The Royals tied the Kansas City club record with their eighth consecutive victory when John Wathan and Amos Otis drove in runs in the 15th inning to beat the Brewers, 4-3. Sal Bando homered for the Brewers in the second. The Royals scored twice in the fifth on singles by Bob Heise, Hal McRae, George Brett and Al Cowens, but the Brewers knotted the count in the seventh on a pass to Robin Yount, a sacrifice and single by Charlie Moore.

In the 15th, John Mayberry walked and raced home from first when Wathan doubled. Wathan took third on the throw and counted what proved to be the deciding run on a single by Otis. The Brewers fell short with one run in their half of the 15th on a pass to Steve Brye and singles by Jim Wohlford and Cecil Cooper. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    24, 1977 (Night game) at County Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 11  0
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           5   0   1   0     1   1   .288      Joshua cf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .262
McRae dh              5   1   1   0     2   1   .290        Brye ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .245
Brett 3b              6   0   1   1     1   0   .304      Wohlford rf           7   0   2   0     0   1   .258
Cowens rf             7   0   2   1     0   0   .300      Cooper 1b             6   0   2   1     1   1   .297
Mayberry 1b           6   1   1   0     1   3   .237      Money 3b,2b           5   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .274      Bando dh              6   1   3   1     0   1   .245
  Wathan ph,c         3   1   2   1     0   0   .297      Kirkpatrick lf        5   0   1   0     1   0   .174
Otis cf               5   0   2   1     2   0   .256      Yount ss              3   1   0   0     2   0   .304
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  LaCock ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .304        McMullen ph,3b      3   0   0   0     0   2   .231
  Patek pr,ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Moore c               6   0   2   1     0   0   .240
Heise ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rojas 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .248        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sorensen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               53   4  11   4     9   8             Totals               49   3  10   3     6   9

Time of Game: 4:21   Attendance:  9,082
Left on Base: Royals 14, Brewers 10
DP: Royals 3, Brewers 1
Doubles: Wathan (2)
Triples: Cowens (9)
Home Runs: Bando (15)
Stolen Bases: McRae (14), Otis (17), Cooper (9)
Caught Stealing: Brett (11), McRae (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Sakata (3), Yount (10), Money (4)
GIDP: Joshua (10), Money (16)
Hit by Pitch: Poquette (3,by Slaton)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  8.1   7   2   2   3   2   1  34   3.94
Bird W(10-4)            5.2   1   0   0   2   7   0  19   4.53
Mingori SV(4)           1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.19
Totals                 15    10   3   3   6   9   1  58

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton                 10     6   2   2   5   5   0  40   3.44
McClure                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.37
Castro                  2.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  12   4.62
Sorensen L(4-7)         2     2   2   2   2   0   0   9   4.62
Totals                 15    11   4   4   9   8   0  63

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (9)
Balks: McClure (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette was called out on strikes; McRae walked;
Brett flied out to left; Cowens popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Wohlford singled to
right; Cooper forced Wohlford (second to shortstop); Cooper
stole second; Money struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to shortstop; Porter walked; Otis
walked [Porter to second]; White popped to shortstop; Heise
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Bando homered; Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop;
Yount popped to second; Sakata was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette walked; McRae struck out; Brett lined into
a double play (second to first) [Poquette out at first]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Moore singled to right; Joshua grounded out (second
to first) [Moore to second]; Wohlford flied to left in foul
territory; Cooper walked; Money lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens tripled to right; Mayberry struck out; Porter
was called out on strikes; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando singled to right; Kirkpatrick popped to
second; Yount lined to center; Sakata flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to right; Heise singled to center;
Poquette flied out to right; McRae singled to left [Heise to
second]; Brett singled to center [Heise scored, McRae to
second]; Cowens singled to center [McRae scored, Brett to
third]; Brett was caught stealing home (catcher to third to
pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore popped to third; Joshua grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter
lined to right; Otis walked; White popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper flied to left in foul territory; Money
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando singled to right;
Kirkpatrick popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount walked; Sakata out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Yount to second]; Moore singled to center
[Yount scored]; Joshua grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Moore out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to right; Porter
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Money walked; Bando lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to center; White flied out to right;
Heise flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Yount out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kirkpatrick to second]; BIRD
REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR SAKATA; McMullen
lined into a double play (left to shortstop) [Kirkpatrick out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 10TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MONEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Poquette was hit by a pitch; McRae
forced Poquette (pitcher to shortstop); Brett flied out to
right; McRae stole second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 10TH: Moore popped to first; Joshua struck out; Wohlford
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 11TH: MCCLURE REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Mayberry struck
out; WATHAN BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan singled to left; McClure
balked [Wathan to second]; CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING);
Otis popped to first in foul territory; LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE;
LaCock was walked intentionally; PATEK RAN FOR LACOCK; LAHOUD
BATTED FOR HEISE; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 11TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PATEK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROJAS REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING 2B); Cooper
singled to left; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Cooper to second]; Bando grounded out (third to
first); Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Yount walked
[Cooper to third, Kirkpatrick to second]; McMullen struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 12TH: Poquette singled to center; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Poquette to second]; Brett was walked
intentionally; Cowens popped to second; Mayberry struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 12TH: Moore popped to second; Joshua struck out;
Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 13TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
singled to left; Otis stole second; Patek lined to center; Rojas
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 13TH: Cooper struck out; Money grounded out (third to
first); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Brewers 2.

ROYALS 14TH: SORENSEN REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Poquette flied
out to center; McRae walked; Brett lined to shortstop; McRae was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 14TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Yount lined to
shortstop; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Brewers 2.

ROYALS 15TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mayberry walked; Wathan doubled to left [Mayberry scored, Wathan
to third (on throw to home)]; Otis singled to left [Wathan
scored]; Patek grounded out (third to first) [Otis to second];
Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 15TH: MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Moore flied out
to center; BRYE BATTED FOR JOSHUA; Brye walked; Wohlford singled
to left [Brye to second]; Cooper singled to right [Brye scored,
Wohlford to second]; Money grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 3.