April 21, 1974 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
NYY 5
(13) NYY 3
@BAL 0 BOS 6
CLE 5
(10) CHW 11
KCR 7 DET 6
MIL 5
(14) CAL 9
@OAK 5 MIN 8
@TEX 2 CIN 10
SDP 1 SDP 7
@CIN 2 HOU 4
ATL 3 SFG 6
@LAD 4 PIT 7
@NYM 0 PHI 7
CHC 3 MON 9
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 7,890

Sunday, April 21, 1974
Time of Game: 3:26

Royals

4-7

Lost 1

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          2  0  1   3  0  0   0  1  0    7 17  3
White Sox       3  1  0   0  0  7   0  0  X   11 17  0

W: T Forster (1-3), L: S Busby (2-2)

White Sox

4-9

Won 1

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    5   1   3   0    1   0  .295  .801    0    2   3   CS
C Rojas 2B                    5   2   3   1    1   0  .326  .811    0    2   0   2B
J Wohlford RF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .318  .787    0    2   0   SH
J Mayberry 1B                 5   1   2   3    1   1  .324 1.213    0    6   0   HR
H McRae LF                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .294  .824    0    2   0   SB,GDP
T Solaita DH                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .375 1.375    0    0   0   HR,2B
  F White PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.750    0    0   0   
F Healy C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .800    0    3   0   GDP
  B Martinez C                1   0   1   0    2   0 1.000 2.000    0    6   0   HBP
V Pinson CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .225  .494    0    1   0   2B
  A Cowens PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .548    0    0   0   
F Gonzalez 3B                 5   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .389    0    0   2   

S Busby P                                                                0   0
  L McDaniel P                                                           0   0
  J Hoerner P                                                            0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   2
Totals                       40   7  17   7    7   3                    24   7

BATTING

2B: T Solaita (1, off B Moran); V Pinson (1, off S Bahnsen); C Rojas (3, off S Pitlock).

HR: J Mayberry (4, off S Pitlock; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); T Solaita (1, off S Bahnsen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Wohlford (1, off S Pitlock).

HBP: B Martinez (1, by B Moran).

TB: T Solaita 6; J Mayberry 5; C Rojas 4; V Pinson 3; F Patek 3; J Wohlford 2; B Martinez; H McRae; F White.

GIDP: H McRae (1); F Healy (1).

RBI: J Mayberry 3 (13); T Solaita (1); C Rojas (9); F Gonzalez (2); H McRae (6).

2-out RBI: T Solaita.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 3 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Bird-F Patek-J Mayberry.

E: J Mayberry (1); H McRae (1); B Martinez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: H McRae (1, 2nd base off T Forster/B Downing).

CS: F Patek (2, 2nd base by S Bahnsen/B Downing).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   2   2   0    1   1  .250  .586    0    2   0   SB
  B Bradford RF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .303 1.048    0    0   0   
J Orta 2B                     6   0   5   1    0   1  .261  .618    0    4   5   2B
D Allen 1B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .185  .735    0    7   1   IW
  T Muser 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    5   0   GDP
C May LF                      4   1   1   0    1   1  .313  .681    0    1   0   
B Melton DH                   5   2   1   1    0   1  .232  .721    0    0   0   
K Henderson CF                4   1   2   2    1   0  .316  .824    0    3   0   SB
R Santo 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .264  .674    0    0   5   IW
B Downing C                   3   2   2   4    1   0  .333 1.341    0    3   1   HR,3B,HBP
E Leon SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    1   3   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  B Dent SS                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .189  .501    0    0   1   

S Bahnsen P                                                              0   0
  S Pitlock P                                                            0   1
  B Moran P                                                              0   0
  T Forster P                                                            1   0
Totals                       41  11  17   9    6   8                    27  17

BATTING

2B: J Orta (3, off J Hoerner).

3B: B Downing (1, off L McDaniel).

HR: B Downing (2, off S Busby; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: D Allen (2, by J Hoerner); R Santo (1, by S Busby).

