Playing before a crowd of 45,919, the White Sox rallied for four runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Royals, 11-8. The Royals had a two-run homer by John Mayberry while taking a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but the White Sox erupted for six runs in the third. Richie Zisk produced a pair with a single and Chet Lemon two more with a homer.

The Royals came back to tie the score in the fifth with a circuit clout by George Brett and took an 8-6 lead in the seventh before the White Sox began their comeback in the home half. An error by Fred Patek with the bases loaded admitted one run and Brian Downing followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the score. After Ralph Garr beat out a bunt to fill the sacks again. Alan Bannister provided the deciding blow, driving in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 8
Game Played on Friday, July      29, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       3  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -   8  9  1
White Sox    0  0  6    0  0  0    4  1  x  -  11 17  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   2   2   3     0   0   .297      Garr lf               6   0   3   0     0   0   .306
McRae dh              5   2   3   1     0   1   .289      Bannister ss          5   1   2   2     1   0   .307
Otis cf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .252      Orta 2b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .289
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Zisk rf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .311
Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   2     0   1   .238      L. Johnson dh         3   1   2   0     0   0   .305
Zdeb lf               3   0   0   1     1   1   .309        Gamble ph,dh        1   1   0   0     0   0   .255
Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .266
Patek ss              2   1   0   0     2   0   .261      Lemon cf              4   3   3   2     1   0   .279
White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .285
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              0   1   0   0     3   0   .278
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stillman ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Downing ph,c        1   0   1   2     0   0   .295
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   7     5   4             Totals               36  11  17  10     7   2

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 45,919
Left on Base: Royals 6, White Sox 12
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Patek, Bannister
Doubles: McRae (32), Brett (19), Cowens (22), Zisk (13), Lemon (25)
Home Runs: Mayberry (16), Brett (7), Lemon (12)
Stolen Bases: Patek (33)
Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (4), Downing (3)
GIDP: Brett (6), Garr (4)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (4,by Kravec), Zisk (2,by Mingori), Gamble (2,by Littell)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 2.1   7   4   4   1   0   0  13   3.79
Mingori                 2     4   2   2   1   0   1  11   3.14
Littell L(5-4)          1.2   1   4   3   4   2   0  11   3.28
Gura                    2     5   1   1   1   0   0  12   3.52
Totals                  8    17  11  10   7   2   1  47

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec                  6     7   8   5   2   3   2  29   4.62
LaGrow                  0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.13
Hamilton W(2-3)         3     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.63
Totals                  9     9   8   5   5   4   2  41

Passed Balls: Essian (5)
Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1), Littell (1), Kravec (4)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
doubled to left; Otis reached on an error by Bannister [McRae
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Otis to third]; Cowens popped to
shortstop; Mayberry homered (unearned) [Otis scored (unearned)];
Zdeb was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Bannister
grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Patek flied
out to center; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk singled to left [Zisk out at second (left to
second)]; L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Spencer singled; Lemon singled to right [Spencer to second];
Soderholm singled to right [Spencer out at home (right to first
to shortstop to third), Lemon to second]; Chet Lemon was
trapped off 2B; Jim Spencer moved off 3B and was run down; 0
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett lined to center; McRae struck out; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Essian walked; Garr singled to left [Essian to
second]; Bannister forced Garr (right to shortstop) [Essian to
third]; Orta singled to left [Essian scored, Bannister to
second]; Zisk doubled to right [Bannister scored, Orta scored];
MINGORI REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); L. Johnson singled to right
[Zisk to third]; Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Zisk
scored]; Lemon homered [L. Johnson scored]; Soderholm popped to
first in foul territory; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White
Sox 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to right; Zdeb grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Essian walked; Garr forced Essian (second to
shortstop); Bannister singled to right [Garr to third]; Orta
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Bannister out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Patek walked; White singled to
left [Patek to third]; Brett homered [Patek scored, White
scored]; McRae singled to left; Essian allowed a passed ball
[McRae to second]; Otis flied out to right; Cowens was hit by a
pitch; Mayberry flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 6, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk was hit by a pitch; L. Johnson singled [Zisk
to third]; Spencer popped to third; LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI
(PITCHING); Lemon grounded out (third to first) [L. Johnson to
second]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Zdeb grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (second to first); Patek walked; Patek stole
second; White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Essian walked; Garr grounded into a double play
(second to first to shortstop) [Essian out at second]; Bannister
walked; Orta walked [Bannister to second]; Zisk struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett doubled to right; McRae singled to left [Brett
scored, McRae to second (on throw to home)]; LAGROW REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); Otis walked; Cowens walked [McRae to third,
Otis to second]; HAMILTON REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Mayberry
struck out; Zdeb walked [McRae scored, Otis to third, Cowens to
second]; Martinez lined into a double play (pitcher to second)
[Cowens out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, White
Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR L. JOHNSON; Gamble was hit by a
pitch; Spencer singled to right [Gamble to second]; Lemon walked
[Gamble to third, Spencer to second]; Soderholm reached on an
error by Patek [Gamble scored (no RBI), Spencer to third, Lemon
to second]; STILLMAN BATTED FOR ESSIAN; GURA REPLACED LITTELL
(PITCHING); DOWNING BATTED FOR STILLMAN; Downing lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Spencer scored]; Garr singled to left
[Lemon to third, Soderholm to second]; Bannister singled to
right [Lemon scored, Soderholm scored (unearned), Garr to
third]; Orta reached on a fielder's choice [Garr out at home
(third to catcher), Bannister to second]; Zisk forced Orta
(shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8,
White Sox 10.

ROYALS 8TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Patek grounded
out (third to first); White singled to center; Brett grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Gamble lined to right; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); Lemon doubled to left; Soderholm was walked
intentionally; Downing singled to right [Lemon scored, Soderholm
to second]; Garr singled to center [Soderholm to third, Downing
to second]; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox 11.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae popped to shortstop; Otis grounded out (third
to first); Cowens doubled to left; Mayberry grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, White Sox 11.