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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 27, 1979
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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 June 27, 1979 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Morgan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 31,101 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Russ Goetz |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Derek Bryant | Left Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Braun | DH |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 27, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Busby
Chalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Busby
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Busby
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Busby
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Busby
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Morgan
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Morgan
There goes Wilson. The throw from Heath and he is out, Chalk applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Morgan
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Morgan
Otis hits a line drive into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Busby
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Busby
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Busby
Bryant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bryant trying to get to third. Otis throws the ball in to Brett, who tags Bryant for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Morgan
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Morgan
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Morgan
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morgan
White hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Busby
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Busby
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Busby
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Morgan
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Morgan
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Morgan
Morgan fires to first and picks off Patek. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Morgan
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Busby
Page hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Busby
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Busby
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Busby
Murray 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 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Morgan
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Morgan
Otis takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Morgan
Porter takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Morgan
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Morgan
LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Morgan
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Porter scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Morgan
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Morgan
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Chalk. LaCock scores. Braun moves to third. Patek moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Langford
Rick Langford now pitching.
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Busby
Bryant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Busby
There goes Henderson. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Busby
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Busby
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Langford
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Langford
There goes Brett. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Langford
Otis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Henderson, who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Brett scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Langford
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Langford
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Langford
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. Porter tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Langford
White hits a line drive towards the mound. Langford reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Busby
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Busby
Page hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Busby
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Busby
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Busby
Murray takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bryant vs. Busby
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Langford
Braun is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Langford
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bryant. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Langford
Wilson hits a line drive towards short. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Langford
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Busby
Henderson hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Busby
Chalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Busby
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Dave Chalk.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Busby
Newman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Langford
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Langford
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Langford
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bryant. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Porter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Minetto
Craig Minetto now pitching.
LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Cowens scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Minetto
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Minetto
John Wathan pinch hits for Steve Braun.
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Minetto
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Busby
Page hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Busby
Heath hits a popup towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Busby
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Busby
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Minetto
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Minetto
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Minetto
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Minetto
Porter hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Paschall
Bill Paschall now pitching.
Bryant hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Paschall
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Paschall
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Paschall
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Paschall
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. Gross moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. Paschall
Page 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 6/27/1979 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Henderson R, cf 4 1 1 0 Wilson W, lf 4 0 0 0
Chalk D, ss 3 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 2 2 0
Picciolo R, pr-ss 1 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 3 2 1
Gross W, 3b 5 0 1 0 Porter D, c 2 2 1 0
Newman J, 1b 5 0 1 1 Cowens A, rf 3 1 1 3
Page M, dh 5 1 2 2 LaCock P, 1b 3 2 2 3
Heath M, c 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 0 1
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Braun S, dh 1 0 0 0
Murray L, rf 3 0 0 0 Wathan J, ph 1 0 1 1
Bryant D, lf 2 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 3 30 10 11 9
Oakland 100 100 001 -- 3
Kansas City 000 420 40x -- 10
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan M (L) 3.2 4 4 3 5 0
Langford R* 2.1 5 5 5 2 3
Minetto C 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 8.0 6 2 2 6 4
Paschall B 1.0 2 1 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Chalk D, Brett G
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 11, Kansas City 6
2B -- LaCock P 2, Patek F, Otis A, Cowens A
3B -- Otis A
HR -- Page M
SB -- Henderson R, Brett G
CS -- Wilson W, Patek F
SF -- Cowens A, LaCock P
T -- 2:37
A -- 31101
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