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Sunday June 26, 1977
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Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, June 26, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals       0  0  0    0  6  0    0  0  3  -   9 13  1
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Crawford rf           4   0   2   0     1   0   .246
  Zdeb ph,rf,lf       1   1   0   1     2   0   .322      Perez 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
McRae lf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .291      Page lf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .280
  Otis cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Scott ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Tabb 1b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .143
Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   0     0   2   .216      Sanguillen dh         4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Cowens cf,rf          5   1   1   2     0   0   .307      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Porter c              4   2   2   1     1   1   .281      Armas cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .244
LaCock dh             5   1   3   1     0   0   .370      Newman c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     1   2   .273        E. Williams ph,c    2   1   2   0     0   0   .240
White 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .227      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .183
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jorgensen ph,lf     2   0   0   1     0   0   .236
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  13   8     4   6             Totals               35   3   8   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  9,404
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 9
DP: Royals 0, A's 0
Errors: Brett, Gross, Armas
Doubles: E. Williams (9)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (7), Patek (24), Brett (8), Porter (1), Page (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(1-2)           6     6   3   3   2   6   0  26   6.05
Gura SV(6)              3     2   0   0   1   2   0  13   3.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   8   0  39

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(5-6)         4     6   4   4   1   3   0  18   3.18
Torrealba               0.1   1   2   0   1   0   0   4   2.05
Coleman                 4.1   6   3   3   2   3   0  21   2.90
Giusti                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.96
Totals                  9    13   9   7   4   6   0  44

Wild Pitches: Pattin 2 (3), Coleman (2)

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied out to right; Page walked; Page stole second; Pattin threw
a wild pitch [Page to third]; Pattin threw a wild pitch [Page
scored]; Tabb walked; Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Cowens lined to shortstop;
Porter walked; LaCock singled [Porter to second]; Patek struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: On a bunt Gross singled; Armas struck out; Newman
struck out; Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to right; Poquette grounded out
(second to first); McRae singled to left [McRae out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Crawford singled to right; Perez out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Crawford to second]; Page
struck out; Tabb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); Mayberry struck
out; Cowens lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Gross
popped to shortstop; Armas singled to left; Newman lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter singled to right; LaCock singled to left
[Porter to second]; Patek singled to shortstop [Porter to third,
LaCock to second]; White singled to left [Porter scored, LaCock
to third, Patek to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED LANGFORD
(PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb walked [LaCock
scored, Patek to third, White to second]; McRae singled to left
[Patek scored, White scored, Zdeb to second]; Brett flied out to
center; Mayberry reached on a fielder's choice [Zdeb scored
(unearned) (no RBI), McRae to third (error by Gross)]; COLEMAN
REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Cowens forced Mayberry (shortstop
to second) [McRae scored (unearned)]; Cowens stole second;
Porter flied out to left; 6 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Picciolo struck
out; Crawford singled to left; Perez forced Crawford (third to
second); Page popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Patek walked;
Patek stole second; White grounded out (pitcher to first) [Patek
to third]; Zdeb walked; McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tabb grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
was called out on strikes; Gross popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied out to left; Mayberry singled to left;
Cowens popped to second; Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to center; E. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
NEWMAN; E. Williams doubled [Armas to third]; GURA REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first) [Armas scored, E. Williams to
third]; Crawford grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez singled
to left [E. Williams scored]; Page was called out on strikes; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 8TH: SCOTT REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING SS); E. WILLIAMS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
LaCock grounded out (second to first); Patek struck out; White
singled to left; Zdeb grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tabb grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
flied out to left; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; Brett stole second; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cowens singled to left [Brett scored,
Cowens to second (on throw to home)]; Coleman threw a wild pitch
[Cowens to third]; Porter singled to right [Cowens scored];
Porter stole second; LaCock singled [Porter scored, LaCock to
second (error by Armas)]; GIUSTI REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING);
Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 9, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ZDEB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OTIS
REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Armas reached on an error by Brett; E. Williams singled to
left [Armas to second]; Jorgensen popped to third in foul
territory; Crawford walked [Armas to third, E. Williams to
second]; Perez flied out to center; Scott forced Crawford
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 9,
Athletics 3.



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