Erupting for five runs in the seventh inning, the Royals defeated the Twins, 6-3, for their 10th straight victory. With the Twins leading, 2-1, John Mayberry walked in the seventh and scored the tying run on a double by Darrell Porter. Amos Otis singled, driving in Porter. After a pass to U.L. Washington and forceout by Frank White, George Brett provided the winning margin with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, September 9, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    5  0  0  -   6  6  1
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .313      Bostock lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .333
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Carew 1b              3   1   1   1     2   0   .377
Lahoud lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
  Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Adams dh              5   0   4   1     0   1   .339
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Chiles rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .265
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .225      Hisle cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Wilson pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Cubbage 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .266
  LaCock 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Smalley ss            0   0   0   0     3   0   .229
Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .279      Randall 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .255        Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Patek ss              1   1   1   0     1   0   .263        Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Washington ss       1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
White 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Thormodsgard p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   6   6     3   2             Totals               34   3  10   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 11,970
Left on Base: Royals 3, Twins 13
DP: Royals 1, Twins 0
Errors: White, Wynegar
Doubles: White (17), Porter (21), Bostock (32)
Home Runs: Brett (19)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (46), Wilson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wynegar (9), Smalley (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Chiles (4)
GIDP: Bostock (14)
Hit by Pitch: Randall (6,by Pattin)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(8-2)           7.1   8   3   3   5   2   0  36   3.76
Mingori                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.32
Bird SV(12)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.13
Totals                  9    10   3   3   5   4   0  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thormodsgard L(11-11)   6.1   4   5   5   3   1   0  26   4.09
T. Johnson              0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   2.93
Burgmeier               2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.42
Totals                  9     6   6   6   3   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Porter (9)
Hit by Pitch: Pattin (2)
Wild Pitches: Bird (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Ted Hendry


ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out to center;
Lahoud was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled to left; Carew walked; Wynegar out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bostock to third, Carew to
second]; Adams singled to right [Bostock scored, Carew to
third]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carew scored, Adams
to second]; Hisle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); Porter grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (third to first); Smalley
walked; Randall was hit by a pitch [Smalley to second]; Bostock
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Randall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins
2.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek singled;
Patek stole second [Patek to third (error by Wynegar)]; White
doubled to right [Patek scored]; Brett grounded out (third to
first); McRae flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams singled to center; Porter
allowed a passed ball [Adams to second]; Chiles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Lahoud flied out to center; Cowens grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley walked; Randall singled
to right [Smalley to second]; Bostock forced Randall (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Otis flied
out to left; Patek walked; Patek stole second; White lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Wynegar singled to center [Carew to
third]; Adams struck out; Chiles popped to shortstop; Hisle
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae
popped to first; Lahoud lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Cubbage
singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Cubbage to second]; Randall grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cubbage to third]; Bostock grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
walked; WILSON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Wilson stole second; Porter
doubled to right [Wilson scored]; Otis singled to left [Porter
scored, Otis to second (on throw to home)]; Washington walked;
T. JOHNSON REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); White forced
Washington (shortstop to second) [Otis to third]; Brett homered
[Otis scored, White scored]; McRae grounded out (first
unassisted); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 1B); Carew flied out
to left; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Adams singled;
Chiles reached on an error by White [Adams to second]; Hisle
forced Chiles (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
6, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); ZDEB
BATTED FOR LAHOUD; Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cowens flied out to right; LaCock singled to left; Porter
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cubbage singled to
right; Smalley walked [Cubbage to second]; BASS BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Bass forced Smalley (second to shortstop) [Cubbage to
third]; WILFONG RAN FOR BASS; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Bostock struck out; Carew singled [Cubbage scored,
Wilfong to second]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Bird threw
a wild pitch [Wilfong to third, Carew to second]; Wynegar struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.

ROYALS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED WILFONG (PLAYING 2B); Otis struck
out; Washington popped to pitcher; White popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Adams singled to right; Chiles popped to first in
foul territory; Hisle popped to second; Cubbage flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.