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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 23, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 23, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Wortham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,864 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Jones 1B: Dick Nelson 2B: Larry Zirbel 3B: Harold Easley |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 23, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wortham
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Wortham
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Wortham
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Wortham
Wortham fires to first and has Cowens trapped. There's the throw to Pryor who tags Cowens for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Splittorff
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Splittorff
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Moore moves to third. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wortham
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wortham
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Wortham
Zdeb strikes out. There goes Porter. The throw from Nahorodny to second, and Porter is out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wortham
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wortham
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Wortham
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Splittorff
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Splittorff
Nahorodny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Wortham
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Wortham
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bannister scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wortham
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Wortham
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Wortham
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Wortham
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Patek reaches second base with a double. Zdeb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Wortham
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Wortham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Wortham
There goes Wilson. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Wortham
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Robinson
Dewey Robinson now pitching.
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. White reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Wilson scores. There goes Brett trying to get to home. Moore throws the ball in to Pryor who relays the ball to Nahorodny, who tags Brett, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Robinson
Wathan hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Robinson
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Robinson
There goes Cowens. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Robinson
McRae strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Robinson
Porter hits a line drive into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Robinson
Steve Braun pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Robinson
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Splittorff
Steve Braun now playing left field.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
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 -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Splittorff
Pryor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Pryor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Splittorff
Bannister hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Robinson
There goes Wilson. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Robinson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Robinson
There goes Wilson. The slide. Nahorodny applies the tag. Wilson is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Robinson
White strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Splittorff
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Splittorff
Nordhagen hits a fly ball towards center. Wilson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. Washington moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Washington scores. Lemon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Splittorff
Moore hits a line drive into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Lemon scores. Soderholm goes all the way around to score. Moore moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nahorodny vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Robinson
Wathan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bannister reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Robinson
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Robinson
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Hrabosky
Pryor hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Hrabosky
Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Hrabosky
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Hrabosky
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Hrabosky
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1979 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bannister A, 2b 5 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Washington C, rf 5 1 2 0 White F, 2b 4 1 2 2
Lemon C, cf 4 1 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Nordhagen W, dh 5 0 1 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 1
Johnson L, 1b 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Porter D, c 3 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 4 0 3 1 Zdeb J, lf 2 1 1 0
Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0 Braun S, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 1
Wilson W, cf 3 1 3 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 1 29 4 10 4
Chicago 000 000 030 -- 3
Kansas City 100 030 00x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham R (L) 4.1 8 4 4 1 1
Robinson D 3.2 2 0 0 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 7.2 8 3 0 3 1
Hrabosky A (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Patek F, Wilson W 2
DP -- Chicago 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Chicago 10, Kansas City 4
2B -- White F 2, Patek F, Pryor G, Washington C
SB -- Wilson W 2, Cowens A
CS -- Cowens A, Porter D, Wilson W
T -- 2:18
A -- 17864
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