April 20, 1974 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 3 BOS 5
CLE 4 KCR 7
@CHW 3 MIL 3
@DET 1 OAK 7
CAL 6
(10) TEX 1
MIN 0 CIN 11
SDP 0 ATL 4
@HOU 3 LAD 4
SFG 2 NYM 5
PIT 2 CHC 5
@PHI 4
(13) STL 10
MON 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 30,472

Saturday, April 20, 1974
Time of Game: 2:19

Royals

4-6

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   1  4  1   0  0  0    7  9  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3 10  1

W: P Splittorff (1-1), L: W Wood (1-4)

White Sox

3-9

Lost 1

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .256  .742    0    2   3   SB
C Rojas 2B                    4   1   2   3    1   0  .293  .725    0    1   5   HR
J Wohlford LF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .308  .785    0    2   0   SB,GDP
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .313 1.167    0    8   0   
H McRae DH                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .300  .846    0    0   0   2B,SF
F Healy C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .822    0    2   0   2B
V Pinson CF                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .194  .410    0    4   0   
F Gonzalez 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .231  .539    0    2   2   2B
A Cowens RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .583    0    6   0   

P Splittorff P                                                           0   0
  L McDaniel P                                                           0   1
Totals                       34   7   9   6    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: F Healy (6, off R Gossage); H McRae (4, off R Gossage); F Gonzalez (1, off W Wood).

HR: C Rojas (1, off W Wood; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SF: H McRae (1, off W Wood).

TB: C Rojas 5; F Gonzalez 3; F Healy 2; H McRae 2; A Cowens; V Pinson; J Wohlford.

GIDP: J Wohlford (1).

RBI: C Rojas 3 (8); A Cowens (4); F Gonzalez (1); H McRae (5).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry 2; F Patek-C Rojas-J Mayberry.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wohlford (3, 2nd base off W Wood/C Brinkman); F Patek (7, 2nd base off R Gossage/C Brinkman).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bradford RF                 4   1   1   2    1   0  .281 1.023    0    0   0   HR
L Alvarado 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    1   4   
D Allen 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .180  .743    0    7   1   HR
B Melton DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .751    0    0   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .676    0    3   0   
C May LF                      4   0   3   0    0   0  .318  .682    0    1   0   
K Henderson CF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .302  .802    0    4   0   GDP
E Leon SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    4   4   2·GDP
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .439    0    0   0   
C Brinkman C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    6   0   
  T Muser PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   

W Wood P                                                                 1   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   3  10   3    3   2                    27  11

BATTING

HR: D Allen (3, off P Splittorff; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); B Bradford (3, off P Splittorff; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: B Bradford 4; D Allen 4; C May 3; C Brinkman; K Henderson; R Santo; L Alvarado; B Melton.

GIDP: E Leon 2 (2); K Henderson (5).

RBI: B Bradford 2 (6); D Allen (6).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Alvarado-E Leon-D Allen.

E: B Bradford (1).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Splittorff, W (1-1)          6.2   8   3   3    3   1   2   4.55   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 7     44    -     0.90   0.18
L McDaniel                     2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          1-0    0.73   0.05
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1· 8          1-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Wood, L (1-4)                4.1   6   6   6    1   2   1   4.98   20     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     28    -     0.96  -0.25
R Gossage                      4.2   3   1   1    3   3   0   1.46   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 3          0-0    0.23  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   7   7    4   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 30,472.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 23mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. B Bradford           RF 
2. C Rojas              2B    2. L Alvarado           2B 
3. J Wohlford           LF    3. D Allen              1B 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. B Melton             DH 
5. H McRae              DH    5. R Santo              3B 
6. F Healy              C     6. C May                LF 
7. V Pinson             CF    7. K Henderson          CF 
8. F Gonzalez           3B    8. E Leon               SS 
9. A Cowens             RF    9. C Brinkman           C  

   P Splittorff         P        W Wood               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  1--      14%  68% F Gonzalez      W Wood          Double to RF; Pinson Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3      12%  50% E Leon          P Splittorff    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   1  0-3  12-      10%  97% C Rojas         W Wood          Home Run; Cowens Scores; Patek Scores
   t 5   0  0-2  1--       7%  86% F Gonzalez      W Wood          Single to CF; Pinson to 3B
   b 8   1  7-3  1-3       7%  99% K Henderson     L McDaniel      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      46%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Bradford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  L Alvarado      Lineout: 3B
          ---      48%  D Allen         Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Melton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  H McRae         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  F Healy         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  R Santo         Single to CF
          1--      36%  C May           Single to RF; Santo to 2B
   O      12-      38%  K Henderson     Flyball: RF; Santo to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  E Leon          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  V Pinson        Single to CF
   R      1--      68%  F Gonzalez      Double to RF; Pinson Scores
   O      -2-      64%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      60%  F Patek         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      57%  C Rojas         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  C Brinkman      Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  B Bradford      Walk
   O      1--      60%  L Alvarado      Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  D Allen         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  J Wohlford      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      69%  J Mayberry      Wohlford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Flyball: CF; Wohlford to 3B
   RO     --3      71%  H McRae         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wohlford Scores
   O      ---      70%  F Healy         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  B Melton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
          ---      74%  C May           Single to CF
          1--      71%  K Henderson     Walk; May to 2B
   O      12-      76%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  V Pinson        Walk
          1--      86%  F Gonzalez      Single to CF; Pinson to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  A Cowens        Single to LF; Pinson Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-      87%  F Patek         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Cowens to 2B
   RRR    12-      97%  C Rojas         Home Run; Cowens Scores; Patek Scores
                  Rich Gossage replaces Wilbur Wood pitching
   O      ---      96%  J Wohlford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  C Brinkman      Single to CF
   RR     1--      89%  B Bradford      Home Run; Brinkman Scores
   O      ---      91%  L Alvarado      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      85%  D Allen         Home Run
   O      ---      86%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      93%  H McRae         Double to RF; McRae Scores/Adv on E9 (throw to 2B)/No RBI
          ---      94%  F Healy         Double to RF
   O      -2-      93%  V Pinson        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      92%  F Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: C
   O      -2-      91%  A Cowens        Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  K Henderson     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      95%  E Leon          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  F Patek         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  C Rojas         Single to LF
          1--      96%  J Wohlford      Walk; Rojas to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Mayberry      Popfly: SS
   O      12-      94%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 3B; Wohlford to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  C Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Bradford      Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  L Alvarado      Single to CF
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
   O      1--      97%  D Allen         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rich Gossage facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  F Healy         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  V Pinson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  B Melton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  R Santo         Strikeout
          1--      92%  C May           Single to RF; Melton to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  K Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  A Cowens        Popfly: SS
          ---      99%  F Patek         Walk
          1--      99%  C Rojas         Patek Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      98%  J Wohlford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Lindy McDaniel facing 8-9-1
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Eddie Leon batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
                  Tony Muser pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Muser         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bradford      Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197404200

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