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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. Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3Game Played on Saturday, July 7, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumWhite 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. |
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