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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 30, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on August 30, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 27,154 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Larry McCoy |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 30, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris bunts towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Campaneris moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. Washington tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Sundberg reaches third base with a triple. Washington scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Perry
There goes McRae. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. Hargrove goes all the way around to score. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Perry
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Beniquez, who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Porter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive towards the mound. Leonard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Perry
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Washington fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Washington. Washington throws the ball in to Sundberg who tags Patek trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Leonard
There goes Washington. The throw from Porter and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Perry, and towards Wills, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Larry Gura now pitching.
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gura
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Gura
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Horton reaches second base with a double. Washington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Gura
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Willie Horton.
Wills hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Perry
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Gura
Sundberg hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gura
May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Gura
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Perry
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White.
LaCock hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Perry
Sundberg fires to second and picks off McRae for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Pete LaCock now playing left field. Bob Heise now playing shortstop. Cookie Rojas now playing second base.
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gura
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alomar vs. Gura
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gura
Wills takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Gura
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Washington moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Perry
Porter strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1977 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 3 2 0 0 Poquette T, lf 3 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 5 2 4 1 Rojas C, 2b 0 0 0 0
Washington C, lf 5 2 3 1 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0
Horton W, dh 3 1 2 3 Brett G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Alomar S, pr 0 0 0 1 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0
Wills B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 1 Porter D, c 3 1 0 0
Harrah T, 3b 5 1 2 1 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 1
May D, rf 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 1 1
Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Heise B, ss 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 2 0 0 0
LaCock P, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 30 2 4 2
Texas 311 000 111 -- 8
Kansas City 020 000 000 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 6.0 8 5 5 2 4
Gura L 3.0 5 3 3 2 1
E -- Washington C, Wills B
LOB -- Texas 8, Kansas City 4
2B -- Campaneris B, Patek F, Horton W
3B -- Sundberg J, Otis A
HR -- Horton W, Harrah T
SB -- McRae H
CS -- Washington C
SF -- Horton W, Alomar S
HBP -- by Perry G (Poquette T)
T -- 2:32
A -- 27154
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