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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 31, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 31, 1977 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Al Clark 3B: Ted Hendry |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Alan Bannister | Shortstop |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 31, 1977
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stone
LaCock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Pattin
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Pattin
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stone
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Stone
There goes Cowens. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Cowens steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cowens scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stone
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble 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 -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Pattin
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
White hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Pattin
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Pattin
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Pattin
Essian 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
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stone
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stone
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Pattin
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Pattin
Bannister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta 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
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Stone
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Stone
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Stone
White hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Pattin
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Stone
There goes McRae. The throw from Essian and he is out, Orta applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Stone
LaCock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Pattin
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Pattin
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Pattin
Essian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Essian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Pattin
Garr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. Essian moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bannister vs. Pattin
Bannister hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stone
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Stone
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta 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 -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Stone
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stone
Brett hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Stone
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Stone
LaCock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Pattin
Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Pattin
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Pattin
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pattin
Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Jim Essian.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Stone
Brian Downing now catching.
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Stone
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Stone
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Stone
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Pattin
Garr 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 -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Pattin
Bannister hits a fly ball towards left. Zdeb settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Zdeb. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bannister scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Pattin
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Stone
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stone
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stone
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Stone
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching. Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lahoud scores. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. LaGrow
Mayberry hits a line drive towards first. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gura
Joe Lahoud now playing left field. Larry Gura now pitching.
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Bird
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Bird
Downing bunts between the mound and first base. Bird scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1977, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 4 1 0 0 Garr R, lf 5 0 1 1
McRae H, lf 4 0 2 0 Bannister A, ss 4 1 0 0
Zdeb J, lf 0 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Lahoud J, ph-lf 0 1 0 0 Zisk R, rf 4 0 0 0
LaCock P, dh 4 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 0 0 0
Rojas C, ph 1 0 1 1 Spencer J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cowens A, rf 5 1 3 1 Lemon C, cf 4 2 2 3
Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 2 1 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 1 2 1 Essian J, c 2 0 1 0
Porter D, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0 Downing B, c 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 9 3 34 5 6 5
Kansas City 010 000 100 2 -- 4
Chicago 000 001 001 3 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin M 9.0 3 2 1 1 3
Gura L* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Bird D (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Mingori S 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S 9.2 7 4 4 4 5
Hamilton D+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
LaGrow L (W) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
E -- Zdeb J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Essian J
HR -- Lemon C 2, Otis A
SB -- Cowens A
CS -- McRae H
SH -- Downing B
T -- 3:05
A -- 0
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