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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 25, 1979
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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 July 25, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Wortham |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,176 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | DH |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Mike Colbern | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 25, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wortham
Wilson 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--
White vs. Wortham
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Wortham
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Bannister reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Otis 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: ---
Cowens vs. Wortham
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wortham
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Wortham
There's a wild pitch. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Wortham
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Wortham
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson 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--
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbern vs. Splittorff
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett 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: ---
Patek vs. Wortham
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wortham
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wortham
White hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Splittorff
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to third for the out. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to third. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wortham
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Wortham
There goes Otis. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Wortham
Cowens hits a fly ball towards right. Washington catches it and throws to home to double up Otis. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Splittorff
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wortham
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wortham
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor misplays the ball. That's an error on Pryor. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Wortham
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wortham
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Splittorff
Morrison hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wortham
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wortham
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Wortham
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Wortham
There goes White. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Wortham
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wortham
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wortham
Scott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Scott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Wortham
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Pryor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colbern vs. Splittorff
Colbern bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jim Morrison.
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pryor tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Splittorff
There goes Bannister. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Bannister steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wortham
Kevin Bell now playing third base.
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wortham
Wilson bunts towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Orta covering, for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Wortham
White hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wortham
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Wilson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Wilson. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quisenberry fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Quisenberry. Lemon scores. Orta moves to third. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Quisenberry
Washington is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pryor vs. Quisenberry
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to home to get Orta. Johnson moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nahorodny vs. Hrabosky
Ralph Garr pinch hits for Mike Colbern. Al Hrabosky now pitching. Bill Nahorodny pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Washington scores. Pryor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Busby
Steve Busby now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. Busby
Bannister strikes out. There goes Bell. The throw from Porter to Patek, and Bell is out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Wortham
Bill Nahorodny now catching.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wortham
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Wortham
Scott strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1979 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 3 0 1 0 Bannister A, lf 4 1 1 0
White F, 2b 2 0 0 1 Squires M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 2 0 0 1
Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, dh 4 1 1 0
Porter D, c 3 1 1 1 Washington C, rf 3 1 0 0
Scott G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pryor G, ss 4 2 2 0
Wathan J, dh 3 0 0 0 Colbern M, c 2 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Garr R, ph 0 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, ph-c 1 0 1 3
Morrison J, 3b 2 0 0 0
Nordhagen W, ph 0 0 0 1
Bell K, 3b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 5 2 31 6 8 5
Kansas City 000 010 010 -- 2
Chicago 001 000 14x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (L)* 7.0 6 4 2 2 2
Quisenberry D 0.1 0 2 2 1 0
Hrabosky A+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Busby S 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham R (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Patek F 2, White F, Pryor G, Wilson W, Quisenberry D
DP -- Kansas City 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Scott G, Pryor G, Lemon C, Nahorodny B
3B -- Bannister A
HR -- Porter D
SB -- Otis A, White F, Bannister A
CS -- Bell K
SH -- Colbern M, Wilson W
SF -- Orta J, Nordhagen W, White F
WP -- Wortham R
T -- 2:39
A -- 11176
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