Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
May 24, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1974 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Downing rf,c 4 0 2 0
May lf 3 1 1 0
Allen 1b 4 1 1 2
Melton 3b 4 0 0 0
Santo 2b 4 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 1 0
Brinkman c 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Pinson rf 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 1 1 1 1
  Solaita pr,1b 2 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 1 2 0
Healy c 3 1 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Chicago 000 000 002261
Kansas City 012 000 01x491
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (5-4) 8.0 9 4 3 1 3
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
1
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (5-4) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
2

  E–D Allen (5), Brett (4).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae (11,off Bahnsen).  3B–Kansas City Pinson (1,off Bahnsen).  HR–Chicago D Allen (8,9th inning off Splittorff 1 on, 0 out), Kansas City Mayberry (9,2nd inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 0 out).  SH–May (1,off Splittorff).  HBP–Mayberry (3,by Bahnsen).  IBB–Rojas (1,by Bahnsen).  SB–Healy (5,2nd base off Bahnsen/Brinkman).  CS–Brett (1,2nd base by Bahnsen/Brinkman).  HBP–Bahnsen (1,Mayberry).  IBB–Bahnsen (5,Rojas).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–1:57.  A–12,239.
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