A single by Al Cowens in the ninth inning drove home the winning run as the Royals outlasted the White Sox, 7-6. After the White Sox tied the game in the top of the ninth on a homer by Bill Nahorodny, Frank White began the Royals' comeback with a two-out double. Following an intentional walk to Pete LaCock, Al Cowens lined a single to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 6
Game Played on Wednesday, April     25, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    3  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 10  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    4  1  1  -   7  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .373      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .269
Washington rf         4   0   1   1     0   2   .270      White 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .384      Wathan 1b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .400
Nordhagen dh          4   1   0   0     0   0   .280        LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Johnson 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .324      Cowens rf             4   2   2   1     1   1   .291
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .297      McRae dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .262
Moore lf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .429      Porter c              4   2   3   4     0   0   .389
  Torres lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Zdeb lf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Nahorodny c           4   2   2   2     0   0   .250        Hurdle ph,lf        1   0   1   2     1   0   .286
Pryor ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .357
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     1   2             Totals               33   7   9   7     7   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 13,957
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Royals 7
DP: White Sox 2, Royals 0
Doubles: Johnson (4), Moore (1), Porter (4), Hurdle (7), White (5)
Triples: Bannister (2)
Home Runs: Nahorodny 2 (2), Porter (1)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (2)
GIDP: White 2 (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  6     5   5   5   3   3   0  24   4.88
Proly L(1-3)            2.2   4   2   2   4   3   1  16   3.65
Totals                  8.2   9   7   7   7   6   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    7     7   5   5   1   1   1  29   5.85
Mingori                 1.2   3   1   1   0   0   1   8   4.35
Hrabosky W(1-0)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.17
Totals                  9    10   6   6   1   2   2  38

Umpires: HP - Larry Zirbel, 1B - Harold Easley, 2B - Bob Jones, 3B - Dick Nelson


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to left; Washington grounded
out (third to first); Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett walked; White grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brett out at second]; Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Johnson
walked; Soderholm popped to second in foul territory; Moore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Cowens stole second; McRae
flied out to right [Cowens to third]; Porter grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cowens scored]; Zdeb was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny popped to second; Pryor popped to first
in foul territory; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to first in foul territory; Wilson
struck out; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington singled to center; Lemon forced
Washington (third to second); Nordhagen forced Lemon (shortstop
to second); Johnson doubled to left [Nordhagen to third];
Soderholm singled to left [Nordhagen scored, Johnson to third];
Moore doubled [Johnson scored, Soderholm scored, Moore to third
(on throw to home)]; Nahorodny lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister
tripled to left; Washington lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Bannister scored]; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
singled to center; Zdeb forced Porter (shortstop to second);
Patek forced Zdeb (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen flied out to center; Johnson singled to
right; Soderholm popped to second; Moore flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Brett singled
to center; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny homered; Pryor grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING LF); Wathan singled
to center; Cowens walked [Wathan to second]; McRae walked
[Wathan to third, Cowens to second]; Porter doubled to right
[Wathan scored, Cowens scored, McRae to third]; PROLY REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); HURDLE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Hurdle doubled to
left [McRae scored, Porter scored]; Patek lined to pitcher;
Wilson struck out; Brett was walked intentionally; White walked
[Hurdle to third, Brett to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN;
LaCock flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MINGORI REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Lemon
singled to left; Nordhagen flied out to center; Johnson flied
out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens flied out to right; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter homered; Hurdle walked; Patek
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Torres lined to center; Nahorodny homered; Pryor
lined to right; Bannister singled to left; HRABOSKY REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Washington struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Brett popped to
shortstop; White doubled to left; LaCock was walked
intentionally; Cowens singled to left [White scored, LaCock to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 7.