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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 10, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 10, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 10, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 10, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 13,801 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Sprincz 1B: Mike Fitzpatrick 2B: Gary McAvoy 3B: Woody Urchak |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
Clint Hurdle | DH |
Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
U L Washington | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 10, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Barrios
Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barrios
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Barrios
Otis takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Barrios
Porter takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaCock vs. Barrios
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Barrios
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Barrios
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrios covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Barrios
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Barrios
There goes Patek. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Splittorff
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Splittorff
Nahorodny hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Barrios
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Barrios
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barrios
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Barrios
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Porter fires to first and picks off Washington. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Barrios
Porter hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Barrios
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Barrios
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Barrios
Poquette hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaCock tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Barrios
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Splittorff
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Barrios
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Barrios
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Barrios
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrios covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Splittorff
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Barrios
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Barrios
Porter hits a popup towards third. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Barrios
LaCock hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Splittorff
There goes Lemon. The throw from Porter and he is out, Washington applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Splittorff
Moore hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Barrios
Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Barrios
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Barrios
Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Splittorff
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Barrios
Mike Squires now playing first base. Rusty Torres now playing left field. Jamie Quirk pinch hits for U L Washington.
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Barrios
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Jamie Quirk.
Braun hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Trout
Steve Trout now pitching.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Trout
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Trout
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Trout
There goes Otis. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Trout
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Trout
John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
John Wathan now playing first base. Willie Wilson now playing left field. Jerry Terrell now playing second base.
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Mike Squires.
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. Hrabosky
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordhagen vs. Hrabosky
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Martin
Renie Martin now pitching.
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Martin
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Trout
Eric Soderholm now playing third base. Greg Pryor now playing shortstop. Don Kessinger now playing first base.
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Trout
Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Trout
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kessinger scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. Zdeb moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Trout
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/10/1979 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Braun S, lf 3 0 1 0 Bannister A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Terrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 4 3 4 1 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 2 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 1 Johnson L, 1b 2 0 0 1 Porter D, c 2 0 0 0 Squires M, 1b 0 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Soderholm E, ph-3b 1 1 1 1 Wathan J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0 Hurdle C, dh 4 0 2 0 Torres R, lf 1 0 1 1 Poquette T, rf 2 0 0 1 Nordhagen W, dh 4 0 1 1 Zdeb J, ph 1 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Pryor G, 3b-ss 4 0 3 0 Washington U, 2b 2 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss-1b 3 0 0 0 Quirk J, ph 1 0 1 0 Wilson W, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 6 2 31 5 11 5 Kansas City 000 100 010 -- 2 Chicago 100 001 03x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L) 7.1 8 4 4 3 3 Hrabosky A* 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 Martin R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Barrios F 7.1 4 2 2 4 0 Trout S (W) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Chicago 6 3B -- Washington C HR -- Washington C SB -- Wilson W, Otis A CS -- Patek F, Lemon C SF -- Poquette T, Johnson L T -- 2:27 A -- 13801
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