Hal McRae smashed a homer and also threw out a runner at the plate as the Royals extended their club record winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. The Royals registered a run off Jim Palmer in the first inning on singles by Tom Poquette and Al Cowens around a wild pitch and infield out. Kansas City Royals 3, Baltimore Orioles 2Game Played on Friday, August 26, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRoyals 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Orioles 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Bumbry cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .294 McRae lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .290 Dauer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Brett 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .302 Singleton rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .331 Cowens cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .303 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Murray dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 LaCock dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Mora lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .257 Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .271 DeCinces 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .258 Belanger ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .191 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Skaggs c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 7 2 4 6 Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 21,511 Left on Base: Royals 5, Orioles 5 DP: Royals 1, Orioles 2 Home Runs: McRae (17) Caught Stealing: Cowens (10) GIDP: Mayberry (8) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(14-10) 9 6 2 2 2 7 0 34 3.36 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 7 0 34 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(13-11) 9 7 3 3 4 6 1 35 3.31 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 6 1 35 Wild Pitches: Palmer (4) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Poquette to second]; McRae walked; Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop) [Poquette to third]; Cowens singled to right [Poquette scored, Brett to third]; Mayberry reached on a fielder's choice [Brett out at home (first to catcher), Cowens to second]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer flied out to right; Singleton singled to center; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; On a bunt Patek forced Porter (shortstop to second); White forced Patek (pitcher to second); Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); Mora singled to left; DeCinces walked [Mora to second]; Belanger singled to center [Mora scored, DeCinces to third]; Skaggs singled to center [DeCinces scored, Belanger to third]; Bumbry hit into a double play (left to left to catcher) [Belanger out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2. ROYALS 3RD: McRae homered; Brett walked; Cowens singled to right [Brett to third]; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brett scored (no RBI), Cowens out at second]; LaCock struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton walked; L. May singled to left [Singleton to second]; Murray grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to third, L. May to second]; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ROYALS 4TH: Porter struck out; Patek walked; White grounded out (pitcher to first) [Patek to second]; Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces popped to third; Belanger lined to shortstop; Skaggs singled to right; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to third; Brett grounded out (second to first); Cowens singled to center; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to center; LaCock lined into a double play (pitcher to pitcher to first) [Mayberry out at first]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray struck out; Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; White struck out; Poquette singled to center; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs lined to second; Bumbry lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens flied out to center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer popped to first; Singleton struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ROYALS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter was called out on strikes; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 9TH: Murray popped to shortstop; Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 2. |
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