Although held to only six hits, the White Sox were able to gain a 4-1 victory over the Royals, who went down to their seventh straight defeat. The White Sox scored three runs, all unearned, in the fifth inning with the aid of errors by George Scott and Paul Splittorff.

Wayne Nordhagen accounted for the game's only earned run with a homer in the sixth. The Royals' tally off Steve Trout also was tainted on an error by Junior Moore. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, July      6, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   4  6  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister 2b          5   0   2   1     0   0   .332      Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Kessinger ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .189      White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Pryor ss,2b           2   0   0   0     3   0   .285      Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .329
Moore lf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .277      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
  Squires 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Porter dh             4   0   3   0     0   0   .313
Nordhagen dh          4   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
  Orta pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Torres cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Cruz ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Washington rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .281      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colbern c             4   1   0   0     0   2   .333
Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .167
Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   6   4     4   3             Totals               33   1   8   0     1   1

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 22,509
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 6
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Moore, Johnson, Scott, Splittorff
Home Runs: Nordhagen (4)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (11), Washington (10)
Caught Stealing: Brett (6), White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (3)
GIDP: Scott (20)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(2-3)            9     8   1   0   1   1   0  34   3.11
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   1   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-7)       9     6   4   1   4   3   1  39   4.15
Totals                  9     6   4   1   4   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to left; Bannister stole
second; Pryor walked; Moore forced Bannister (catcher to third)
[Pryor to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Nordhagen forced
Pryor (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to center; White reached on an error by
Johnson; Brett forced White (shortstop to second); Brett was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Torres grounded out (third to first); Washington
popped to third in foul territory; Colbern grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Otis
struck out; Porter singled to left; Scott singled to left
[Porter to second]; Wathan flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell lined to left; Bannister grounded out (third
to first); Pryor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
grounded out (second to first); White singled to left; White was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Moore grounded out (second to first); Johnson
struck out; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett lined to shortstop; Cowens flied out to left;
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Torres popped to first in foul territory;
Washington reached on an error by Scott; Colbern reached on a
fielder's choice [Washington to third (error by Splittorff)];
Bell singled to center [Washington scored (unearned), Colbern to
second]; Bannister singled to right [Colbern scored (unearned),
Bell to second]; Pryor walked [Bell to third, Bannister to
second]; Moore forced Pryor (shortstop to second) [Bell scored
(unearned), Bannister to third]; Johnson grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter singled to left; Scott grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second];
Wathan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen homered; Torres grounded out (shortstop
to first); Washington singled to center; Washington stole
second; Colbern struck out; Bell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
grounded out (second to first); White singled to right; Brett
singled to left [White scored (error by Moore) (unearned) (no
RBI), Brett to third]; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister lined to pitcher; Pryor walked; Moore
grounded out (third to second to first) [Pryor to second];
Johnson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to left; Porter singled to center [Otis
to second]; Scott flied out to right; Wathan forced Porter
(third to second) [Otis to third]; Cruz forced Wathan (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen singled to left; ORTA RAN FOR
NORDHAGEN; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Orta to second]; Washington walked; Colbern struck out; Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wilson flied out
to right; White flied to right in foul territory; Brett walked;
Cowens forced Brett (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bannister flied out to right; Pryor grounded out
(second to first); Moore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: KESSINGER REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING SS); PRYOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SQUIRES REPLACED JOHNSON
(PLAYING 1B); Otis popped to second; Porter flied out to left;
Scott lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals
1.