The Royals scored four runs in the fourth inning on homers by John Mayberry and George Brett and defeated the Orioles, 5-2. The Orioles took the lead with a pair of unearned runs before the Royals broke loose in the fourth. Mayberry led off with his round-tripper. Ken Singleton dropped a fly by Darrell Porter for a three-base error. Fred Patek walked and Brett followed with his circuit clout to nail down the Royals' seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    23, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Royals       0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      Brett 3b              4   1   1   3     0   1   .305
  Maddox ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .291
Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Otis cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Singleton rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .300
L. May 1b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .249      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .238
Murray dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Mora lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .253      Patek ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .264
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .188      White 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .249
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Skaggs c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Kelly ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   1     4   4             Totals               30   5   6   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 27,602
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Royals 5
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 1
Errors: Singleton, DeCinces, Brett
Doubles: Bumbry (20)
Triples: McRae (10)
Home Runs: Mayberry (20), Brett (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (7)
GIDP: Maddox (3), White (4)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(9-10)        8     6   5   2   3   4   2  34   3.70
Totals                  8     6   5   2   3   4   2  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(14-12)        8.1   6   2   0   4   4   0  36   3.55
Gura SV(9)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.21
Totals                  9     6   2   0   4   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Colborn (5)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Smith walked; Singleton flied
out to left; L. May walked [Smith to second]; Murray grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett was called out on strikes; McRae singled to
right; Otis singled to left [McRae to second]; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first) [McRae to third, Otis to second];
Mayberry walked; Zdeb lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Mora struck out; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop
to first); Belanger popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Patek popped to third; White grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey flied out to center; Bumbry flied out to
center; Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett reached on an error by DeCinces; McRae struck
out; Otis flied out to center; Cowens popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled to left; L. May walked [Singleton
to second]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [Singleton to
third, L. May to second]; Mora reached on an error by Brett;
DeCinces forced Mora (third to second) [Singleton scored
(unearned), L. May to third]; Colborn threw a wild pitch [L. May
scored (unearned), DeCinces to second]; Belanger flied out to
left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry homered; Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to
first); Porter reached on an error by Singleton [Porter to
third]; Patek walked; White reached on a fielder's choice
[Porter out at home (third to catcher), Patek to second]; Brett
homered (unearned) [Patek scored (unearned), White scored
(unearned)]; McRae popped to first; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (pitcher to first); Bumbry
doubled to left; Smith grounded out (second to first) [Bumbry to
third]; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis popped to second; Cowens singled to shortstop;
Mayberry struck out; Zdeb forced Cowens (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: L. May flied out to center; Murray struck out; Mora
singled to left; DeCinces singled to left [Mora to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Porter flied
out to right; Patek flied out to right; White flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bumbry
lined to third; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: SKAGGS REPLACED DEMPSEY (PLAYING C ); Brett grounded
out (second to first); McRae tripled to right; Otis hit a
sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored]; Cowens lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton flied out to left; L. May singled to
left; Murray forced L. May (second to shortstop); Mora forced
Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Zdeb grounded out
(pitcher to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces singled to center; MUSER BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Muser popped to catcher; KELLY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Kelly
walked [DeCinces to second]; GURA REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING);
MADDOX BATTED FOR BUMBRY; Maddox grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Royals 5.