A single by Wohlford in the ninth inning scored Frank White from second base and gave the Royals a 3-2 victory over the White Sox, who lost for only the second time in their last 13 games. The Royals counted their initial pair in the first on a triple by George Brett, sacrifice fly by Hal McRae and John Mayberry's fourth homer in four games.

The White Sox, after picking up a run in the sixth, tied the score in the ninth when Bucky Dent doubled and Jorge Orta singled. In the Royals' half, Al Cowens singled and White beat out a bunt. Fred Patek, trying to sacrifice, forced Cowens at third, but Wohlford then came through with his winning hit off Wilbur Wood. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  8  0
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 12  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Wohlford rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Hairston lf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .290      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .285
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      McRae lf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .308
D. Johnson dh         4   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .251
Henderson cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   2   .217
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Healy c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Dent ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .298      Cowens cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Richard 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .214      White 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .232
  Orta ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
  Nyman pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Leonard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .239
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   8   2     1   3             Totals               33   3  12   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 29,118
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 9
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Dent (17), White (5)
Triples: Brett (4)
Home Runs: Mayberry (15)
Caught Stealing: Healy (2), McRae (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (4)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(6-12)            8.1  12   3   3   2   4   1  37   4.71
Totals                  8.1  12   3   3   2   4   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  5     2   0   0   0   2   0  17   3.89
Leonard W(4-4)          4     6   2   2   1   1   0  19   4.27
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Hairston
popped to shortstop; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to right; Brett tripled; McRae
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; Mayberry homered;
Killebrew struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals
2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson flied out to center; Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Healy popped to shortstop; Cowens lined to left;
White doubled; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent singled; Richard popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Downing struck out; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford flied out to right; On a bunt Brett
grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae walked; Mayberry singled
[McRae to third]; Killebrew forced Mayberry (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); May
grounded out (second to first); D. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Healy singled; Healy was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); Cowens
popped to third in foul territory; White singled; Patek struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson singled; Melton flied out to left; Dent
flied out to center; Richard forced Henderson (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Brett struck
out; McRae singled; McRae was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: LEONARD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Downing
singled; Kelly was called out on strikes; Hairston forced
Downing (second to shortstop); May singled [Hairston to second];
D. Johnson singled [Hairston scored, May to second]; Henderson
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry popped to second; Killebrew struck out;
Healy singled; Cowens forced Healy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton flied out to center; Dent flied out to
left; Richard walked; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
singled; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Patek to second]; Brett walked; McRae popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kelly singled; Hairston flied out to left; May
flied out to right; D. Johnson forced Kelly (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Killebrew flied out to
left; Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson popped to second; Melton flied out to
right; Dent doubled; ORTA BATTED FOR RICHARD; Orta singled [Dent
scored]; NYMAN RAN FOR ORTA; Downing flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: STEIN REPLACED NYMAN (PLAYING 2B); Cowens singled;
White singled [Cowens to second]; Patek forced Cowens (pitcher
to third) [White to second]; Wohlford singled [White scored,
Patek to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 3.