With homers accounting for all of the game's scoring, the Royals whacked four to defeat the Athletics, 6-4. Solo shots by Darrell Porter and John Mayberry gave the Royals a 2-0 lead before the A's tied the score in the fifth inning when Tony Armas connected for the circuit with a man on base.

Joe Zdeb, coming up as a pinch-hitter, delivered his first major league homer following a pass to Pete LaCock, to put the Royals ahead again in the seventh. Fred Patek then provided what proved to be the winning blow with a two-run homer in the ninth, offsetting a circuit clout by Mitchell Page with a man on base in the A's half. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      25, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  0    2  0  2  -   6 11  1
A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   4  5  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Jorgensen rf,1b       4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
  Zdeb ph,rf,lf       2   1   1   2     0   1   .352      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
McRae lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Tabb 1b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .182
  Otis cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Alexander pr,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      E. Williams dh        3   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .216      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .264
Cowens cf,rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Sanguillen c          4   1   0   0     0   0   .268
Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .276      Page lf               3   2   1   2     1   0   .284
LaCock dh             2   1   1   0     1   0   .355      Armas cf              3   1   1   2     0   1   .239
  Nelson ph,dh        1   1   1   0     0   0   .242        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Patek ss              3   1   1   2     0   1   .270      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
White 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .222        North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Scott ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Heise 2b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Norris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     2   7             Totals               32   4   5   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 12,667
Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 4
DP: Royals 0, A's 1
Errors: McRae, Lacey
Doubles: Nelson (2)
Home Runs: Porter (7), Mayberry (12), Zdeb (1), Patek (2), Armas (6), Page (9)
Stolen Bases: McRae (5)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (4), E. Williams (2)
GIDP: McRae (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(9-7)          8.2   5   4   4   2   7   2  34   3.29
Littell SV(9)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.09
Totals                  9     5   4   4   2   7   2  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norris L(2-3)           6.1   7   3   3   2   4   2  26   3.42
Lacey                   2     3   3   3   0   2   2   9   1.90
Giusti                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.00
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   7   4  38

Balks: Colborn (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Brett lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Jorgensen was called out on strikes; Perez popped
to second; Tabb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; Cowens grounded out
(third to first); Porter homered; LaCock singled to left; Patek
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams lined to center; Gross was called out
on strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White popped to first in foul territory; Poquette
singled to left; McRae grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Poquette out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Armas
struck out; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
homered; Cowens singled to right; Cowens was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Porter lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez
singled to right; Tabb walked [Perez to second]; E. Williams
struck out; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock popped to shortstop; Patek flied out to left;
White singled to center; Poquette grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sanguillen grounded out (pitcher to first); Page
walked; Armas homered [Page scored]; Picciolo grounded out
(third to first); Jorgensen reached on an error by McRae
[Jorgensen to third]; Perez popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; McRae stole second; Brett
struck out; Mayberry walked; Cowens struck out; Porter was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tabb singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR TABB;
Colborn balked [Alexander to second]; E. Williams out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alexander to third]; Gross
popped to shortstop; Sanguillen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 7TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LaCock walked; Patek out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LaCock to second]; LACEY
REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas
grounded out (third to first) [LaCock to third]; ZDEB BATTED FOR
POQUETTE; Zdeb homered [LaCock scored]; McRae grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HEISE REPLACED
ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Page grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Armas popped to catcher in foul territory; NORTH BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING SS); Brett reached on
an error by Lacey [Brett out at second (second to shortstop)];
Mayberry was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jorgensen struck out; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alexander grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter struck out; NELSON BATTED FOR LACOCK; Nelson
doubled to left; Patek homered [Nelson scored]; GIUSTI REPLACED
LACEY (PITCHING); Heise singled to right; Zdeb struck out; McRae
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics
2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ZDEB CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OTIS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING CF); COWENS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); E. Williams singled to center;
Gross was called out on strikes; Sanguillen forced E. Williams
(shortstop unassisted); Page homered [Sanguillen scored];
LITTELL REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); CRAWFORD BATTED FOR ARMAS;
Crawford grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Athletics 4.