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Royals 14 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
May 13, 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 13, 1979 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 14 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 13, 1979 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 14 H: 19 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 14
Hits: 19
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 5 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherEduardo Rodriguez  
Losing PitcherRich Wortham  
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Game Winning RBIU L Washington 

Game Info

DateMay 13, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherEduardo Rodriguez  
Home Starting PitcherRich Wortham  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance20,100 
Time of Game2 hours 39 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Sprincz
1B: Rick Reed
2B: Woody Urchak
3B: Gary McAvoy

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Wilson  Left Fielder 
George Brett  First Baseman 
Amos Otis  Center Fielder 
John Wathan  Catcher 
Hal McRae  DH 
Clint Hurdle  Right Fielder 
Todd Cruz  Shortstop 
Jerry Terrell  Third Baseman 
U L Washington  Second Baseman 
Whitey Herzog  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ralph Garr  Left Fielder 
Claudell Washington  Right Fielder 
Chet Lemon  Center Fielder 
Eric Soderholm  Third Baseman 
Lamar Johnson  First Baseman 
Jorge Orta  DH 
Bill Nahorodny  Catcher 
Greg Pryor  Shortstop 
Don Kessinger  Second Baseman 
Don Kessinger  Manager 

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Royals 14 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
May 13, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/13/1979 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Wilson W, lf-cf       6  3  3  2   Garr R, lf            4  0  0  0   
Brett G, 1b           5  3  2  2   Washington C, rf      4  2  1  1   
LaCock P, 1b          1  0  0  0   Moore J, rf           0  0  0  0   
Otis A, cf            3  1  1  0   Lemon C, cf           4  1  1  1   
Poquette T, lf        1  0  1  1   Torres R, cf          0  0  0  0   
Wathan J, c           5  2  1  2   Soderholm E, 3b       2  1  0  0   
McRae H, dh           3  2  2  2   Johnson L, 1b         3  0  1  0   
Hurdle C, rf          5  0  2  2   Orta J, dh            3  0  1  2   
Cruz T, ss            5  0  2  1   Nahorodny B, c        3  0  0  0   
Terrell J, 3b         5  2  3  0   Nordhagen W, c        1  0  0  0   
Washington U, 2b      5  1  2  1   Pryor G, ss           3  1  0  0   
                                   Kessinger D, 2b       2  0  0  0   
                                   Gates J, ph-2b        2  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 14 19 13                        31  5  5  5

Kansas City      003 502 211 -- 14
Chicago          012 000 011 --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rodriguez E (W)       9.0  5  5  5  4  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wortham R (L)*        3.0  7  5  5  2  0
Scarbery R            0.1  3  3  3  1  0
Trout S               3.2  5  4  2  0  0
Proly M               2.0  4  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th

E -- Pryor G
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Chicago 5
2B -- Otis A, Hurdle C, Lemon C, Terrell J 2, Washington U, McRae H 2, Cruz T, Wilson W
3B -- Washington U, Gates J
HR -- Wathan J, Wilson W, Washington C
SB -- Wilson W, Brett G
CS -- McRae H
SH -- Otis A
SF -- McRae H, Orta J
HBP -- by Rodriguez E (Garr R)
WP -- Wortham R
T -- 2:39
A -- 20100

    

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