HBP: B Downing (1, by S Busby).

TB: B Downing 7; J Orta 6; P Kelly 2; K Henderson 2; B Bradford; B Dent; C May; R Santo; D Allen; B Melton.

GIDP: T Muser (1).

RBI: B Downing 4 (6); K Henderson 2 (6); J Orta (5); B Melton (4); B Dent (2).

2-out RBI: B Downing 3; K Henderson 2; J Orta; B Dent; B Melton.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Leon-J Orta-D Allen 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (3, 2nd base off J Hoerner/B Martinez); K Henderson (2, 2nd base off S Busby/F Healy).

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
S Busby, L (2-2)               5.2  11   8   7    5   8   1   5.20   34     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 8     20    -     1.54  -0.35
L McDaniel, BS (1)             0     3   3   3    0   0   0   7.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          3-3    2.04  -0.49
J Hoerner                      0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.35  -0.05
D Bird                         2     2   0   0    0   0   0  12.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8    17  11  10    6   8   1          48     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2·14          5-5

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
S Bahnsen                      2.2   8   3   3    4   0   1   4.11   17     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 7     26    -     1.25  -0.23
S Pitlock                      0.2   2   3   3    1   0   1   7.36    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-0    1.64  -0.29
B Moran                        1     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.79  -0.05
T Forster, W (1-3)             4.2   4   1   1    2   3   0   8.47   20     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 4          2-0    0.76   0.17
Totals                         9    17   7   7    7   3   2          49     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 0·16          4-0

L McDaniel faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Busby (2).

IBB: J Hoerner (1; D Allen); S Busby (1; R Santo).

HBP: S Busby (1; B Downing); B Moran (3; B Martinez).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 7,890.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 37mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. C Rojas              2B    2. J Orta               2B 
3. J Wohlford           RF    3. D Allen              1B 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. C May                LF 
5. H McRae              LF    5. B Melton             DH 
6. T Solaita            DH    6. K Henderson          CF 
7. F Healy              C     7. R Santo              3B 
8. V Pinson             CF    8. B Downing            C  
9. F Gonzalez           3B    9. E Leon               SS 

