Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox

Apr 21, 1974

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	17	3	15
CWS	3	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	-	11	17	0	13

loss:

S. Busbywin: Chicago White Sox logo

T. Forster

Scoring Summary

KCCWS

1
John Mayberry singles on a to right fielder Pat Kelly. Cookie Rojas scores. Jim Wohlford to 3rd. [1 run]
10
1
Hal McRae singles on a to left fielder Carlos May. Jim Wohlford scores. John Mayberry to 2nd. [1 run]
20
1
Bill Melton singles on a to left fielder Hal McRae. Pat Kelly scores. Dick Allen to 3rd. Bill Melton to 2nd. Bill Melton advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder Hal McRae. [1 run]
21
1
Ken Henderson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jim Wohlford. Dick Allen scores. Bill Melton scores. [2 runs]
23
2
Brian Downing hits a home run (2). [1 run]
24
3
Tony Solaita hits a home run (1). [1 run]
34
4
Cookie Rojas doubles (3) on a to left fielder Carlos May. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
44
4
John Mayberry hits a home run (4). Cookie Rojas scores. [2 runs]
64
6
Wild pitch by pitcher Steve Busby. Carlos May scores. Bill Melton to 3rd. Ken Henderson to 2nd. [1 run]
65
6
Brian Downing triples (1). Bill Melton scores. Ken Henderson scores. Ron Santo scores. [3 runs]
68
6
Bucky Dent singles. Brian Downing scores. [1 run]
69
6
Pat Kelly steals (3) 2nd base. Bucky Dent scores. Pat Kelly to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Buck Martinez. [1 run]
610
6
Jorge Orta doubles (3) on a to left fielder Hal McRae. Pat Kelly scores. [2 runs]
611
8
Fernando Gonzalez out, second baseman Jorge Orta to first baseman Tony Muser. Frank White scores. Buck Martinez to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
711

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	.295
2Cookie Rojas2B	3	5	2	1	0	1	0	2	.326
3Jim WohlfordRF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	4	.318
4John Mayberry Sr.1B	2	5	1	3	1	1	1	4	.324
5Hal McRaeLF	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.294
6Tony SolaitaDH	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.375
Frank WhitePH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
7Fran HealyC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.263
Buck MartinezC	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000
8Vada PinsonCF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.225
Al CowensPH-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188
9Fernando Gonzalez3B	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	.167

TOTAL	17	40	7	7	3	7	2	30	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Steve BusbyRHP	5.2	11	8	7	8	5	1	63	5.20
Lindy McDanielRHP	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	5	7.50
Joe HoernerLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0.00
Doug BirdRHP	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	12.00
TOTAL	8.0	17	11	10	8	6	1	82	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pat KellyRF	2	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	.250
Buddy BradfordRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303
2Jorge Orta2B	5	6	0	1	1	0	0	1	.261
3Dick Allen1B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	4	.185
Tony Muser1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.429
4Carlos MayLF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	6	.313
5Bill MeltonDH	1	5	2	1	1	0	0	4	.232
6Ken HendersonCF	2	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	.316
7Ron Santo3B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	3	.264
8Brian DowningC	2	3	2	4	0	1	1	1	.333
9Eddie LeonSS	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000
Jerry Hairston Sr.PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.000
Bucky DentSS	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.189
TOTAL	17	41	11	9	8	6	1	27	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Stan BahnsenRHP	2.2	8	3	3	0	4	1	29	4.11
Skip PitlockLHP	0.2	2	3	3	0	1	1	8	7.36
Bill MoranRHP	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.00
Terry ForsterLHP	4.2	4	1	1	3	2	0	32	8.47
TOTAL	9.0	17	7	7	3	7	2	76	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCWS

TOP 1
SINGLE — Freddie Patek singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ken Henderson.
00
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Freddie Patek caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Brian Downing to second baseman Jorge Orta. [1 out]
00
WALK — Cookie Rojas walks.
00
SINGLE — Jim Wohlford singles on a to right fielder Pat Kelly. Cookie Rojas to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — John Mayberry singles on a to right fielder Pat Kelly. Cookie Rojas scores. Jim Wohlford to 3rd. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Hal McRae singles on a to left fielder Carlos May. Jim Wohlford scores. John Mayberry to 2nd. [1 run]
20
WALK — Tony Solaita walks. John Mayberry to 3rd. Hal McRae to 2nd.
20
GROUNDED INTO DP — Fran Healy grounds into a double play, shortstop Eddie Leon to second baseman Jorge Orta to first baseman Dick Allen. Tony Solaita out at 2nd. Fran Healy out at 1st. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Pat Kelly walks.
20
STRIKEOUT — Jorge Orta strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — Dick Allen singles on a to left fielder Hal McRae. Pat Kelly to 2nd.
20
STRIKEOUT — Carlos May strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
SINGLE — Bill Melton singles on a to left fielder Hal McRae. Pat Kelly scores. Dick Allen to 3rd. Bill Melton to 2nd. Bill Melton advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder Hal McRae. [1 run]
21
SINGLE — Ken Henderson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jim Wohlford. Dick Allen scores. Bill Melton scores. [2 runs]
23
STOLEN BASE 2B — Ken Henderson steals (2) 2nd base.
23
STRIKEOUT — Ron Santo strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
23

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Team Stats

CWS

7Runs11

17Hits17

3Errors0

.425Batting Avg.415

40At Bats41

5Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs1

7Runs-Batted-In9

7Walks6

1Stolen Bases2

3Strikeouts8

15Left on Base13

26Total Bases23

Game Details

Sunday, April 21, 1974 · 4:33 AM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 7,890 (19.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, unknown