The Royals scored three runs in the ninth to overcome the Orioles, 8-7. A two-run double by Frank White tied the game and Hal McRae singled up middle to chase home White with the deciding tally. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Baltimore Orioles 7
Game Played on Monday, August    22, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  3  2    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   7  9  0
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  2  3  -   8 10  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   1     1   2   .285      Poquette rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .289
Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226        Rojas ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Dauer ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Singleton rf          2   1   1   0     3   0   .334      McRae lf              4   0   2   3     0   0   .289
L. May 1b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .248      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Murray dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Cowens cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .300
Mora lf               3   2   2   3     0   0   .268      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Kelly lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      LaCock dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .251        Zdeb ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Belanger ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .189      Porter c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Dempsey c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .224        Wathan ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .279
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Patek ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .266
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Otis ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .253
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   2   2   2     0   1   .251
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   9   7     5   6             Totals               35   8  10   8     2   2

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 36,328
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Royals 4
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 1
Errors: Brett 2
Doubles: Singleton (19), Murray (20), Belanger 2 (8), McRae (40), Porter (19), Brett (24), Cowens (26), White (15)
Triples: White (5)
Home Runs: Mora (12), Cowens (18)
Stolen Bases: Patek (40)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Mora (1), DeCinces (3), L. May (4), McRae (5)
GIDP: Belanger (5)
Hit by Pitch: Murray (1,by Leonard)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  7.2   6   5   5   1   1   1  30   3.32
Drago                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.02
T. Martinez L(4-1)      0.2   2   3   3   1   1   0   5   2.55
D. Martinez             0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.49
Totals                  8.2  10   8   8   2   2   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 3     6   5   5   1   2   0  17   3.42
Hassler                 5     3   2   1   3   4   1  19   4.55
Mingori W(1-3)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.08
Totals                  9     9   7   6   5   6   1  41

Passed Balls: Dempsey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Leonard (5)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Smith flied out to center;
Singleton doubled to center; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to right; McRae flied out to
right; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray doubled to left; Mora singled to left
[Murray scored]; DeCinces made an out to third; Belanger doubled
to left [Mora scored]; Dempsey made an out to shortstop; Bumbry
singled to right [Belanger scored]; Smith popped to shortstop; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton walked; L. May singled to left [Singleton
to second]; Murray was hit by a pitch [Singleton to third, L.
May to second]; Mora hit a sacrifice fly to center [Singleton
scored, L. May to third]; DeCinces hit a sacrifice fly to right
[L. May scored]; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter flied out to center; Patek walked; Patek
stole second; White struck out; Poquette singled to center
[Patek scored]; Dempsey allowed a passed ball [Poquette to
second]; McRae doubled to left [Poquette scored]; Brett grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: HASSLER REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry walked; Bumbry was
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Smith
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); LaCock flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Singleton walked; Singleton was picked off first
(pitcher to first); L. May flied out to right; Murray grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Patek popped
to first; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Mora homered; DeCinces flied out to center;
Belanger doubled to left; Dempsey singled to third [Belanger to
third]; Bumbry struck out; DAUER BATTED FOR SMITH; Dauer reached
on a fielder's choice [Belanger out at home (third unassisted),
Dempsey to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: DAUER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Poquette flied
out to right; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton lined to second; L. May struck out;
Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens homered; Mayberry flied out to right; LaCock
flied out to center; Porter doubled to center; Patek popped to
catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Mora reached on an error by Brett; DeCinces lined
to left; Belanger grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Mora out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: KELLY REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); White tripled to
left; Poquette popped to catcher; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to
center [White scored]; Brett doubled to left; DRAGO REPLACED
PALMER (PITCHING); Cowens doubled to left [Brett scored]; T.
MARTINEZ REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Mayberry lined to second; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Dempsey walked
(walk was charged to Hassler); Bumbry reached on an error by
Brett [Dempsey to third, Bumbry to second]; Dauer popped to
second; Singleton was walked intentionally; L. May hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Dempsey scored (unearned), Bumbry to
third]; Murray grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: SKAGGS REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING C ); ZDEB BATTED
FOR LACOCK; Zdeb struck out; WATHAN BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan
singled to center; OTIS BATTED FOR PATEK; Otis walked [Wathan to
second]; White doubled to left [Wathan scored, Otis scored];
ROJAS BATTED FOR POQUETTE; D. MARTINEZ REPLACED T. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); LAHOUD BATTED FOR ROJAS; Lahoud grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae singled to left [White scored]; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Royals 8.