   S Busby              P        S Bahnsen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  6-5  123      42%  85% B Downing       L McDaniel      Triple; Melton Scores; Henderson Scores; Santo Scores
   b 1   2  2-1  -23      18%  63% K Henderson     S Busby         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Allen Scores; Melton Scores/unER
   t 4   1  4-4  --3     -16%  28% J Mayberry      S Pitlock       Home Run; Rojas Scores
   t 4   0  4-3  1--     -16%  42% C Rojas         S Pitlock       Double to LF; Patek Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  12-      12%  45% B Melton        S Busby         Single to LF; Kelly Scores; Allen to 3B; Melton to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  F Patek         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  C Rojas         Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      50%  " "             Walk
          1--      43%  J Wohlford      Single to RF; Rojas to 3B
   R      1-3      34%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Rojas Scores; Wohlford to 3B
   R      1-3      28%  H McRae         Single to LF; Wohlford Scores; Mayberry to 2B
          12-      23%  T Solaita       Walk; Mayberry to 3B; McRae to 2B
   OO     123      34%  F Healy         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      34%  J Orta          Strikeout
          1--      38%  D Allen         Single to LF; Kelly to 2B
   O      12-      33%  C May           Strikeout
   R      12-      45%  B Melton        Single to LF; Kelly Scores; Allen to 3B; Melton to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
   RR     -23      63%  K Henderson     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Allen Scores; Melton Scores/unER
          1--      64%  R Santo         Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Stan Bahnsen facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  V Pinson        Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          1--      57%  F Patek         Single to CF; Pinson to 2B
   O      12-      61%  C Rojas         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pinson to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  J Wohlford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
                  Buck Martinez replaces Fran Healy playing C batting 7th
   R      ---      76%  B Downing       Home Run
   O      ---      74%  E Leon          Strikeout
          ---      76%  P Kelly         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      80%  J Orta          Single to RF; Kelly to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  D Allen         Lineout: 2B
   O      1-3      72%  C May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  J Mayberry      Walk
   OO     1--      76%  H McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---      66%  T Solaita       Home Run
          ---      65%  B Martinez      Walk
          1--      61%  V Pinson        Double; Martinez to 3B
                  Skip Pitlock replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
   O      -23      67%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  B Melton        Popfly: 1B
          ---      68%  K Henderson     Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
          1--      67%  B Downing       Hit By Pitch; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-      63%  E Leon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Skip Pitlock facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  F Patek         Walk
   R      1--      42%  C Rojas         Double to LF; Patek Scores
   O      -2-      44%  J Wohlford      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rojas to 3B
   RR     --3      28%  J Mayberry      Home Run; Rojas Scores
                  Bill Moran replaces Skip Pitlock pitching
   O      ---      29%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
          ---      27%  T Solaita       Double
          -2-      26%  B Martinez      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      30%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      27%  P Kelly         Strikeout
          ---      30%  J Orta          Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      26%  D Allen         Strikeout
          1--      29%  C May           Walk; Orta to 2B
   O      12-      24%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bill Moran facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      23%  F Patek         Single to CF
          1--      17%  C Rojas         Single to RF; Patek to 3B; Rojas to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Terry Forster replaces Bill Moran pitching
   O      -23      23%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      27%  J Mayberry      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Steve Busby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      24%  K Henderson     Flyball: LF
          ---      28%  R Santo         Single to LF
          1--      33%  B Downing       Walk; Santo to 2B
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Eddie Leon batting 9th
   O      12-      27%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      21%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Terry Forster facing 5-6-7
                  Bucky Dent replaces Jerry Hairston playing SS batting 9th
          ---      18%  H McRae         Walk
          1--      16%  T Solaita       McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-      19%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      18%  B Martinez      Walk
   O      12-      20%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B-P; McRae to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -23      24%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Steve Busby facing 2-3-4
          ---      30%  J Orta          Single to CF
   O      1--      25%  D Allen         Lineout: SS
          1--      35%  C May           Single to CF; Orta to 3B
   O      1-3      24%  B Melton        Fielder's Choice 3B; Orta out at Hm/3B-C; May to 2B
          12-      29%  K Henderson     Walk; May to 3B; Melton to 2B
   R      123      40%  R Santo         Wild Pitch; May Scores; Melton to 3B; Henderson to 2B
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Steve Busby pitching
          -23      43%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      85%  B Downing       Triple; Melton Scores; Henderson Scores; Santo Scores
   R      --3      91%  B Dent          Single; Downing Scores
          1--      92%  P Kelly         Single; Dent to 3B
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching
   R      1-3      96%  J Orta          Kelly Steals 2B; Kelly to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Dent Scores
   R      --3      98%  " "             Double to LF; Kelly Scores
          -2-      98%  D Allen         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  C May           Flyball: CF
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 11.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-11, Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
                  Buddy Bradford replaces Pat Kelly playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  C Rojas         Single (LF-CF)
          1--      96%  J Wohlford      Single to RF; Rojas to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 11.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-6, Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Bird replaces Joe Hoerner pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  K Henderson     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  B Downing       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-11, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
                  Tony Muser replaces Dick Allen playing 1B batting 3rd; Frank White pinch hits for Tony Solaita batting 6th
          ---      97%  F White         Single to CF
          1--      95%  B Martinez      Single to CF; White to 2B
                  Al Cowens pinch hits for Vada Pinson batting 8th
   O      12-      96%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B; White to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   RO     -23      98%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B; White Scores; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3      99%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-7, Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
                  Al Cowens moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  B Dent          Popfly: 2B
          ---      99%  B Bradford      Single to CF
          1--      99%  J Orta          Single to RF; Bradford to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  T Muser         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-11, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Wohlford      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, White Sox 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197404210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation