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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 14, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 14, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,791 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Mike Reilly |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Manny Sanguillen | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Tyrone | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Bobby Winkles | 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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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 14, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Leonard
Picciolo 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Keough
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Keough covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Keough
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Keough
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Keough
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Keough
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Keough
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Leonard
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Leonard
Tyrone 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
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Keough
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Keough
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Keough
There goes Patek. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Keough
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Poquette vs. Keough
Poquette hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Poquette reaches third base with a triple. Patek scores. White scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Keough
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tyrone. McRae reaches second base with a double. Poquette scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Keough
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Keough
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Leonard
Picciolo hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Keough
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Keough
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Keough
There goes Mayberry. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Mayberry steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Keough
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tyrone. Otis reaches second base with a double. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Keough
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Keough
White hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Leonard
Armas hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Leonard
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyrone vs. Leonard
Tyrone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Keough
Larry Murray now playing center field.
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Keough
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Keough
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Keough
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Keough
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Leonard
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez 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 -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Page reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lacey
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lacey
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lacey
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Leonard
Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
Murray hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Leonard
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Lacey
Zdeb hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lacey
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tyrone who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Lacey
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Lacey
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Lacey
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Leonard
Tyrone hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Leonard
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Lacey
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lacey
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Lacey
Patek takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Lacey
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zdeb vs. Lacey
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lacey, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leonard
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Leonard
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Leonard
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Larry Murray.
Crawford 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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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Newman
Sheldon Mallory now playing center field. Tim Hosley now catching. Jeff Newman now pitching.
McRae is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Newman
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Hal McRae.
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Newman
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Newman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Newman
Porter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hosley vs. Leonard
Hosley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyrone vs. Leonard
Tyrone hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Leonard
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens 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 9/14/1977, game 2 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Picciolo R, ss 4 0 0 0 Poquette T, lf 3 1 1 2
Perez M, 2b 3 0 2 0 Zdeb J, lf 2 0 0 0
Page M, lf 4 0 3 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 3 1
Jorgensen M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wilson W, pr 0 0 0 0
Armas T, cf 2 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0
Murray L, cf 1 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 1 0
Crawford W, ph 1 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 1 3 2
Mallory S, cf 0 0 0 0 Porter D, c 5 0 1 0
Sanguillen M, dh 3 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 1
Hosley T, c 1 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 2 1 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 1 1 0
Tyrone J, rf 4 0 1 0
Newman J, c-p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 0 8 0 37 6 13 6
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 131 100 00x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L) 3.2 10 6 6 2 0
Lacey B 3.1 2 0 0 2 2
Newman J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 8 0 0 2 3
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 9, Kansas City 12
2B -- McRae H, Otis A, Page M
3B -- Poquette T, McRae H
SB -- Patek F, Mayberry J
HBP -- by Newman J (McRae H)
T -- 2:31
A -- 16791
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