Dennis Leonard allowed only three hits and struck out 11 while pitching the Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Athletics. The Royals tagged Doc Medich for all their runs in the sixth inning on a single by Hal McRae and successive homers by George Brett and John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Friday, June      24, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .324      North dh              1   0   0   0     2   0   .252
McRae dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .285        Alexander pr,dh,2b  0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Brett 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .300      Perez 2b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .259
Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   1     2   1   .215        E. Williams ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Porter c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .276        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Tabb 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .269      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .269
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .219      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jorgensen cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .247
                                                          Page lf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .283
                                                          Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .241
                                                          Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .193
                                                            Scott ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     3   7             Totals               27   0   3   0     5  11

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  4,733
Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 6
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Doubles: Porter (11)
Triples: McRae (5)
Home Runs: Brett (4), Mayberry (11)
Stolen Bases: McRae (4)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (3), Alexander (7)
GIDP: Brett (5), Tabb (2)
Hit by Pitch: Page (2,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(5-8)          9     3   0   0   5  11   0  33   3.95
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5  11   0  33

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(5-4)           7.2   5   3   3   2   6   2  29   4.16
Torrealba               0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.08
Coleman                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.50
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   7   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (3)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (second to first); McRae
walked; Brett grounded into a double play (second to first)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Perez
singled to right; Tabb walked [Perez to second]; Gross popped to
catcher in foul territory; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Cowens lined to center; Porter
lined to shortstop; Otis forced Mayberry (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jorgensen struck out; Page struck out; Crawford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; White struck out; Poquette lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo popped to second; North walked; Perez
singled to right [North to second]; Tabb grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross struck out; Sanguillen singled to left;
Sanguillen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Jorgensen walked; Page was hit by a pitch [Jorgensen to second];
Crawford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics
0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens lined to center; Porter doubled to left; Otis
grounded out (third to first); Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo was called out on strikes; North walked;
ALEXANDER RAN FOR NORTH; Alexander was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 6TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White struck
out; Poquette lined to right; McRae singled to right; McRae
stole second; Brett homered [McRae scored]; Mayberry homered;
Cowens lined to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tabb flied out to left; Gross struck out;
Sanguillen popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Otis flied
out to center; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Page flied out to
left; Crawford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
grounded out (second to first); McRae tripled to right;
TORREALBA REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Brett lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SCOTT BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Scott grounded out
(second to first); Alexander walked; E. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
PEREZ; E. Williams flied out to center; Tabb struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 9TH: ALEXANDER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); TORREALBA
REPLACED E. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); Mayberry walked; Cowens flied out to left; Porter singled
to right [Mayberry to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED TORREALBA
(PITCHING); Otis struck out; Patek lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (third
to first); Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Athletics 0.