Darrell Porter rapped two singles, giving the Royals' catcher a total of 11 hits in his last four games, as the West Division leaders trounced the Twins, 10-1, for their 11th straight victory. Porter drove in two runs. Fred Patek also accounted for two RBIs with a bases-loaded single to help Paul Splittorff breeze to victory. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 10, 1977 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  1  2    0  2  0    0  4  1  -  10 13  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .314      Randall 2b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .234
McRae dh              5   0   1   2     0   0   .286      Carew 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .378
Lahoud lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .274
  Zdeb lf             2   1   0   0     0   0   .276      Kusick dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Cowens rf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .303      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .227      Smalley ss            4   1   3   0     0   1   .233
Porter c              4   1   2   2     1   0   .281      Norwood cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .075
Otis cf               4   1   0   0     1   2   .252      Gorinski lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Patek ss              3   1   2   2     1   0   .266      Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
White 2b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .246      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13   9     5   4             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 23,601
Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 7
DP: Royals 0, Twins 2
Errors: Ford 2
Doubles: Smalley 2 (18), Randall (11), Kusick (10)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (14), Carew (21)
GIDP: Otis (11), Lahoud (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(14-6)      9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35   3.74
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(17-9)           7.2   7   7   5   4   4   0  32   3.38
Shellenback             0     2   2   2   1   0   0   3  13.50
D. Johnson              0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   4.48
Holly                   0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.57
Totals                  9    13  10   8   5   4   0  43

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded
out (second to first); Lahoud popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Carew singled to third; Ford singled to right [Carew to second];
Kusick struck out; Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens walked; Cowens stole second; Mayberry flied
out to center; Porter singled to center [Cowens scored]; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Porter out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley doubled; Norwood flied out to right; Gorinski
walked; Terrell popped to shortstop; Randall doubled to left
[Smalley scored, Gorinski out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; White singled to center;
Brett singled to right [White scored (error by Ford) (unearned),
Brett to third]; McRae grounded out (third to first) [Brett
scored (unearned)]; Lahoud struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kusick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry was
called out on strikes; Porter walked; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley doubled to left;
Norwood popped to shortstop; Gorinski popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; White singled to right [Patek to
second]; Brett singled to right [Patek scored, White to third];
McRae forced Brett (pitcher to second) [White scored]; Lahoud
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[McRae out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell popped to shortstop; Randall struck out;
Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Ford struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); Porter flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: ZDEB REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING LF); Kusick flied out
to center; Wynegar flied out to right; Smalley singled to left;
Norwood flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Patek singled; White
forced Patek (pitcher to shortstop); Brett lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Gorinski popped to first; Terrell flied out to
center; Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 5, Twins 1.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Zdeb grounded
out (second to first); Cowens walked; Mayberry singled to right
[Cowens to second]; SHELLENBACK REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING);
Porter singled to left [Cowens scored, Mayberry to third]; Otis
walked [Porter to second]; Patek singled to left [Mayberry
scored, Porter scored, Otis to third]; D. JOHNSON REPLACED
SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); White singled to right [Otis scored,
Patek to second]; Brett flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 9, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford flied
out to right; Kusick doubled to center; Wynegar grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Twins 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; Zdeb forced McRae (second to
shortstop); Cowens singled [Zdeb to second]; HOLLY REPLACED D.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mayberry singled to right [Zdeb scored,
Cowens to third (error by Ford)]; Porter flied out to center;
Otis forced Mayberry (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 10, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley struck out; Norwood grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gorinski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Twins 1.