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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 20, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 20, 1974 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 30,472 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Bill Deegan |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Bradford | Right Fielder |
| Luis Alvarado | Second Baseman |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Bill Melton | DH |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Ken Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Chuck Brinkman | Catcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 20, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wood
Patek hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wood
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Wood
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a line drive towards third. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Splittorff
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wood
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wood
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Wood
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Splittorff
Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Splittorff
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leon vs. Splittorff
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Wood
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wood
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bradford. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Pinson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Wood
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Wood
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Wood
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Splittorff
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Wood
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Wood
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Brinkman and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Wood
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Wood
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wohlford tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Wood
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Splittorff
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Splittorff
Henderson takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Splittorff
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Wood
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wood
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Wood
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Wood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to third for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Wood
Rojas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Splittorff
Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Splittorff
Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Gossage
McRae hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Bradford picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Bradford. McRae moves all the way to home. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Gossage
Healy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bradford. Healy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Gossage
Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Gossage
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Gossage
Cowens hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Splittorff
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Splittorff
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gossage
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Gossage
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Gossage
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it and has Rojas trapped. There's the throw to Alvarado who tags Rojas for the out. Wohlford moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Splittorff
Bradford hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Splittorff
Alvarado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Gossage
Healy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gossage
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gossage
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. McDaniel
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. McDaniel
Santo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McDaniel
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. McDaniel
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Gossage
Cowens hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gossage
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Gossage
There goes Patek. The throw from Brinkman and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Gossage
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. McDaniel
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Eddie Leon.
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. McDaniel
Tony Muser pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman.
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. McDaniel
Bradford hits a popup towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1974 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 1 0 0 Bradford B, rf 4 1 1 2
Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 3 Alvarado L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wohlford J, lf 4 1 1 0 Allen D, 1b 3 1 1 1
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Melton B, dh 4 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 3 1 1 1 Santo R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Healy F, c 4 0 1 0 May C, lf 4 0 3 0
Pinson V, cf 3 2 1 0 Henderson K, cf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez F, 3b 4 0 2 1 Leon E, ss 3 0 0 0
Cowens A, rf 4 1 1 1 Orta J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brinkman C, c 3 1 1 0
Muser T, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 7 9 6 34 3 10 3
Kansas City 001 141 000 -- 7
Chicago 000 030 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 6.2 8 3 3 3 1
McDaniel L 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood W (L) 4.1 6 6 6 1 2
Gossage R 4.2 3 1 1 3 3
E -- Bradford B
DP -- Kansas City 3, Chicago 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Gonzalez F, McRae H, Healy F
HR -- Rojas C, Bradford B, Allen D
SB -- Wohlford J, Patek F
SF -- McRae H
T -- 2:19
A -- 30472
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