Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Leonard
  
  Garr hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Leonard
  
  Orta hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Leonard
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Knapp
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Knapp
  
  McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaCock vs. Knapp
  
  LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gamble vs. Leonard
  
  Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Leonard
  
  Spencer hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Leonard
  
  Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Knapp
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Knapp
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Knapp
  
  Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Knapp
  
  Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Knapp
  
  Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heise vs. Knapp
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Heise vs. Knapp
  
  Heise hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Knapp
  
  Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. Knapp
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. Brett moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  LaCock vs. Johnson
  
  Bart Johnson now pitching.
  
  LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cowens vs. Johnson
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Leonard
  
  Brohamer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Brohamer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Essian vs. Leonard
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nordbrook vs. Leonard
  
  Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nordbrook for the out. Brohamer moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Garr vs. Leonard
  
  Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Orta vs. Leonard
  
  Orta strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Johnson
  
  Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Johnson
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Johnson
  
  Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Patek vs. Johnson
  
  Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heise vs. Johnson
  
  Heise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Brett vs. Johnson
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to home to get Porter. Patek moves to third. Heise moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McRae vs. Johnson
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. Heise tags and moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  LaCock vs. Johnson
  
  LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Leonard
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gamble vs. Leonard
  
  Gamble hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spencer vs. Leonard
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Leonard
  
  Lemon takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brohamer vs. Leonard
  
  Brohamer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. There goes Spencer trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to Porter who tags Spencer who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Johnson
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Johnson
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Mayberry reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. Johnson
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground for an out. Otis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Johnson
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Essian vs. Leonard
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordbrook vs. Leonard
  
  Nordbrook takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garr vs. Leonard
  
  Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nordbrook moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Orta vs. Leonard
  
  Orta takes first base on ball four. Nordbrook moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Zisk vs. Leonard
  
  Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Johnson
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Johnson
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Johnson
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gamble vs. Leonard
  
  Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Leonard
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Leonard
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Johnson
  
  McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  LaCock vs. Johnson
  
  LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cowens vs. Johnson
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mayberry vs. Johnson
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Leonard
  
  Buck Martinez now catching.
  
  Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Essian vs. Leonard
  
  Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nordbrook vs. Leonard
  
  Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brohamer moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garr vs. Leonard
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Kirkwood
  
  Don Kirkwood now pitching.
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook misplays the ball. That's an error on Nordbrook. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Kirkwood
  
  Martinez bunts towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Kirkwood
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Heise vs. Kirkwood
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. Otis scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Kirkwood
  
  Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Kirkwood
  
  McRae strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Leonard
  
  Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
  
  Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Leonard
  
  Zisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gamble vs. Leonard
  
  Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Leonard
  
  Spencer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaCock vs. Kirkwood
  
  Wayne Nordhagen now catching.
  
  LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kirkwood, and towards Orta, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Kirkwood
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Kirkwood
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Cowens goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Kirkwood
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Kirkwood
  
  Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Kirkwood
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Leonard
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Leonard
  
  Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordhagen vs. Leonard
  
  Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/5/1977 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Garr R, lf            4  0  2  1   Brett G, 3b           5  2  2  2   
Orta J, 2b            3  1  1  1   McRae H, lf           4  0  2  2   
Zisk R, rf            4  0  1  0   Zdeb J, lf            0  0  0  0   
Gamble O, dh          4  0  0  0   LaCock P, 1b          5  0  1  1   
Spencer J, 1b         4  0  0  0   Cowens A, rf          5  1  1  0   
Lemon C, cf           3  0  0  0   Mayberry J, dh        5  2  4  2   
Brohamer J, 3b        3  1  2  0   Otis A, cf            5  3  2  2   
Essian J, c           3  0  0  0   Porter D, c           3  1  2  1   
Nordhagen W, c        1  0  0  0   Martinez B, c         0  0  0  0   
Nordbrook T, ss       2  0  0  0   Patek F, ss           5  2  2  1   
                                   Heise B, 2b           4  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  6  2                        41 12 17 11

Chicago          001 000 010 --  2
Kansas City      053 000 31x -- 12

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knapp C (L)           1.2  6  5  5  0  0
Johnson B             4.1  8  3  3  0  0
Kirkwood D            2.0  3  4  1  1  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W)         9.0  6  2  2  4  3

E -- Nordbrook T, Orta J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Brohamer J, McRae H, Mayberry J
3B -- Mayberry J
HR -- Otis A, Porter D, Mayberry J, Brett G, Orta J
SB -- Patek F
SH -- Martinez B
SF -- McRae H
T -- 2:37
A -- 38079

    

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