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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 6, 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 6, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 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 6, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Colborn |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 40,099 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dave Phillips |
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 | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Joe Zdeb | Left 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 6, 1977
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Cowens fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cowens. Garr scores. Orta goes all the way around to score. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gamble scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Wood
Brett hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Wood
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook misplays the ball. That's an error on Nordbrook. Brett scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Wood
Otis hits a line drive towards third. Brohamer catches it and throws to first to double up McRae. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Wood
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
Top 2
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Colborn
Nordbrook hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wood
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Wood
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Zdeb reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Wood
Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Wood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Wood
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Wood
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Wood
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Otis 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: ---
Otis vs. Wood
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Wood
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook misplays the ball. That's an error on Nordbrook. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Wood
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordbrook vs. Colborn
Nordbrook hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Wood
Zdeb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Zdeb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Wood
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Wood
Patek hits a popup towards third. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heise vs. Wood
Heise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zdeb moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Wood
Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Wood
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Colborn
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second, with Patek covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wood
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Wood
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Wood
Mayberry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Wood
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Wood
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Colborn
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Colborn
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Colborn
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordbrook vs. Colborn
Nordbrook hits a line drive towards the mound. Colborn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Wood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Nordbrook. Patek moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heise vs. Wood
There goes Patek. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Patek steals third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heise vs. Wood
Heise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Hamilton
Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Brett hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kucek
Jack Kucek now pitching.
McRae hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kucek
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Kucek
Cowens is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Kucek
There goes Cowens. The throw from Essian and he is out, Nordbrook applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Colborn
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Colborn
Orta 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, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Colborn
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Colborn covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kucek
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Kucek
John Wathan pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spencer. Wathan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Kucek
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Zdeb moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Kucek
Patek bunts towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out. Zdeb moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heise vs. Kucek
Heise bunts between the mound and first base. Kucek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heise for the out. Zdeb scores. Porter moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Kucek
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Kucek
McRae hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Colborn
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Gamble hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Colborn
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brohamer vs. Bird
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1977 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 2 2 3
Orta J, 2b 3 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 5 0 0 0
Zisk R, rf 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Gamble O, dh 4 1 2 2 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0 Wathan J, pr 0 1 0 0
Brohamer J, 3b 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Essian J, c 2 0 0 0 Zdeb J, lf 4 1 3 0
Nordbrook T, ss 3 0 2 0 Porter D, c 3 0 1 1
Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0
Heise B, 2b 2 1 1 1
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32 3 8 3 31 6 9 5
Chicago 300 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City 100 000 32x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood W* 6.0 6 3 1 2 2
Hamilton D (L)+ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Kucek J 2.0 2 2 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn J (W)# 8.0 8 3 2 2 0
Bird D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Cowens A, Nordbrook T 3, Spencer J
DP -- Chicago 2, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Chicago 4, Kansas City 8
2B -- Gamble O, Zdeb J
3B -- Brett G, Zdeb J
HR -- Brett G
SB -- Patek F
CS -- Cowens A
SH -- Patek F, Heise B
HBP -- by Wood W (Mayberry J), by Kucek J (Cowens A)
T -- 2:23
A -- 40099
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