Joe Coleman pitched a five-hitter and Mike Jorgensen and Jeff Newman hit home runs to lead the Athletics to a 7-1 victory that snapped the Royals' eight-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, September 26, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
A's          0  1  0    1  2  0    1  2  x  -   7 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Scott 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .261
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Picciolo ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .196
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Page lf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .313
Cowens cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Jorgensen 1b          2   1   1   1     2   0   .236
LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Tyrone rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .252
Hurdle rf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .214      Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Alexander pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .244
Patek ss              2   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Armas cf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .241
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Newman c              4   2   2   2     0   0   .225
  Nelson 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     2   1             Totals               33   7  10   7     3   7

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  3,909
Left on Base: Royals 4, A's 6
DP: Royals 0, A's 2
Errors: Colborn
Doubles: Poquette (22), Tyrone (11), Scott (4), Picciolo (10), Sanguillen (16)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (5), Newman (4)
Stolen Bases: Patek (51), Page (38), Scott (29), Alexander (25)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (13), Patek (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (14)
GIDP: McRae (12)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (8,by Coleman)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(18-14)        8    10   7   7   3   7   2  37   3.65
Totals                  8    10   7   7   3   7   2  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(4-4)          9     5   1   1   2   1   0  32   2.96
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   1   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (2)
Wild Pitches: Colborn (8)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Greg Kosc


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; McRae grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Poquette out at second];
Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott singled to left; Picciolo out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Scott to second]; Page struck
out; Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; LaCock struck out while
Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hurdle
walked; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tyrone doubled to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perez lined to center; Armas singled to left
[Tyrone scored]; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette grounded out (second
to first); McRae popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Scott grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
struck out; Page grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Cowens was hit by a pitch; LaCock singled to right [Cowens to
third]; Hurdle forced LaCock (second to shortstop) [Cowens
scored]; Porter flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jorgensen homered; Tyrone was called out on
strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette doubled to right;
McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Armas struck out; Newman singled to right;
Colborn threw a wild pitch [Newman to second]; Scott doubled to
left [Newman scored]; Scott was picked off second but was safe
on an error by Colborn [Scott to third]; Picciolo grounded out
(first to second); Page singled to left [Scott scored]; Page
stole second; Jorgensen walked; Tyrone struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to right; Cowens grounded out
(pitcher to first); LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Sanguillen popped to first; Perez grounded out
(third to first); Armas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter
grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek walked; Patek was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman popped to first; Scott walked; Scott stole
second; Picciolo doubled to left [Scott scored]; Page struck
out; Jorgensen was walked intentionally; Tyrone popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 8TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR WHITE; Lahoud popped to second;
Poquette flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: NELSON REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING 2B); Sanguillen
doubled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR SANGUILLEN; Alexander stole
third; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Newman homered [Alexander scored];
Scott flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 7.

ROYALS 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Cowens lined to right; LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 7.