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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 5, 1977
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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 August 5, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1977 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 5, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Knapp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 38,079 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Tim Nordbrook | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Bob Heise | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 5, 1977
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a line drive into left field. McRae 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. Knapp
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Knapp
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Knapp
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Knapp
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Knapp
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Knapp
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Knapp
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Knapp
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Knapp
There goes Patek. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heise vs. Knapp
Heise hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Knapp
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Knapp
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Johnson
Bart Johnson now pitching.
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Johnson
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Brohamer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Leonard
Essian 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordbrook vs. Leonard
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nordbrook for the out. Brohamer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Johnson
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Johnson
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heise vs. Johnson
Heise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to home to get Porter. Patek moves to third. Heise moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. Heise tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Johnson
LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. There goes Spencer trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to Porter who tags Spencer who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Johnson
Cowens 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Mayberry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Johnson
Otis hits a ball on the ground for an out. Otis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Johnson
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Leonard
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Leonard
Nordbrook takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nordbrook moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta takes first base on ball four. Nordbrook moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Johnson
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Johnson
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Johnson
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Johnson
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry 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
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Buck Martinez now catching.
Brohamer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Leonard
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordbrook vs. Leonard
Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kirkwood
Don Kirkwood now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook misplays the ball. That's an error on Nordbrook. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Kirkwood
Martinez bunts towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Kirkwood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heise vs. Kirkwood
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. Otis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Kirkwood
Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kirkwood
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Leonard
Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Leonard
Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Kirkwood
Wayne Nordhagen now catching.
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kirkwood, and towards Orta, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Kirkwood
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Kirkwood
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Cowens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Kirkwood
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Kirkwood
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Kirkwood
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Leonard
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1977 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 0 2 1 Brett G, 3b 5 2 2 2
Orta J, 2b 3 1 1 1 McRae H, lf 4 0 2 2
Zisk R, rf 4 0 1 0 Zdeb J, lf 0 0 0 0
Gamble O, dh 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 5 0 1 1
Spencer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 5 1 1 0
Lemon C, cf 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, dh 5 2 4 2
Brohamer J, 3b 3 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 5 3 2 2
Essian J, c 3 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 1 2 1
Nordhagen W, c 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 0 0 0 0
Nordbrook T, ss 2 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 5 2 2 1
Heise B, 2b 4 1 1 0
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31 2 6 2 41 12 17 11
Chicago 001 000 010 -- 2
Kansas City 053 000 31x -- 12
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp C (L) 1.2 6 5 5 0 0
Johnson B 4.1 8 3 3 0 0
Kirkwood D 2.0 3 4 1 1 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 3
E -- Nordbrook T, Orta J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Brohamer J, McRae H, Mayberry J
3B -- Mayberry J
HR -- Otis A, Porter D, Mayberry J, Brett G, Orta J
SB -- Patek F
SH -- Martinez B
SF -- McRae H
T -- 2:37
A -- 38079
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