Coming out of the bullpen, Marty Pattin made his first start of the season, pitched 7 2/3 innings and gained credit for the victory as the Royals outlasted the White Sox, 5-4. George Brett hit a triple and homer for the Royals, who took a 5-1 lead in the eighth when Willie Wilson doubled for his third hit of the game and Amos Otis singled.

The White Sox picked up a run off Pattin in their half of the eighth before Larry Gura relieved. Then, in the ninth, Lamar Johnson singled with one out and Bill Nahorodny homered, but Renie Martin came in and retired the last two batters to save the game. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals       1  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  0  -   5 13  2
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   4 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Brett 3b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .252        Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .343
Otis cf               2   1   2   2     2   0   .327      Washington rf         5   2   2   0     0   0   .315
Porter c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .352      Lemon cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .361
Wathan 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .275      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .304
  LaCock ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Bannister 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .370
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Orta dh               3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Hurdle rf             3   0   2   1     2   0   .269        Nordhagen ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Washington 2b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Johnson 1b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .313
Wilson lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .303        Squires pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nahorodny c           4   1   1   2     0   0   .224
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .352
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hinton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  13   5     5   3             Totals               37   4  11   4     0   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 15,470
Left on Base: Royals 12, White Sox 7
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Brett, Hurdle
Doubles: Porter (6), Wilson (1)
Triples: Brett (4)
Home Runs: Brett (2), Nahorodny (4)
Stolen Bases: Otis (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (1), Soderholm (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(1-0)           7.2   9   2   2   0   2   0  32   2.50
Gura                    0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   6.57
Martin SV(2)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.38
Totals                  9    11   4   4   0   2   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hinton L(0-1)           4.2   9   3   3   2   3   0  25   5.79
Schueler                4.1   4   2   2   3   0   1  19   4.32
Totals                  9    13   5   5   5   3   1  44

Umpires: HP - Woody Urchak, 1B - Bill Sprincz, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Gary McAvoy


ROYALS 1ST: Patek lined to left; Brett tripled to right; Otis
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brett scored]; Porter doubled to
right; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Washington singled to
center; Lemon singled to right [Washington to second]; Soderholm
forced Lemon (shortstop unassisted) [Washington to third];
Bannister singled to right [Washington scored, Soderholm out at
third (first to third), Bannister to second (error by Hurdle)];
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Hurdle popped to third in foul
territory; Washington singled to right; Wilson singled to left
[Washington to third]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
singled to left; Nahorodny flied out to right; Pryor lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis singled
to center; Otis stole second; Porter flied out to left; Wathan
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr singled to center; Washington forced Garr
(shortstop to second); Lemon popped to second; Soderholm forced
Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae lined to center; Hurdle walked; Washington
forced Hurdle (first to shortstop); On a bunt Wilson singled
[Washington to second]; Patek forced Washington (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister flied out to right; Orta flied out to
right; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis walked;
Porter singled [Otis to third]; Wathan singled to center [Otis
scored, Porter to second]; McRae forced Wathan (shortstop to
second) [Porter to third]; Hurdle singled to right [Porter
scored, McRae to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING);
Washington flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny reached on an error by Brett; Pryor
singled to left [Nahorodny to second]; Garr lined to center
[Nahorodny to third]; Washington popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek flied
out to left; Brett homered; Otis walked; Porter flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bannister flied out to center; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock grounded out
(pitcher to first); McRae flied out to left; Hurdle singled to
center [Hurdle out at second (center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Johnson
struck out; Nahorodny flied out to left; Pryor grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington popped to shortstop; Wilson doubled to
center; Patek flied out to center; Brett was walked
intentionally; Otis singled to center [Wilson scored, Brett to
third]; Porter popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
singled to center; Lemon singled to right [Washington to third];
Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to right [Washington scored];
Bannister singled to center [Lemon to second]; GURA REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR ORTA; Nordhagen lined to
third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LaCock
grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center;
Hurdle walked; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Johnson singled to right; SQUIRES RAN FOR
JOHNSON; Nahorodny homered [Squires scored]; Pryor grounded out
(third to first); MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED
FOR GARR; Moore flied out to right; Washington grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, White Sox 4.

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