The Royals extended their club record winning streak to 14 games by beating the Athletics in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-2 and 6-0. In the opener, Al Cowens hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Tom Poquette knocked in a pair with a bases-loaded single in the second. George Brett tripled and John Mayberry singled for the other run in the seventh. Mike Jorgensen homered with a man on base for the A's. Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at Royals StadiumA's 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Royals 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 5 11 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Poquette lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .291 Picciolo ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .194 McRae dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Page lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .305 Brett 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .313 Jorgensen 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .237 Cowens rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .302 E. Williams dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .230 Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Porter c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .282 Gross 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .236 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .251 Tyrone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Armas cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 2 Totals 35 5 11 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:21 Left on Base: A's 6, Royals 9 DP: A's 1, Royals 1 Errors: Scott, White Doubles: Picciolo (7), White (19) Triples: Brett (13) Home Runs: Jorgensen (3), Cowens (22) Stolen Bases: Page (37) Caught Stealing: Scott (17) GIDP: Jorgensen (3), Brett (12) Hit by Pitch: Page (6,by Colborn) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford L(8-17) 8 11 5 5 3 5 1 38 3.90 Totals 8 11 5 5 3 5 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn W(17-13) 7 7 2 2 2 2 1 30 3.54 Gura SV(10) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.56 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 2 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Colborn (13) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Bill Haller ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo doubled; Page was hit by a pitch; Jorgensen forced Page (pitcher to shortstop) [Picciolo to third]; E. Williams lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; Brett singled to center; Cowens homered [Brett scored]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Gross singled to right; Tyrone popped to first in foul territory; Armas singled to left [Gross to second]; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Otis walked [Porter to second]; Patek singled to left [Porter to third, Otis to second]; White struck out; Poquette singled to left [Porter scored, Otis scored, Patek to second]; McRae reached on an error by Scott [Patek to third, Poquette to second]; Brett forced Patek (pitcher to catcher) [Poquette to third, McRae to second]; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); Page singled to center; Page stole second; Jorgensen homered [Page scored]; E. Williams struck out; Sanguillen lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry flied out to left; Porter walked; Otis forced Porter (shortstop to second); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross popped to first; Tyrone grounded out (third to first); Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 4TH: White struck out; Poquette singled to right; McRae singled to left [Poquette to second]; Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: Scott singled to right; Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); Page reached on an error by White; Jorgensen lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter walked; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: E. Williams grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Tyrone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Patek popped to second; White grounded out (third to first); Poquette singled to right; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas struck out; Scott flied out to right; Picciolo singled to right [Picciolo out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Brett tripled; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Mayberry singled to right [Brett scored]; Porter lined to right; Otis was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Page walked; GURA REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Page out at second]; E. Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: Patek struck out; White doubled to left; Poquette lined to left; McRae popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Sanguillen lined to shortstop; Gross lined to center; Tyrone grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 5. |
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