Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poquette vs. Langford
  
  Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Langford
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Langford
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Pattin
  
  Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Pattin
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Pattin
  
  Page takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tabb vs. Pattin
  
  There goes Page. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tabb vs. Pattin
  
  There's a wild pitch. Page moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Tabb vs. Pattin
  
  There's a wild pitch. Page scores. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabb vs. Pattin
  
  Tabb takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanguillen vs. Pattin
  
  Sanguillen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Langford
  
  Mayberry strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Langford
  
  Cowens hits a line drive towards short. Picciolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Langford
  
  Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LaCock vs. Langford
  
  LaCock hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Langford
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Pattin
  
  Gross bunts towards third. Brett can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Armas vs. Pattin
  
  Armas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. Pattin
  
  Newman strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Picciolo vs. Pattin
  
  Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Langford
  
  White hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poquette vs. Langford
  
  Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Langford
  
  McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Page throws the ball in to Perez who tags McRae, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Pattin
  
  Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Pattin
  
  Perez bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Crawford moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Page vs. Pattin
  
  Page strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tabb vs. Pattin
  
  Tabb is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Langford
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Langford
  
  Mayberry strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Langford
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanguillen vs. Pattin
  
  Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Pattin
  
  Gross hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Pattin
  
  Armas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. Pattin
  
  Newman hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Langford
  
  Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LaCock vs. Langford
  
  LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Langford
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Porter moves to third. LaCock moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  White vs. Langford
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter scores. LaCock moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Zdeb vs. Torrealba
  
  Pablo Torrealba now pitching. Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
  
  Zdeb takes first base on ball four. LaCock scores. Patek moves to third. White moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McRae vs. Torrealba
  
  McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. White scores. Zdeb moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brett vs. Torrealba
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mayberry vs. Torrealba
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gross. Zdeb scores. McRae moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cowens vs. Coleman
  
  Joe Coleman now pitching.
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. McRae scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Coleman
  
  There goes Cowens. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Coleman
  
  Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. Pattin
  
  Joe Zdeb now playing right field.
  
  Picciolo strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Pattin
  
  Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Pattin
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Page vs. Pattin
  
  Page hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaCock vs. Coleman
  
  LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Coleman
  
  Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Coleman
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Coleman
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Zdeb vs. Coleman
  
  Zdeb takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. Coleman
  
  McRae is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabb vs. Pattin
  
  Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tabb for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanguillen vs. Pattin
  
  Sanguillen is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Pattin
  
  Gross hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Coleman
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Coleman
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Coleman
  
  Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Coleman
  
  Porter is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Pattin
  
  Armas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Pattin
  
  Earl Williams pinch hits for Jeff Newman.
  
  Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens. Williams reaches second base with a double. Armas moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Jorgensen vs. Gura
  
  Larry Gura now pitching. Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
  
  Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Armas scores. Williams moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Crawford vs. Gura
  
  Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Gura
  
  Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Page vs. Gura
  
  Page is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LaCock vs. Coleman
  
  Rodney Scott now playing shortstop. Earl Williams now catching. Mike Jorgensen now playing left field.
  
  LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Coleman
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Coleman
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zdeb vs. Coleman
  
  Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabb vs. Gura
  
  Tabb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tabb for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanguillen vs. Gura
  
  Sanguillen hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Gura
  
  Gross strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Coleman
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Coleman
  
  Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Coleman
  
  There goes Brett. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mayberry vs. Coleman
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cowens vs. Coleman
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. Cowens moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Coleman
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cowens moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Porter vs. Coleman
  
  Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens scores. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LaCock vs. Coleman
  
  There goes Porter. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Porter steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  LaCock vs. Coleman
  
  LaCock hits a ball on the ground into center field. Armas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Armas. Porter scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Giusti
  
  Dave Giusti now pitching.
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Giusti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Armas vs. Gura
  
  Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Amos Otis now playing center field. Al Cowens now playing right field.
  
  Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Gura
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Armas moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jorgensen vs. Gura
  
  Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Crawford vs. Gura
  
  Crawford takes first base on ball four. Armas moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Perez vs. Gura
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Scott vs. Gura
  
  Scott hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/26/1977, game 2 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Poquette T, rf        2  0  0  0   Crawford W, rf        4  0  2  0   
Zdeb J, ph-rf-lf      1  1  0  1   Perez M, 2b           4  0  1  1   
McRae H, lf           5  1  2  2   Page M, lf            3  1  0  0   
Otis A, cf            0  0  0  0   Scott R, ss           1  0  0  0   
Brett G, 3b           5  1  1  0   Tabb J, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        5  0  1  0   Sanguillen M, dh      4  0  0  0   
Cowens A, cf-rf       5  1  1  2   Gross W, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Porter D, c           4  2  2  1   Armas T, cf           4  1  2  0   
LaCock P, dh          5  1  3  1   Newman J, c           2  0  0  0   
Patek F, ss           4  1  1  0   Williams E, ph-c      2  1  2  0   
White F, 2b           4  1  2  1   Picciolo R, ss        2  0  0  0   
                                   Jorgensen M, ph-lf    2  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  9 13  8                        35  3  8  2

Kansas City      000 060 003 --  9
Oakland          100 000 200 --  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pattin M (W)*         6.0  6  3  3  2  6
Gura L (S)            3.0  2  0  0  1  2

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Langford R (L)+       4.0  6  4  4  1  3
Torrealba P           0.1  1  2  0  1  0
Coleman J             4.1  6  3  3  2  3
Giusti D              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 4 batters in 5th

E -- Gross W, Armas T, Brett G
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Oakland 9
2B -- Williams E
SB -- Page M, Cowens A, Patek F, Brett G, Porter D
SH -- Perez M
WP -- Pattin M 2, Coleman J
T -- 2:45
A -- 9404

    

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