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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 27, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 27, 1977 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Colborn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 17,074 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: George Maloney |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Rich Dauer | Second Baseman |
| Terry Crowley | DH |
| Ken Singleton | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 27, 1977
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Colborn
Bumbry 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 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Colborn
Dauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Dauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crowley vs. Colborn
Crowley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Singleton vs. Colborn
Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Flanagan
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bumbry. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Colborn
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Colborn
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Colborn
Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. DeCinces moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Colborn
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skaggs vs. Colborn
Skaggs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Flanagan
There goes Brett. The throw from Skaggs and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Flanagan
There goes McRae. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Colborn
Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Colborn
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowley vs. Colborn
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Colborn
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crowley moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Colborn
May hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Flanagan
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Colborn
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Colborn
Mora hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Colborn
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mora. McRae reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Colborn
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bumbry vs. Colborn
Bumbry 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, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauer vs. Colborn
Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Flanagan
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crowley vs. Colborn
Crowley 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, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Colborn
Singleton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Colborn
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Colborn
DeCinces hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. DeCinces reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mora vs. Colborn
Mora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. DeCinces scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Colborn
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Flanagan
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Flanagan
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skaggs vs. Colborn
Skaggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bumbry vs. Colborn
Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. Skaggs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dauer vs. Colborn
Dauer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Dauer reaches second base with a double. Cowens throws the ball in to Brett who tags Dauer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skaggs scores. Bumbry scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Mingori
Eddie Murray pinch hits for Terry Crowley. Steve Mingori now pitching.
Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Mingori
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Flanagan
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Flanagan
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Flanagan
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Flanagan
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Mingori
May hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Mingori
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Mingori
Mora strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Flanagan
Tony Muser now playing first base.
Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Flanagan
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Flanagan
White hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Flanagan
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Brett reaches second base with a double. Zdeb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Martinez
Dennis Martinez now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Martinez
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Martinez
Otis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1977 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 5 0 4 1 Bumbry A, cf 4 1 1 0
McRae H, dh 3 0 1 1 Dauer R, 2b 4 0 2 2
Otis A, cf 3 0 1 0 Crowley T, dh 3 0 0 0
Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 0 Murray E, ph 1 0 0 0
Wathan J, c 4 0 0 0 Singleton K, rf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 May L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Zdeb J, lf 4 1 1 0 Muser T, 1b 0 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 4 1 2 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 1 2 0
White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mora A, lf 4 0 1 2
Belanger M, ss 3 0 0 0
Skaggs D, c 3 1 1 0
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35 2 10 2 34 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 010 001 -- 2
Baltimore 000 002 20x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn J (L) 6.1 9 4 4 0 1
Mingori S 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 8.2 10 2 2 3 3
Martinez D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Brett G, Patek F
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Baltimore 6
2B -- Dauer R 2, Patek F, McRae H, DeCinces D, Bumbry A, Brett G
SB -- McRae H
CS -- Brett G
WP -- Martinez D
T -- 2:16
A -- 17074
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