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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 31, 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 31, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 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 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Colborn |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,223 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Dale Ford |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Joe Lahoud | Left Fielder |
| 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 31, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Colborn
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Colborn
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Colborn
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Colborn
Horton 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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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Alexander
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Alexander
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Colborn
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Colborn
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Colborn
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Colborn
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Colborn
May strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. Colborn
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg scores. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Colborn
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Colborn
Colborn fires to first and picks off Campaneris. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Alexander
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Alexander
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Alexander
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lahoud moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Alexander
Patek hits a line drive into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Alexander
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Colborn
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Lahoud picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lahoud. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Colborn
Wills bunts towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Washington vs. Colborn
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hargrove tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Colborn
Horton hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Alexander
Brett 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Alexander
LaCock 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, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Colborn
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Colborn
Harrah hits a line drive towards first. LaCock catches it and steps on first to double up Sundberg. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Colborn
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Alexander
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Alexander
Lahoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Lahoud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Alexander
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Alexander
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Colborn
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Colborn
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Colborn
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Alexander
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Alexander
White hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Alexander
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Alexander
McRae takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Alexander
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May throws the ball in to Hargrove who tags LaCock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brett scores. McRae moves to third. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Colborn
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Colborn
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis throws the ball in to White who tags Washington trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Colborn
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Colborn
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Alexander
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Alexander
Lahoud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Lahoud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Alexander
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lahoud moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Barker
Len Barker now pitching.
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Barker
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Patek reaches second base with a double. Lahoud scores. Porter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Barker
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. White reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Barker
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Barker
McRae 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 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Colborn
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bird
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Bird
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Lahoud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Bird
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Bird
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Bird
Washington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Barker
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Barker
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Barker
Lahoud hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bird
Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
Horton 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, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Bird
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bird
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Barker
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Barker
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Barker
Patek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Barker
There goes Patek. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Bird
Beniquez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bird
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Porter and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bird
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Bird
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1977 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 2 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Wills B, 2b 2 0 1 1 McRae H, dh 3 0 0 0
Washington C, lf 3 0 1 1 LaCock P, 1b 4 0 1 1
Horton W, dh 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 1 1 0
Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 0 Lahoud J, lf 3 1 2 0
Harrah T, 3b 4 1 1 1 Zdeb J, lf 0 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 2 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 1 2 1
May D, rf 3 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 2
White F, 2b 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 4 6 3 31 5 9 5
Texas 011 000 200 -- 4
Kansas City 010 013 00x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 5.1 7 4 4 2 0
Barker L 2.2 2 1 1 1 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn J (W)* 6.0 5 3 2 4 3
Bird D (S) 3.0 1 1 1 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Lahoud J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 6
2B -- Lahoud J 2, Patek F, White F
HR -- Harrah T
CS -- Patek F, Beniquez J
SH -- Wills B
SF -- Washington C
HBP -- by Barker L (Patek F), by Bird D (Beniquez J)
WP -- Colborn J 2
T -- 2:45
A -- 25223
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