Jorge Orta's two-run double in the 10th boosted the White Sox to a 6-4 triumph over the Royals, making Wilbur Wood a 20-game winner for the fourth consecutive season. Orta drove in Bucky Dent and Jerry Hairston, who had singled, with his two-out game-winner off loser Doug Bird. The Sox trailed, 4-1, in the eighth, but tied the game on Brian Downing's RBI single and two-run double by Ron Santo.

Wood, who went the distance despite allowing 13 hits, was tagged for three runs in the first, Jim Wohlford and Amos Otis singling in one each and another scoring on Cookie Rojas' infield out. Dick Allen drove in the first Sox marker with a fifth-inning single. Otis' base hit produced the final Royals' tally in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0    2  -   6 17  1
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   4 13  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .284      White ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .222
  Santo ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .223      Wohlford lf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .286
  Hairston pr,lf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .227      Otis cf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .297
Orta 2b               6   1   3   2     0   0   .321      McRae dh              5   0   3   0     0   0   .317
D. Allen 1b           5   0   3   1     1   0   .304      Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Rojas 2b              5   0   0   1     0   1   .277
May dh                5   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Healy c               2   0   1   0     3   0   .260
K. Henderson cf       5   1   2   0     1   1   .291      Cowens rf             5   0   3   0     0   0   .225
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .183
Sharp lf,rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Downing c             5   1   2   1     0   0   .252      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               5   2   2   0     0   0   .272        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   6  17   6     5   3             Totals               41   4  13   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  7,677
Left on Base: White Sox 14, Royals 11
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 4
Errors: Wood, Wohlford, Rojas, Bevacqua
Doubles: Downing (12), K. Henderson (31), Santo (12), Orta (26), Wohlford (15), McRae (34), White (3)
GIDP: May (8), Downing (6), Sharp (8), Melton (16), McRae (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(20-16)          10    13   4   4   4   4   0  45   3.71
Totals                 10    13   4   4   4   4   0  45

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              7.2  11   4   3   3   2   0  36   3.08
Hoerner                 0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.18
Bird L(6-4)             1.2   4   2   2   1   1   0   9   2.75
Totals                 10    17   6   5   5   3   0  50

Balks: Hoerner (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Orta forced Kelly
(pitcher to shortstop); D. Allen reached on a fielder's choice
[Orta to second (error by Rojas; assist by Fitzmorris)]; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [D.
Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt White singled to pitcher [White to third
(error by Wood)]; Wohlford doubled to left [White scored]; Otis
singled to right [Wohlford scored]; McRae singled to center
[Otis to second]; Mayberry forced McRae (second to shortstop)
[Otis to third]; Rojas grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis
scored, Mayberry to second]; Dick Allen casually made play at
1B, apparently forgetting that was only one out, not two;
Healy walked; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to left; Melton flied out
to right; Sharp singled to right; Downing doubled to left [Sharp
to third]; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Bevacqua flied out to left; White grounded out
(second to first); Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly struck out; Orta singled to center; D.
Allen flied out to right; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; McRae doubled to left;
Mayberry popped to third; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson singled to left; Melton singled to
left [K. Henderson to second]; Sharp popped to shortstop;
Downing grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Melton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy singled to center [Healy out at second (center
to shortstop)]; Cowens flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to
left; White grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent flied out to right; Kelly flied out to
center; Orta singled to left [Orta to second (error by
Wohlford)]; D. Allen singled to center [Orta scored (unearned)];
May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Otis walked; McRae
flied out to right; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: K. Henderson popped to shortstop; Melton walked;
Sharp grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas struck out; Healy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cowens singled to left; Bevacqua flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent
reached on an error by Bevacqua; Kelly walked [Dent to second];
Orta grounded out (first to pitcher) [Dent to third, Kelly to
second]; D. Allen was walked intentionally; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: White doubled to center; Wohlford grounded out
(second to first) [White to third]; Otis singled to left [White
scored]; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Otis out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals
4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: K. Henderson doubled to right; Melton grounded
out (pitcher to first) [K. Henderson to third]; Sharp popped to
catcher in foul territory; Downing singled to center [K.
Henderson scored]; Dent singled to shortstop [Downing to
second]; HOERNER REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); SANTO BATTED
FOR KELLY; Santo doubled [Downing scored, Dent scored]; HAIRSTON
RAN FOR SANTO; Orta lined to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SHARP CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Mayberry lined to right; Rojas popped to
first; Healy walked; Cowens singled to right [Healy to third];
Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals
4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen singled to center; Hoerner balked [D.
Allen to second]; May flied out to center; K. Henderson was
walked intentionally; BIRD REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Melton
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [K.
Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford
lined to third; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Sharp flied out to center; Downing lined to
left; Dent singled to shortstop; Hairston singled to center
[Dent to second]; Orta doubled to center [Dent scored, Hairston
scored]; D. Allen singled to third [Orta to third]; May walked
[D. Allen to second]; K. Henderson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 4.

ROYALS 10TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); McRae singled
to center; Mayberry flied out to right; On a bunt Rojas grounded
out (third to first) [McRae to second]; Healy walked; Cowens
singled to shortstop [McRae to third, Healy to second]; CEPEDA
BATTED FOR BEVACQUA; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 6, Royals 4.