Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1974 at Royals Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 0 1 0
  Santo ph 1 0 1 2
  Hairston pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Orta 2b 6 1 3 2
Allen 1b 5 0 3 1
  Muser 1b 0 0 0 0
May dh 5 0 0 0
Henderson cf 5 1 2 0
Melton 3b 4 0 1 0
Sharp lf,rf 5 0 1 0
Downing c 5 1 2 1
Dent ss 5 2 2 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 17 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 5 2 2 0
Wohlford lf 5 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 1 2 2
McRae dh 5 0 3 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 0 1
Healy c 2 0 1 0
Cowens rf 5 0 3 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 13 4
Chicago 000 010 030 26171
Kansas City 300 000 100 04133
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (20-16) 10.0 13 4 4 4 4
Totals
10.0
13
4
4
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   7.2 11 4 3 3 2
  Hoerner   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Bird  L (6-4) 1.2 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
17
6
5
5
3

  E–Wood (3), Wohlford (5), Rojas (8), Bevacqua (3).  DP–Chicago 1, Kansas City 4.  2B–Chicago Downing (12,off Fitzmorris); K Henderson (31,off Fitzmorris); Santo (12,off Hoerner); Orta (26,off Bird), Kansas City Wohlford (15,off Wood); McRae (34,off Wood); White (3,off Wood).  IBB–D Allen (9,by Fitzmorris); K Henderson (8,by Hoerner).  BK–Hoerner (1).  IBB–Fitzmorris (5,D Allen); Hoerner (4,K Henderson).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:56.  A–7,677.
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