| Spacing seven hits, Dennis Leonard pitched the Royals to a 5-0 victory over the White Sox. Frank White hit Lerrin LaGrow's first pitch of the game into the left field seats. Willie Wilson led off the third inning with a single, stole second and came around on consecutive groundouts by White and Hal McRae. Wilson also led off the fifth with a single, stole second and third and scored on a passed ball. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Royals 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 x - 5 11 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .349 White 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .232 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 McRae dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 .276 Lemon cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .391 Brett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Squires 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .387 Porter c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .360 Bannister 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .370 Hurdle lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Orta dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .179 Zdeb pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Cowens rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 Foley c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 LaCock 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Pryor ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .378 Patek ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .326 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .500 Scarbery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 7 0 3 3 Totals 34 5 11 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 16,335 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 0, Royals 0 Doubles: Lemon (7), Brett (7), Porter (3), Hurdle (6), Cowens (1), LaCock (5) Triples: Porter (2) Home Runs: White (1) Stolen Bases: Wilson 3 (5), Brett (4), Patek (3), Zdeb (1) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaGrow L(0-2) 5.1 8 5 5 1 2 1 25 9.00 Scarbery 2.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 12 1.42 Totals 8 11 5 5 2 2 1 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(2-2) 9 7 0 0 3 3 0 36 3.41 Totals 9 7 0 0 3 3 0 36 Passed Balls: Foley (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Larry Zirbel, 2B - Harold Easley, 3B - Bob Jones WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Washington forced Garr (first to shortstop); Lemon walked [Washington to second]; Squires forced Lemon (second to shortstop) [Washington to third]; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: White homered; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett doubled to left; Porter lined to center; Hurdle flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (second to first); Soderholm singled to left; Foley forced Soderholm (second to shortstop); Pryor singled to left [Foley to second]; Garr singled to center [Foley out at home (center to catcher), Pryor to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Wilson singled; Wilson stole second; White grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; McRae grounded out (second to first) [Wilson scored]; Brett popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister lined to right; Orta walked; Soderholm grounded out (third to first) [Orta to second]; Foley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Porter doubled to center; Hurdle grounded out (third to first); Cowens flied out to center; LaCock was walked intentionally; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr flied out to left; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; White struck out; Wilson stole third; Foley allowed a passed ball [Wilson scored]; McRae struck out (catcher to first); Brett singled to left; Brett stole second; Porter flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon singled to left; Squires flied out to center; Bannister forced Lemon (second to shortstop); Orta lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle doubled to left; Cowens doubled to left [Hurdle scored]; LaCock lined to right [Cowens to third]; SCARBERY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Patek singled to center [Cowens scored]; Patek stole second; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Patek to third]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm singled to right; Foley lined to left; Pryor struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied to right in foul territory; Brett grounded out (second to first); Porter tripled to right; Hurdle walked; ZDEB RAN FOR HURDLE; Zdeb stole second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Washington struck out; Lemon doubled to right; Squires grounded out (second to first) [Lemon to third]; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: LaCock doubled to right; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LaCock to third]; Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [LaCock out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; White popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta walked; Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; Foley grounded out (pitcher to first) [Orta to second]; Pryor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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