left on Base: Royals 5, White Sox 9 DP: Royals 2, White Sox 0 Errors: Brett, Lamar Johnson Doubles: Otis (15) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (11) Caught Stealing: Cowens (3) Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (4) Sacrifice Flies: Patek (2) GIDP: Bannister (1), Lemon (6) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(4-1) 7 5 1 1 3 3 0 29 3.10 Bird 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.25 Hrabosky SV(8) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.36 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 5 0 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barrios L(5-6) 9 6 2 2 2 5 0 34 3.40 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 0 34 Wild Pitches: Gura (1) Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae flied out to center; Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister walked; Gura threw a wild pitch [Bannister to second]; Lemon walked; Nordhagen flied out to left; Lamar Johnson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Porter flied out to left; Hurdle walked; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Nahorodny popped to second; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; White singled to right; Poquette grounded out (second to first) [White to second]; McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor grounded out (catcher to first); Garr reached on an error by Brett; Bannister grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon struck out; Nordhagen flied out to left; Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle singled to center; Cowens singled to right [Hurdle to third]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hurdle scored]; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny singled to left; Orta forced Nahorodny (second to shortstop); Kessinger singled to right [Orta to third]; Pryor was called out on strikes; Garr lined to pitcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0. ROYALS 6TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister singled; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bannister to second]; Nordhagen singled to left [Bannister scored]; Lamar Johnson walked [Nordhagen to second]; Nahorodny flied to left in foul territory; Orta struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1. ROYALS 7TH: Otis doubled to right; Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle singled [Otis scored, Hurdle to second (on throw to home)]; Cowens walked; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hurdle to third, Cowens to second]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Hurdle out at home (pitcher to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Pryor grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. ROYALS 8TH: Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Bannister singled to right; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Lemon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bannister out at second]; Nordhagen singled to left; MOLINARO RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; Molinaro stole second; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. ROYALS 9TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wilson flied out to left; Porter singled [Porter to second (error by Lamar Johnson)]; Hurdle struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); WASHINGTON BATTED FOR NAHORODNY; Washington struck out; Orta singled to center; Kessinger flied to right in foul territory; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR PRYOR; Soderholm singled to center [Orta to second]; Garr struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. |
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