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August 12, 1977

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Royals 9 10 0
Blue Jays 8 11 4
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Otto Velez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .250 .372
At Bats 3 276
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 0 51

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 2
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Exhibition Stadium - August 12, 1977
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Out
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
John Mayberry
Frank White
Cookie Rojas
Freddie Patek
Tom Poquette
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Otto Velez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Velez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bailor 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 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 8 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores. Howell scores. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ashby takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to third. Howell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howell takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ault hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Velez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to home to get Porter. Otis moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Top 7 Patek is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Rojas bunts towards first. Ault scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out. Porter moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Top 7 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Staggs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Pattin covering, for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores.
Top 6 White hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bailor who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores.
Bottom 5 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Rader. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Rader steals second.
Bottom 5 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Ault hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Velez strikes out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs misplays the ball. That's an error on Staggs. Cowens scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Ault, and towards Staggs, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae scores. Cowens moves to second.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a popup towards short. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Al Woods now playing left field. McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woods who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. McKay moves to second.
Bottom 4 Al Woods pinch hits for John Scott. Woods hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ashby. Otis scores. Patek moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ault scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemanczyk covering, for the out. Porter scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs misplays the ball. That's an error on Staggs. Porter moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Marty Pattin now pitching. Ashby 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 3 Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Velez scores.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Bailor scores. Velez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ault hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staggs tags and scores. Bailor tags and moves to third.
Bottom 3 Velez takes first base on ball four. Bailor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bailor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staggs moves to third.
Bottom 3 Staggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Staggs reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 3 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Poquette hits a line drive into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 McKay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores.
Bottom 2 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Rader reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 White hits a popup towards first. Ault settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into center field. Bailor picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bailor. Porter scores. Rojas goes all the way around to score. Patek moves to third.
Top 2 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Top 2 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ault strikes out.
Bottom 1 Velez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Staggs takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cowens strikes out.
Top 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.