Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
September 3, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly dh 4 1 1 0
Orta 2b 4 0 0 0
Muser 1b 4 1 2 1
Henderson cf 4 0 1 1
Melton 3b 4 0 1 0
Hairston lf 4 0 2 0
Sharp rf 3 0 1 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Kucek p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry dh 3 0 1 0
McRae lf 4 0 0 0
Solaita 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Healy c 3 0 1 0
White ss 3 1 2 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0
Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Chicago 200 000 000280
Kansas City 000 000 010171
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kucek  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 2 6
  Forster  SV (19) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton  L (8-8) 9.0 8 2 2 3 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
8

  E–White (8).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Healy (20).  2B–Chicago Muser (5,off Dal Canton); Hairston (3,off Dal Canton), Kansas City White (4,off Kucek).  3B–Kansas City White (3,off Kucek).  SH–Downing (3,off Dal Canton).  SB–Kelly (18,2nd base off Dal Canton/Healy); K Henderson (11,2nd base off Dal Canton/Healy).  WP–Dal Canton (11).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:16.  A–7,173.
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