Royals tie for first with victory White gets i winning hit United Pre International KANSAS CITY, Mo. Managers Dick Howser of Kansas City and Bil- ly Gardner , Minnesota both HMF BBBBBQaBBwBHBBBBBBHBtaal wanted Frank White at the elate in BBaaaBaBBBaaaaH9!5ES5r Hjr the eight inning, of Wednesday night's game between the two Amer- SSBHIv ican League Westfrontftmners. " Gardner, relief ace 4BH fact, had -- WH2HLaeHiH Ron Davis walk Jorge Orta inten- HH aaaHeaaaeaSaaaaaaaueaaaaaaaaaaaeaVeaeeKHiaH''wttBBH&Btttt&Lrz) - Jf- - haaaaaa-en- tionally with two outs and the score 9 Z i2io!ValH 1--1 to get to White. Pat Sheridan Royals opened the toning for the BaaaaaBnSaaaBaaaBKaHBanBBr & -- JBHB BaaaaaaBaBBaaHBBaaR?BaBaaaHBa1 with a double. Howser wanted White at the plate i8r''HHHHSbHv HBpja because be was one of the few Roy- HHHll als in the lineup ever involved in pennant race. Bow- And White came through for & ser, lacing a double to the left-fiel- d ISBHjfll jHBHSnHBBHB comer to score both runner and L!beeeaeaiBeeeeBeHHLaflHLaHLH BBaacaaBaaaaaBH 4 aLaa-LaaaaVaaBaaaaaaalBBaaaaaKV-JHeHLflLaeBflieeeeBHLSeHi Cardinals Phils a-- HflalHMHLeSLaHat beat Pag2B BaBBHaaBBHeaaaaEaBaBKHaBBBBBEW' aSaaBaSSeanflHeHaafleaBBaBBHeaBBeaaBBn trigger a three-ru- n inning. That gave the Royals a 4-- 1 victory and a share of first place with the Twins with BaaeaaaaaaDaaBaaanaaaHaaaa'' JuSSefr aaaaaaaaaaaBaaaaEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaBaaHiBaawal identical 704J9 records Kansas City's first appearance at the top since Openkig Day. "Normally Frank's a No. 6 or No. 7 bitter' Bowser said. t'Bat with an of our injuries (to George Brett and SteveBalboni), we've had to use him at No. 5 and No. 5 hitters are sup- posed to drive in runs. You want Frank White up mere. He gets the big hit He's done it throughout bis career here." Sheridan looped a one-o- ut double left-fiel- BaaaaaaaBaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawBaaaaaaaHaaaaaHaeaaaaaaaaHBr BBb BaaaaaaaaaaaawB down the d line off Minnesota J- BBBBaBCBBBBBBBVaBBBHaBBBaBaaaBaiBaaBBBBaBeBBBBaVBaaaBBBaF w - Jf , BHHHfi starter Mike Smithson, U-1- 2, and Davis came on in relief. After Dar-r- yl Motley popped out to shallow left-hand- ll- center, Davis walked the ed aaaanBaaaaaMBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf- r BDBaaaaaaaaBaBUMPBaaaHBMB hitting Orta to get to the right-hand- ed hitting White. f But White tamped on a 1--0 pitch J g HHb1 game-winnin- HiSff -- v. Lbbib-BH- for his second RBI in --- -- . HBB i - as many nights for the Royals who r2r bbbV b S Lb Lbbbbbbb-Lb- bb-- BBBa' dB aBBBBB4e3 bbbbWBbbbbbbb--Bae ZtTJBbV T:a VbbbbbbbbHL9bb9bbbbbbbbb9bbHbBibbVI VlBBBDBHBflBaBBB .MJBHVMBBBveMeeewVJf-v4BaBBaHHHBBBiBVBBaB- m TBI- Vh-aWiMa- Mi aY viV hB aaaanVMMh. also won Tuesday night 4--1. Dane h J5&USi9Li aJSMwB 4. - Jwfi4W-H IJbbe MkvHDaMHiBHIIHaaHiHlBBHH Iorg followed with an RBI single flo- an insurance run. Second P' T" Charlie Leibrandt scattered eight basemen Frank White throws to first hits, did not walk a batter and struck The. Twins opened the third off Lei- knocked in Washington with an in- into a run-seonn- g fielder's choice out one over eight innings to im-- brandt with back-to-bac- k tingles to field single for a 1--0 lead Shendan drove a shot to the wall u record to 9-- 6. Dan Quisen" center by Ron Washington and Kirby But Kansas City tied it in the sixth center field that Puckett appearet Ehiswent the ninth for his. league-- g Puckett. After Dave Eagle bounced when Bucky Dent singled, Sheridan to catch but dropped when he ran i 38th save. into a double play, Mickey Hatcher doubled and Darryl Motley bounced to the wallli.