The West Division champion Royals, who mixed up their lineup with regulars, second-stringers and rookies, lost both ends of a twi-night doubleheader to the Athletics, 4-2 and 3-2, with the opener going 15 innings. Joe Lahoud hit two homers to account for the Royals' runs in the first game. The A's tied the score in the sixth with singles by Rob Picciolo and Mitchell Page, an error by U.L. Washington and sacrifice fly by Jerry Tabb. In the 15th, Page beat out an infield hit and Tabb hit a homer to give the A's the win.

Dennis Leonard started the second game for the Royals and was turned back in a bid for his 20th victory. The Royals took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning on a bases-loaded single by George Brett and error by Mike Jorgensen, but Jorgensen made up for his miscue by hitting a homer to tie the score in the A's half of the sixth. Sheldon Mallory was hit by a pitch in the seventh, took third on a single by Jeff Newman and when center fielder Willie Wilson failed to handle the ball cleanly, Mallory scored the A's winning run. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 27, 1977 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 13  4
A's          0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Scott 2b              5   0   0   0     1   2   .258
  White 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Picciolo ss           7   1   1   0     0   0   .195
  Brett ph,3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Page lf               6   2   2   0     1   2   .313
Wilson cf             6   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Tyrone rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Hurdle rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Alexander pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Cowens rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .312        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Lahoud lf             5   2   2   2     1   1   .262        Murray rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .165
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tabb 1b               5   1   1   3     0   1   .222
Mayberry dh,1b        6   0   1   0     0   2   .231      Sanguillen dh         5   0   0   0     1   0   .266
LaCock 1b             5   0   3   0     0   1   .299      Perez 3b              5   0   1   0     1   2   .232
  Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Armas cf              6   0   3   0     0   1   .245
Rojas 3b,2b           6   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Newman c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
  Heise pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Hosley c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .192
  Patek pr,ss         3   0   1   0     0   2   .266      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McRae ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wathan c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .327
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               52   2  13   2     3   8             Totals               50   4   9   3     6   9

Time of Game: 3:37
Left on Base: Royals 9, A's 11
DP: Royals 1, A's 2
Errors: LaCock, Washington 2, Wathan, Tabb, Hosley
Doubles: Nelson (3)
Home Runs: Lahoud 2 (2), Tabb (6)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (16), Page 2 (40)
Caught Stealing: LaCock (1), Nelson (3), Heise (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (2), Tabb (1), Scott (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Tabb (2)
GIDP: Rojas (5), Lahoud (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 7     6   2   0   1   5   0  29   4.10
Bird                    3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.93
Mingori                 3     1   0   0   4   1   0  14   3.14
McGilberry L(0-1)       1.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   7   5.14
Totals                 14.2   9   4   2   6   9   1  59

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough                 10     7   2   2   0   4   2  32   3.96
Bair                    3.1   3   0   0   3   4   0  17   3.47
Lacey W(5-8)            1.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.14
Totals                 15    13   2   2   3   8   2  56

Wild Pitches: Mingori (3)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott was called out on strikes; Picciolo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Lahoud homered; Mayberry struck out; LaCock singled
to left; Rojas grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [LaCock out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tyrone struck out; Tabb grounded out (second to
first); Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (third to first); Nelson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez struck out; Armas singled; Newman lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Armas out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Hurdle was called
out on strikes; Lahoud homered; Mayberry popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Scott lined to third; Picciolo grounded out
(third to first); Page reached on an error by LaCock; Page stole
second; Tyrone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock flied out to left; Rojas grounded out (third
to first); Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tabb struck out; Sanguillen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez singled to left; Armas singled to
center [Perez to second]; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington flied out to left; Nelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
singled to center; Page singled to right [Picciolo to second];
Tyrone reached on an error by Washington [Picciolo scored (error
by Washington) (unearned), Page to third, Tyrone to second];
Tabb hit a sacrifice fly to center [Page scored (unearned),
Tyrone to third]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle singled to right; Lahoud grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Hurdle out at second];
Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Armas
singled to right; Newman walked [Armas to second]; Scott forced
Newman (second to shortstop) [Armas to third]; Picciolo flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock singled to center; LaCock was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to second); Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Martinez singled; PATEK RAN FOR MARTINEZ;
MCRAE BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Patek was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WATHAN
REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING C ); BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Page flied out to right; Tyrone grounded out (third to first);
Tabb flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Nelson doubled
to right; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nelson to
third]; Nelson was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COWENS REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING RF); Sanguillen
popped to shortstop; Perez struck out; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 10TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud
flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 10TH: WHITE REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING 2B); JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Jorgensen flied out to left; Scott struck
out; Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 11TH: HOSLEY REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING C ); BAIR
REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); LaCock singled to center; Rojas
popped to catcher in foul territory [LaCock to second (error by
Hosley)]; Patek struck out; Wathan walked; BRETT BATTED FOR
WHITE; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 11TH: BRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROJAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Page
struck out; Tyrone singled to center; ALEXANDER RAN FOR TYRONE;
Tabb out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Alexander to
second]; Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Mingori threw a
wild pitch [Alexander to third, Sanguillen to second]; Perez
walked; Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 12TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wilson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens singled to right; Lahoud
was called out on strikes; Mayberry singled to right [Cowens to
third]; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Hosley walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hosley to second]; Picciolo grounded out
(second to first) [Hosley to third]; Page was walked
intentionally; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; McKinney forced
Page (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ROYALS 13TH: MURRAY REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING RF); Rojas popped
to third in foul territory; Patek was called out on strikes;
Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Tabb popped to first in foul territory;
Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ROYALS 14TH: Brett reached on an error by Tabb [Brett to
second]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brett
to third]; Cowens was walked intentionally; Cowens stole second;
Lahoud walked; LACEY REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Mayberry popped
to third; ZDEB BATTED FOR LACOCK; Zdeb grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 14TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MAYBERRY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MCGILBERRY REPLACED LAHOUD
(PITCHING); Armas flied out to center; Hosley grounded out
(third to first); Scott walked; Scott was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 15TH: Rojas singled to left; HEISE RAN FOR ROJAS; On a
bunt Patek singled [Heise to second]; Heise was caught stealing
third (second to third); Wathan forced Patek (shortstop to
second); Brett singled to left [Wathan to second]; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 15TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Picciolo
flied out to right; Page singled to left; Page stole second
[Page to third (error by Wathan)]; Murray grounded out (first
unassisted); Tabb homered [Page scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 4.