Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
July 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 3, Chicago White Sox 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 1
White 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 2
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Healy c 4 0 2 0
Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0
Solaita 1b 1 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 1 1 0
  Mayberry 1b 1 0 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 3 3 1
  Henderson cf 1 1 1 1
Orta 2b 4 2 1 1
Allen 1b 5 0 2 3
  Richard pr 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
May lf 4 0 1 0
Melton 3b 5 1 4 4
Muser dh,1b 4 0 1 0
Sharp cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 2 2 1
Dent ss 2 2 1 0
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 16 11
Kansas City 000 000 300360
Chicago 012 010 34x11161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (10-8) 6.0 9 6 6 1 3
  Hoerner   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Bird   1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Mingori   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (9-6) 6.2 6 3 0 3 2
  Forster  SV (12) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
0
3
4

  E–D Allen (11).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Healy (10).  2B–Kansas City Otis (16,off Kaat); White (1,off Kaat), Chicago Kelly (8,off Busby); Dent (5,off Bird); K Henderson (12,off Mingori).  HR–Chicago Melton (9,2nd inning off Busby 0 on, 1 out); Herrmann (4,8th inning off Bird 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Patek (2,off Kaat).  SH–Dent (10,off Busby); Muser (2,off Busby).  HBP–Dent (1,by Busby).  IBB–Herrmann (4,by Busby); May (1,by Bird).  CS–Muser (2,2nd base by Busby/Healy).  WP–Busby (5).  HBP–Busby (4,Dent).  IBB–Busby (4,Herrmann); Bird (5,May).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:44.  A–25,805.
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