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July 29, 1977

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Royals 8 7 1
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Jorge Orta Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .289
OBP .500 .350
At Bats 3 356
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 34
RBI’s 1 57

Larry Gura Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 7
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Comiskey Park - July 29, 1977
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Fielder's Choice
Larry Gura
Buck Martinez
John Mayberry
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Joe Zdeb
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Jorge Orta
Alan Bannister
Ralph Garr
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Orta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to home to get Garr. Bannister moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Soderholm scores. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 7 Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 7 Royle Stillman pinch hits for Jim Essian. Larry Gura now pitching. Brian Downing pinch hits for Royle Stillman. Downing hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Gamble scores. Spencer moves to third. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lemon takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to third. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 7 Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to second.
Bottom 7 Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lamar Johnson. Gamble is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Martinez hits a line drive towards the mound. Hamilton catches it and throws to second to double up Cowens.
Top 7 Zdeb takes first base on ball four. McRae scores. Otis moves to third. Cowens moves to second.
Top 7 Dave Hamilton now pitching. Mayberry strikes out.
Top 7 Cowens takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Top 7 Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to second.
Top 7 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 6 Orta takes first base on ball four. Bannister moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bannister takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards second. White fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Patek covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 6 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 White hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Patek. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 6 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Soderholm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Mark Littell now pitching. Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Spencer hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 5 Zisk is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cowens is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Essian for a passed ball. McRae moves to second.
Top 5 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek moves to third.
Top 5 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Orta hits a line drive towards short. Patek catches it and tags out Bannister for the double play.
Bottom 4 Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garr moves to third.
Bottom 4 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zisk tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Steve Mingori now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Bannister scores. Orta goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essian scores. Bannister moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards right. Cowens fields it and throws to second to catch Garr for the out. Essian moves to third.
Bottom 3 Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Essian moves to second.
Bottom 3 Essian takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McRae strikes out.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Spencer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Lemon moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Spencer bunts towards first. Mayberry can't make a play. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zdeb throws the ball in to White who tags Zisk, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zdeb is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Cowens hits a popup towards short. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister misplays the ball. That's an error on Bannister. McRae scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out.