Snapping a seven-game losing streak, the Royals rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the White Sox, 4-3. Wayne Nordhagen homered and Lamar Johnson hit a two-run double to give the White Sox a 3-1 lead behind Ken Kravec, who allowed only four hits going into the ninth.

Amos Otis ignited the Royals' rally with a homer and Al Cowens walked. Guy Hoffman replaced Kravec and was greeted with a triple by Darrell Porter, tying the score. Hoffman then passed George Scott and U.L. Washington intentionally to load the bases before Freddie Patek came to the plate and singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  4  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .329      White 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Pryor ss,3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .329
Lemon cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .301      Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .301
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .303      Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .325
  Squires pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Porter dh             2   1   1   2     1   0   .314
Nordhagen dh          3   1   1   1     1   1   .278      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Torres lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .288      Wathan c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .282        Quirk c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Colbern c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Washington ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Patek ss              3   0   2   1     1   0   .239
  Moore ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .277      Wilson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
  Kessinger ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Busby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   4   3     4   3             Totals               27   4   7   4     7   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 31,760
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 7
DP: White Sox 2, Royals 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Johnson (15)
Triples: Porter (6)
Home Runs: Nordhagen (5), Otis (9)
Caught Stealing: Patek (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (3), Washington (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Porter (8)
GIDP: Scott 2 (22)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  8     5   3   3   5   3   1  31   3.63
Hoffman L(0-1)          0     2   1   1   2   0   0   4   3.86
Totals                  8     7   4   4   7   3   1  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    7.2   4   3   3   3   2   1  31   5.28
Busby W(4-6)            1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.48
Totals                  9     4   3   3   4   3   1  36

Balks: Kravec (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister flied out to center; Pryor grounded out
(third to first); Lemon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White flied out to center; Brett walked; Kravec
balked [Brett to second]; Otis popped to second; Cowens popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Nordhagen walked;
Torres popped to first in foul territory; Washington lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Scott grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Porter out at second]; Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

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

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

WHITE SOX 4TH: Pryor grounded out (third to first); Lemon
grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to left; Otis singled to left [Brett
to second]; Cowens singled to center [Brett to third, Otis to
second]; Porter lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Brett
scored, Otis to third]; Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen homered; Torres flied out to center;
Washington singled to center; Colbern grounded out (third to
first) [Washington to second]; Bell reached on an error by Patek
[Washington to third]; Bannister flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan flied out to right; Patek singled to center;
Patek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Wilson flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: QUIRK REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING C ); Pryor popped
to shortstop; Lemon grounded out (second to first); Johnson
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White walked; Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first) [White to second]; Otis lined to center; Cowens lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres singled to left; Washington struck out; Colbern grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to left; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MOORE BATTED FOR BELL; Moore walked; Bannister
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Moore to second];
Pryor lined to left; Lemon walked; Johnson doubled to left
[Moore scored, Lemon scored]; BUSBY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING);
SQUIRES RAN FOR JOHNSON; Nordhagen was called out on strikes; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KESSINGER
REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING SS); PRYOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Patek walked; Wilson forced Patek (second unassisted);
White struck out; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Torres walked; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Torres to second]; Colbern popped to second;
Kessinger lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis homered; Cowens walked; HOFFMAN REPLACED KRAVEC
(PITCHING); Porter tripled to right [Cowens scored]; Scott was
walked intentionally; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR QUIRK; Washington
was walked intentionally [Scott to second]; Patek singled to
left [Porter scored, Scott to third, Washington to second]; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 4.