The Royals, who had lost to Bert Blyleven six straight times since 1975, broke the righthander's mastery with an unearned run in the sixth inning and beat the Rangers, 3-2. John Wathan was safe on an error by Bump Wills to open the stanza and Fred Patek walked. After Frank White forced Wathan, Dave Nelson singled to drive in the Royals' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Friday, May       13, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3 11  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington lf         5   0   2   0     0   1   .337      Nelson dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .364
Campaneris ss         4   1   2   1     1   0   .310      Poquette rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Horton dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .301      Cowens cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
  Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      LaCock 1b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .256
Grieve rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Rojas 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .257
  May ph,rf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .206      Wathan c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .276
Wills 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .274      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Sundberg c            4   1   0   0     0   1   .221      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               35   3  11   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 20,872
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Royals 9
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 0
Errors: Wills
Doubles: Poquette (5), Rojas (4)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (3)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (7), Poquette (3)
GIDP: White (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(4-3)         8.1  11   3   2   2   5   0  37   1.54
Totals                  8.1  11   3   2   2   5   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    7.1   7   2   2   2   4   0  30   2.35
Littell W(4-1)          1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.80
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   6   0  38

Passed Balls: Sundberg (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dale Ford


RANGERS 1ST: Washington struck out; On a bunt Campaneris
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Nelson singled to center; Poquette grounded out
(second to first) [Nelson to second]; McRae flied out to center
[Nelson to third]; Cowens singled to center [Nelson scored];
Cowens stole second; LaCock walked; Rojas flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; Grieve grounded out (third to
first); Harrah flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Patek singled
to left; White grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills flied out to center; Sundberg struck out;
Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Nelson struck out; Poquette doubled to right; McRae
flied out to right; Cowens popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Washington flied out to left; On a bunt Campaneris
singled to third; Hargrove grounded out (third to first)
[Campaneris to second]; Horton singled to left [Campaneris
scored]; Grieve singled to center [Horton to second]; Harrah
forced Grieve (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Rojas flied out to center;
Wathan singled to right [LaCock to third]; Sundberg allowed a
passed ball [Wathan to second]; Patek was called out on strikes;
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to right; Sundberg forced Wills
(pitcher to shortstop); Beniquez lined to second; Washington
singled to center [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris singled to
center [Sundberg scored, Washington to second]; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Poquette
singled to center; Poquette was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); McRae struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Horton popped to second; Grieve flied out to
center; Harrah walked; Wills singled to center [Harrah to
third]; Sundberg forced Wills (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); LaCock was
called out on strikes; Rojas doubled; Wathan singled to center
[Rojas scored]; Patek popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris walked; Campaneris
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to left; Nelson flied out to right;
Poquette flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to left; LITTELL REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Horton singled to shortstop; ALOMAR RAN FOR HORTON;
MAY BATTED FOR GRIEVE; May walked [Alomar to second]; Harrah
forced May (shortstop to second) [Alomar to third]; Wills was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals
2.

ROYALS 8TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MAY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); McRae flied out to center; Cowens popped to
third; LaCock singled to right; Rojas was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Beniquez struck out;
Washington singled to right; Campaneris popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan reached on an error by Wills; Patek walked
[Wathan to second]; White forced Wathan (pitcher to third)
[Patek to second]; Nelson singled to center [Patek scored
(unearned), White to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 3.