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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 2Game Played on Tuesday, August 23, 1977 (Night game) at Royals StadiumOrioles 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. |
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