Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's          0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  7  1
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    1  -   5 12  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .267      Wilson cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .500
Picciolo ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .195      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Tyrone rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .242      Brett 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .316
E. Williams 1b        3   1   1   0     1   0   .242      Cowens rf             4   2   2   3     1   0   .304
  Alexander pr,lf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .234
Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Zdeb lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .277
Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Armas lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .250        Wathan ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .351
  Mallory lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .262
  Page ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murray cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .164        Throop p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Newman c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrealba p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   7   3     3   5             Totals               33   5  12   4     5   2

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 15,182
Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 8
DP: A's 4, Royals 1
Errors: Perez, Zdeb, Patek
Doubles: Sanguillen (14), Wilson (1), Patek (25), Cowens (28)
Triples: Scott (4)
Home Runs: Cowens (23)
Stolen Bases: Alexander (22), Scott (26)
Caught Stealing: Patek (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (7), Brett (3), White (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Picciolo (3)
GIDP: Cowens (13), Wilson (1), Porter 2 (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrealba               5.1  10   4   4   2   1   0  24   2.06
Lacey                   3.2   1   0   0   3   1   0  15   3.26
Bair L(3-4)             0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   3.75
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   2   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              6     6   4   3   2   3   0  27   3.77
Throop                  1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Mingori W(2-4)          2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.19
Totals                 10     7   4   3   3   5   0  41

Wild Pitches: Torrealba 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Jim McKean


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott flied out to right; Picciolo popped to
second; Tyrone singled to left; E. Williams popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson doubled to left; McRae flied out to right
[Wilson to third]; Torrealba threw a wild pitch [Wilson scored];
Brett walked; Cowens grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brett out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Perez flied out to left; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to first; Zdeb flied out to right;
Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Murray struck out; Newman singled to right; Scott
tripled to left [Newman scored]; Picciolo hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Scott scored]; Tyrone struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); White singled to left; Wilson grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: E. Williams singled to right; Sanguillen walked
[E. Williams to second]; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [E. Williams to third, Sanguillen to second]; Armas
reached on a fielder's choice [E. Williams scored, Sanguillen to
third]; Murray lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Armas out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals
1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to center; Brett singled to center;
Cowens popped to second; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Scott
reached on an error by Patek; Picciolo singled to left [Scott
scored (error by Zdeb) (unearned) (no RBI), Picciolo to second];
Tyrone flied out to left; E. Williams popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Zdeb singled to left; Porter grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Zdeb out at second]; Patek
doubled to left; White grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Sanguillen doubled to right; Perez struck out;
Armas grounded out (third to first) [Sanguillen to third];
Murray walked; Newman lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to left; McRae lined to left; Brett
singled to right [Wilson to third]; Cowens doubled to left
[Wilson scored, Brett scored]; Mayberry singled to center
[Cowens scored]; Torrealba threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to
second]; Zdeb singled [Mayberry stayed at second]; LACEY
REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Porter grounded into a double
play (pitcher to third to first) [Mayberry out at third]; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: THROOP REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Scott
grounded out (pitcher to first); Paul Splittorff injured;
Picciolo lined to right; Tyrone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: MALLORY REPLACED ARMAS (PLAYING LF); Patek was
called out on strikes; White flied out to left; Wilson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: E. Williams walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR E.
WILLIAMS; Alexander stole second; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Alexander to third]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); MINGORI REPLACED THROOP (PITCHING); PAGE
BATTED FOR MALLORY; Page popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING 1B); ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McRae singled to left; Brett out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McRae to second]; Cowens
was walked intentionally; Mayberry flied out to right [McRae to
third, Cowens to second]; Zdeb was walked intentionally; WATHAN
BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan forced Zdeb (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Murray
grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott singled to left; Scott stole second;
Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek reached on an error by Perez; White out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Patek to second]; Wilson
popped to second; McRae was walked intentionally; Brett forced
McRae (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander struck out (catcher to first); Sanguillen popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 10TH: BAIR REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Cowens homered; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 5.