The White Sox handed the Royals their eighth loss in the last nine games, 4-2. The White Sox scored twice in the first inning on doubles by Ralph Garr, Jorge Orta and Chet Lemon. Greg Pryor smacked a leadoff homer in the second and Milt May followed with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice and registered the final Sox run on a single by Garr. [The Sporting News]
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 8, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox    2  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 13  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister dh          5   0   1   0     0   0   .326      Wilson lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Garr lf               3   1   2   1     0   0   .301      Brett 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .327
  Moore lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .303
Orta 2b               4   1   2   1     0   1   .223      Porter c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .312
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Squires 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      LaCock 1b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .279
Lemon cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .304      Braun dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Torres rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Scott ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Pryor ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .283      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
May c                 3   1   2   0     0   0   .250        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .130      Patek ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Washington ss       3   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Hoffman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  13   4     0   4             Totals               36   2   8   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 24,501
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 9
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 2
Errors: Garr, Bell
Doubles: Garr (5), Orta (8), Lemon (22), Bannister (13), LaCock 2 (17), Otis (18)
Home Runs: Pryor (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (1), May (2)
GIDP: Johnson (10), Pryor (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(8-3)          7.2   7   2   2   2   2   0  33   3.61
Hoffman                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Scarbery SV(3)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.62
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   2   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(3-2)           1.2   6   4   4   0   0   1  11   4.53
Mingori                 4.2   5   0   0   0   4   0  19   4.09
Quisenberry             2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    13   4   4   0   4   1  38

Passed Balls: Porter (7)
Wild Pitches: Hoffman (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister popped to third; Garr doubled to left;
Orta doubled to right [Garr scored]; Johnson flied out to right;
Lemon doubled to right [Orta scored]; Torres popped to second; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(second to first); Otis singled to left; Porter walked [Otis to
second]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Pryor homered; May singled to left; Bell out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [May to second]; Porter allowed
a passed ball [May to third]; Bannister popped to second; Garr
singled to center [May scored]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Orta popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock singled to center; Braun popped to third in
foul territory; White grounded out (third to first) [LaCock to
second]; Patek grounded out (third to first); Freddie Patek
ejected by 1B umpire Dan Morrison; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: WASHINGTON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Johnson
flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Torres
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Brett
singled to left; Otis flied out to center; Porter grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Pryor grounded out (third to first); May singled
to right; Bell was called out on strikes; Bannister forced May
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens flied out to right; LaCock doubled to left;
Braun lined to pitcher; White grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr lined to center; Orta was called out on
strikes; Johnson singled to left; On a bunt Lemon singled
[Johnson to second]; Torres struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
singled to left [Wilson scored (error by Garr) (no RBI)]; Brett
grounded out (first unassisted); Otis doubled to right; Porter
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Pryor singled to center; May out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Pryor to second]; Bell was called out on
strikes; Bannister popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: MOORE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Cowens reached on
an error by Bell [Cowens to second]; LaCock grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cowens to third]; Braun lined to first; White
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Moore grounded out (third to first); Orta singled
to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Johnson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta
out at second]; Debut game for Dan Quisenberry; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington lined to right; Wilson flied out to
right; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon lined to center; Torres singled to center;
Pryor grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Torres out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Porter walked;
Cowens flied out to right; LaCock doubled to right [Porter
scored]; HOFFMAN REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); SCOTT BATTED FOR
BRAUN; Hoffman threw a wild pitch [LaCock to third]; Scott flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); May grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (second to first);
Bannister doubled to left; Moore grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: SQUIRES REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); SCARBERY
REPLACED HOFFMAN (PITCHING); QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk
grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to center;
Wilson popped to shortstop; Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 2.
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