Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
April 21, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1974 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 3 0
Rojas 2b 5 2 3 1
Wohlford rf 5 1 2 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 2 3
McRae lf 4 0 1 1
Solaita dh 3 1 2 1
  White ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Healy c 1 0 0 0
  Martinez c 1 0 1 0
Pinson cf 4 0 2 0
  Cowens ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 5 0 0 1
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 17 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 2 2 0
  Bradford rf 1 0 1 0
Orta 2b 6 0 5 1
Allen 1b 4 1 1 0
  Muser 1b 1 0 0 0
May lf 4 1 1 0
Melton dh 5 2 1 1
Henderson cf 4 1 2 2
Santo 3b 4 1 1 0
Downing c 3 2 2 4
Leon ss 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Dent ss 2 1 1 1
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Pitlock p 0 0 0 0
  Moran p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 17 9
Kansas City 201 300 0107173
Chicago 310 007 00x11170
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (2-2) 5.2 11 8 7 5 8
  McDaniel   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Hoerner   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bird   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
11
10
6
8
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen   2.2 8 3 3 4 0
  Pitlock   0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Moran   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Forster  W (1-3) 4.2 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
17
7
7
7
3

  E–Mayberry (1), McRae (1), Martinez (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Kansas City Pinson (1,off Bahnsen); Rojas (3,off Pitlock); Solaita (1,off Moran), Chicago Orta (3,off Hoerner).  3B–Chicago Downing (1,off McDaniel).  HR–Kansas City Solaita (1,3rd inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 2 out); Mayberry (4,4th inning off Pitlock 1 on, 1 out), Chicago Downing (2,2nd inning off Busby 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wohlford (1,off Pitlock).  HBP–Martinez (1,by Moran); Downing (1,by Busby).  IBB–Santo (1,by Busby); D Allen (2,by Hoerner).  SB–McRae (1,2nd base off Forster/Downing); K Henderson (2,2nd base off Busby/Healy); Kelly (3,2nd base off Hoerner/Martinez).  CS–Patek (2,2nd base by Bahnsen/Downing).  WP–Busby (2).  HBP–Busby (1,Downing); Moran (3,Martinez).  IBB–Busby (1,Santo); Hoerner (1,D Allen).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:26.  A–7,890.
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