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George Brett singled in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game, stole second and scored on a single by Al Cowens to bring the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Mariners. Cowens' hit made up for an error by the right fielder that enabled the Mariners to put over the tying run in the fifth. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 3Game Played on Wednesday, June 22, 1977 (Night game) at Royals StadiumMariners 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Royals 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 9 1 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Baez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .302 Poquette lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .335 Braun lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 McRae dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Bernhardt 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Brett 3b 4 2 3 0 0 1 .299 Meyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .217 Stanton dh 4 0 2 1 0 2 .270 Cowens rf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .315 Collins pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Porter c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .267 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Stein 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .271 Lopez rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Stinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jutze c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .238 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 8 2 1 8 Totals 31 4 9 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 22,140 Left on Base: Mariners 4, Royals 6 DP: Mariners 0, Royals 0 Errors: Ruppert Jones, Cowens Doubles: Poquette (14), McRae (20) Stolen Bases: Collins (13), Patek (20), Brett (7) Caught Stealing: Cowens (6) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(4-3) 8 9 4 4 3 3 0 34 3.72 Totals 8 9 4 4 3 3 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 5 6 3 2 0 4 0 19 4.21 Bird W(3-1) 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 6.50 Gura 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.23 Littell SV(8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.12 Totals 9 8 3 2 1 8 0 34 Passed Balls: Porter (2) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy MARINERS 1ST: Baez grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to center [Brett to second (error by Ruppert Jones)]; Mayberry walked; Cowens singled to left [Brett scored, Mayberry to second]; Porter popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Otis popped to second; Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White flied out to center [Patek to third]; Poquette doubled to right [Patek scored, Poquette out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 2. MARINERS 3RD: Lopez struck out; Jutze popped to second; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: McRae doubled to left; Brett struck out; Mayberry singled to right [McRae scored]; Cowens was called out on strikes; Porter walked [Mayberry to second]; Otis popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 3. MARINERS 4TH: Baez singled; Braun flied out to left; Bernhardt singled to right [Baez to third, Bernhardt out at second (right to third to second)]; Stanton singled to right [Baez scored]; Ruppert Jones popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Patek struck out; White grounded out (third to first); Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Royals 3. MARINERS 5TH: Stein flied out to left; Lopez grounded out (third to first); Jutze singled to right; Reynolds singled [Jutze to second]; Baez singled to right [Jutze scored, Reynolds scored (error by Cowens) (unearned) (no RBI), Baez out at third (right to second to third)]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to right; Brett singled to right; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Brett to second]; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. MARINERS 6TH: BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Braun walked; Paul Splittorff hit by Craig Reynolds liner just below right knee in 5th; Porter allowed a passed ball [Braun to second]; Bernhardt flied out to center; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez flied out to left; Jutze singled to right; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (second to first); Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. MARINERS 8TH: Baez grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: MEYER REPLACED BERNHARDT (PLAYING 1B); Brett singled to right; Brett stole second; Mayberry popped to second; Cowens singled to left [Brett scored]; Cowens was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Porter walked; Otis flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 4. MARINERS 9TH: Stanton singled to right; GURA REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); COLLINS RAN FOR STANTON; Collins stole second; Ruppert Jones popped to shortstop; LITTELL REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Stein struck out; STINSON BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Stinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Royals 4. |
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