Batting twice in the fifth inning, Frank White led off with a homer and then capped the seven-run outburst with a two-run double as the Royals trounced the Twins, 11-3. Amos Otis drove in four runs for the Royals, two with a triple in the third inning and two more with a homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 11, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     19, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Royals       0  0  3    0  7  0    1  0  x  -  11 15  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Carew 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .346      McRae dh              4   1   2   2     1   0   .395
Bostock cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   1     1   0   .279
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Otis cf               4   1   2   4     1   1   .308
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .395      Porter c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .367
Ford rf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .250        Wathan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chiles dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .222      Cowens rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Randall 2b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .128      Poquette lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .500
  Wilfong ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Zdeb pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Borgmann c            1   0   1   1     1   0   .263      Patek ss              3   2   2   1     0   0   .306
  Wynegar ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .182      White 2b              4   2   3   3     0   0   .235
Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   3     2   3             Totals               38  11  15  11     3   2

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 12,230
Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 7
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: Colborn
Doubles: Patek (3), White (2)
Triples: Otis (1), McRae (2)
Home Runs: White (1), Otis (3)
Stolen Bases: McRae (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bostock (2,by Colborn)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(0-3)          4     6   6   6   2   1   1  20   6.19
Carrithers              0.2   5   4   4   0   1   1   7  15.00
Hughes                  3.1   4   1   1   1   0   0  15   2.08
Totals                  8    15  11  11   3   2   2  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(2-1)          9     7   3   3   2   3   0  38   3.15
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Colborn (1)
Wild Pitches: Redfern (1)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Smalley lined to second; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Bostock was hit by a pitch; Hisle popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to second; McRae walked; McRae stole
second; Mayberry reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at
third (pitcher to shortstop to third to pitcher)]; Otis struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to center; Ford struck out; Chiles
walked [Cubbage to second]; Randall flied out to center;
Borgmann singled to left [Cubbage scored, Chiles to second];
Smalley popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens flied
out to center; Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock reached
on an error by Colborn; Hisle grounded out (third to first)
[Bostock to second]; Cubbage flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled; White singled to right [Patek to
third]; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Patek stayed at
third, White to second]; McRae grounded out (second to first)
[Patek scored, White to third]; Mayberry walked; Otis tripled
[White scored, Mayberry scored]; Porter grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Chiles singled to right [Ford
to third]; Randall grounded out (third to first) [Ford scored,
Chiles to second]; Borgmann walked; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew singled to right [Chiles scored, Borgmann to second];
Bostock flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens flied out to left; Poquette popped to third;
Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals
3.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle struck out; Cubbage popped to shortstop; Ford
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White homered; Brett singled to right; Redfern threw
a wild pitch [Brett to second]; McRae tripled to right [Brett
scored]; CARRITHERS REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Mayberry
singled to center [McRae scored]; Otis homered [Mayberry
scored]; Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens was
called out on strikes; Poquette singled to left; Patek singled
to left [Poquette to second]; White doubled to left [Poquette
scored, Patek scored]; HUGHES REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING);
Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 3, Royals 10.

TWINS 6TH: Chiles flied out to right; WILFONG BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Wilfong grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
WYNEGAR BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Wynegar flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 10.

ROYALS 6TH: WYNEGAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILFONG STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); McRae singled to left; Mayberry popped to
shortstop; Otis flied out to right; Porter popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 10.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to right; Carew grounded out
(second to first); Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 10.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to left; Poquette singled to center
[Cowens to third]; ZDEB RAN FOR POQUETTE; Patek hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Cowens scored]; White flied out to right; Brett
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 11.

TWINS 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hisle singled to
left; Cubbage singled to right [Hisle to second]; Ford popped to
first in foul territory; Chiles popped to catcher in foul
territory; Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 11.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
singled to left; Otis walked [Mayberry to second]; Porter flied
out to left; Cowens forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 11.

TWINS 9TH: WATHAN REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Wynegar flied
out to right; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 11.