While Andy Hassler and Steve Mingori combined on a four-hitter, John Wathan and John Mayberry drove in two runs apiece to lead the Royals' attack in a 7-2 victory over the Twins. Wathan accounted for his RBIs with a single in the sixth inning. Mayberry sent the pair home with a double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      9, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  3  -   7 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Carew 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .379
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     1   1   .286      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .324
Brett 3b              5   3   3   1     0   0   .303      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .232
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .229      Kusick dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .293
Cowens rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .319      Smalley ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Otis cf               2   1   1   1     2   1   .266      Terrell 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Wathan c              4   0   1   2     0   0   .348      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Borgmann c            2   1   0   0     1   2   .212
White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .222      Redfern p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   7     4   5             Totals               31   2   4   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  9,912
Left on Base: Royals 7, Twins 6
DP: Royals 0, Twins 0
Errors: Ford
Doubles: Otis (7), Mayberry (7)
Triples: White (2), Carew (9)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(3-1)          6     2   2   2   4   7   0  24   3.92
Mingori SV(1)           3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   2.61
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   8   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Redfern L(2-4)          6     8   4   4   2   2   0  26   4.87
Holly                   2.2   4   3   3   2   3   0  14   6.75
Schueler                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.22
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   5   0  41

Wild Pitches: Hassler (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; McRae struck out; Brett
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (first unassisted); Carew was
called out on strikes; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
singled to left; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Kusick walked; Smalley walked
[Kusick to second]; Terrell grounded out (second to first)
[Kusick to third, Smalley to second]; Bostock grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan flied out to right; Patek grounded out (third
to first); White tripled to left; Poquette grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Randall grounded
out (third to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Brett singled to right [McRae
out at third (right to third), Brett to second (on throw to
3b)]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brett to
third]; Cowens singled to left [Brett scored]; Otis walked
[Cowens to second]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Ford flied out to right; Kusick
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; White
popped to third in foul territory; Poquette lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Terrell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock lined to pitcher; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to right; Brett singled; Mayberry
walked [Brett to second]; Cowens flied out to center; Otis
doubled to left [Brett scored, Mayberry to third]; Wathan
singled to right [Mayberry scored, Otis scored]; Patek flied out
to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann walked; Hassler threw a wild pitch [Borgmann
to second]; Randall struck out; Carew tripled to right [Borgmann
scored]; Hisle struck out; Ford walked; Kusick singled to left
[Carew scored, Ford to second]; Smalley lined to shortstop; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: HOLLY REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); White was called
out on strikes; Poquette was called out on strikes; McRae
walked; Brett popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: MINGORI REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Terrell popped
to second; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
struck out; Otis walked; Wathan popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Carew lined
to right; Hisle singled to center; Ford forced Hisle (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek flied out to left; White singled to left; ZDEB
BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb flied out to center; McRae singled
[White to third]; Brett singled to right [White scored, McRae to
third (error by Ford)]; Mayberry doubled to right [McRae scored,
Brett scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Cowens popped
to third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kusick popped to
third; Smalley singled; Terrell grounded out (second to first)
[Smalley to second]; Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Twins 2.