Joe Lahoud's first hit as a Royal, an 11th-inning pinch-single, scored Tom Poquette from third, boosting Kansas City to a 5-4 win over the Indians. Poquette was aboard with a two-out triple. Lahoud swung for Frank White after Fred Patek was given an intentional pass.

Cleveland tied the score in the eighth on a two-run triple by Ron Pruitt. George Brett drove in three runs for the Royals, hitting a two-run homer in the third and a double in the fifth. Hal McRae also homered for the winners in the third. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      27, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  -   4 13  1
Royals       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  -   5 12  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .271      Brett 3b              5   0   1   1     1   0   .293
Bell 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Blanks ss             5   0   2   1     0   1   .265        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thornton 1b           5   0   2   0     0   2   .242        Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .264        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lowenstein rf         2   0   0   0     1   0   .259      LaCock dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .366
  Dade ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .314        Rojas ph,dh,2b      1   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Bochte lf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Cowens rf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Norris cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .272      Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Fosse c               5   1   2   1     0   2   .284      Otis cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .256
  Kendall c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Porter c              2   1   1   1     1   0   .282
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wathan ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .260
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heise ss            2   1   2   1     0   0   .261
                                                          White 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .247
                                                            Poquette ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
                                                            Zdeb ph,lf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .319
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   4  13   3     2   6             Totals               41   5  12   5     5   2

Time of Game: 3:28   Attendance: 23,818
Left on Base: Indians 8, Royals 11
DP: Indians 0, Royals 2
Errors: Hood, Porter
Doubles: Bochte (12), Thornton 2 (6), Porter (17)
Triples: Norris (5), Otis (6)
Stolen Bases: Norris (19), Cowens (11)
Caught Stealing: Fosse (5), McRae (9), Otis (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (2)
GIDP: Bochte (7), Carty (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              7     5   2   2   3   0   0  27   5.94
Hood                    1     2   2   2   0   1   0   6   3.48
Kern                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.00
Waits L(5-3)            1     4   1   1   1   0   0   8   5.01
Totals                 10    12   5   5   5   2   0  46

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 7     9   3   2   2   4   0  32   3.31
Mingori                 2     2   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.89
Bird W(7-1)             2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.09
Totals                 11    13   4   3   2   6   0  45

Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to left; Bell grounded out (second
to first) [Kuiper to second]; Blanks struck out; Thornton flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (second to first); LaCock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty struck out; Lowenstein popped to third;
Bochte doubled to right; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Bochte to
third]; Bochte was picked off third but was safe on an error by
Porter [Bochte scored (unearned)]; Norris grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; Mayberry flied out to
center; Otis flied out to right; Cowens stole second; Porter
doubled to right [Cowens scored]; Patek walked; White singled to
center [Porter scored, Patek to second]; Brett flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Kuiper flied
out to left; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to third in foul territory; LaCock
grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Thornton
doubled to left; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein walked; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry lined to shortstop; Otis grounded out
(third to first); Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris singled to left; Fosse singled to left
[Norris to third]; Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Norris
scored]; Bell singled to left [Fosse to second]; Blanks singled
[Fosse scored, Bell to third]; Thornton struck out; Carty
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Bochte
flied out to left; Norris singled to center; Norris stole
second; Fosse struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; McRae was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); LaCock grounded out (first
unassisted); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied
out to right; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled to right; Otis forced Mayberry
(shortstop to second); Otis was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Porter walked; LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

INDIANS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); Thornton
doubled to left; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Thornton to third];
Carty walked; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); DADE BATTED
FOR LOWENSTEIN; Dade flied out to left; Bochte grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carty out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); POQUETTE BATTED
FOR WHITE; HOOD REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); ZDEB BATTED FOR
POQUETTE; Zdeb walked (walk was charged to Fitzmorris); Brett
reached on a fielder's choice [Zdeb to second (error by Hood)];
McRae forced Brett (second to shortstop) [Zdeb to third]; ROJAS
BATTED FOR LACOCK; Rojas struck out; Cowens forced McRae (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Royals 2.

INDIANS 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); ROJAS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Norris
tripled; Fosse singled to left [Norris scored]; Fosse was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Kuiper popped
to shortstop; Bell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry singled to left; Otis tripled to right
[Mayberry scored]; KERN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED
FOR PORTER; Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); Heise
singled to center [Otis scored]; Zdeb flied out to right; Brett
walked [Heise to second]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR MINGORI; Martinez
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

INDIANS 10TH: BIRD REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); WATHAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Blanks singled to left; Thornton struck
out; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals
4.

ROYALS 10TH: WAITS REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Rojas walked;
Cowens singled to left [Rojas to second]; Mayberry flied out to
center; Otis forced Cowens (third to second) [Rojas to third];
Wathan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Royals 4.

INDIANS 11TH: Dade popped to first in foul territory; Bochte
singled to left; Norris lined to left; Fosse was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 11TH: KENDALL REPLACED FOSSE (PLAYING C ); Heise singled
to left; Ray Fosse ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean; Zdeb
singled to center [Heise to second]; Brett singled to right
[Heise scored, Zdeb to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
4, Royals 5.