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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. Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Friday, July 6, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumWhite 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. |
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