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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 25, 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 25, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 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 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,957 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Zirbel 1B: Harold Easley 2B: Bob Jones 3B: Dick Nelson |
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 25, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gura
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens 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. Kravec
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kravec
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Gura
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gura
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gura
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kravec
There goes Cowens. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae hits a fly ball 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cowens scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Kravec
Zdeb is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Gura
Nahorodny hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Gura
Pryor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball 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. Kravec
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kravec
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Kravec
Brett 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: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington 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--
Lemon vs. Gura
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Gura
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gura
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Nordhagen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nordhagen scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Gura
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Moore reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Soderholm goes all the way around to score. Moore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nahorodny vs. Gura
Nahorodny hits a line drive 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kravec
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Gura
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb who is chasing the ball. Bannister reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gura
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Kravec
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Kravec
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Gura
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gura
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gura
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kravec
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Kravec
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kravec
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Gura
Nahorodny hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Gura
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Gura
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Porter reaches second base with a double. Wathan scores. Cowens scores. McRae moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hurdle vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching. Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Hurdle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Torres. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. Porter scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Proly
Patek hits a line drive towards the mound. Proly reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Proly
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Proly
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Proly
White takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaCock vs. Proly
Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan.
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Mingori
Pete LaCock now playing first base. Clint Hurdle now playing left field. Steve Mingori now pitching.
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Mingori
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mingori
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Mingori
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Proly
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Proly
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Proly
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Proly
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Proly
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Mingori
Torres hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Mingori
Nahorodny hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Mingori
Pryor hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Mingori
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Proly
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Proly
Brett hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Proly
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Torres. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Proly
LaCock is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Proly
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1979 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bannister A, 2b 5 1 2 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Washington C, rf 4 0 1 1 White F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Nordhagen W, dh 4 1 0 0 LaCock P, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Johnson L, 1b 3 1 2 0 Cowens A, rf 4 2 2 1
Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 1 McRae H, dh 3 1 0 0
Moore J, lf 3 0 1 2 Porter D, c 4 2 3 4
Torres R, lf 1 0 0 0 Zdeb J, lf 2 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 4 2 2 2 Hurdle C, ph-lf 1 0 1 2
Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0
Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 10 6 33 7 9 7
Chicago 000 310 101 -- 6
Kansas City 010 000 411 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K* 6.0 5 5 5 3 3
Proly M (L) 2.2 4 2 2 4 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L 7.0 7 5 5 1 1
Mingori S 1.2 3 1 1 0 0
Hrabosky A (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- Johnson L, Moore J, Porter D, Hurdle C, White F
3B -- Bannister A
HR -- Nahorodny B 2, Porter D
SB -- Cowens A
SF -- Washington C
T -- 2:24
A -- 13957
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