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April 21, 1974

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Royals 6 13 1
White Sox 5 11 0
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White Sox 8 12 0

Brian Downing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .308
OBP 1.000 .471
At Bats 1 13
Hits 1 4
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 1 3

Lindy McDaniel Season Stats

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Comiskey Park - April 21, 1974
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Triple
Lindy McDaniel
Buck Martinez
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Fernando Gonzalez
Freddie Patek
Hal McRae
Vada Pinson
Jim Wohlford
Brian Downing
Ron Santo
Ken Henderson
Bill Melton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Downing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Downing reaches third base with a triple. Melton scores. Henderson scores. Santo goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. May scores. Melton moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henderson takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to home to get Orta. May moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to third.
Bottom 6 Allen hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Forster covering, for the out. McRae moves to third. Martinez moves to second.
Top 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Solaita strikes out.
Top 6 There goes McRae. The throw from Downing and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Top 6 Bucky Dent now playing shortstop. McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Eddie Leon. Hairston is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Downing takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Terry Forster now pitching. Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Melton strikes out.
Bottom 4 May takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second.
Bottom 4 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Kelly strikes out.
Top 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Martinez is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Solaita hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Solaita reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Bill Moran now pitching. McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Wohlford bunts towards the mound. Pitlock fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Patek goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Downing is hit by the pitch. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Skip Pitlock now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Top 3 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Martinez moves to third.
Top 3 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Solaita hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Allen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kelly bunts towards third. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Leon strikes out.
Bottom 2 Buck Martinez now catching. Downing hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. Pinson moves to third.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Henderson. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Allen scores. Melton scores.
Bottom 1 Melton hits a line drive into left field. McRae picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on McRae. Kelly scores. Allen moves to third. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second.
Bottom 1 Orta strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Solaita takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to third. McRae moves to second.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford scores. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Wohlford moves to third.
Top 1 Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Top 1 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Patek. The throw from Downing and he is out, Orta applying the tag.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.