Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 25, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1977 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette rf 3 0 1 0
  Zdeb ph,rf,lf 2 1 1 2
McRae lf 5 0 1 0
  Otis cf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1
Cowens cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 4 1 1 1
LaCock dh 2 1 1 0
  Nelson ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Patek ss 3 1 1 2
White 2b 2 0 1 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
  Heise 2b 1 0 1 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Jorgensen rf,1b 4 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 1 0
Tabb 1b 2 0 1 0
  Alexander pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Williams dh 3 0 1 0
Gross 3b 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 1 0 0
Page lf 3 2 1 2
Armas cf 3 1 1 2
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 2 0 0 0
  North ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott ss 0 0 0 0
Norris p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 5 4
Kansas City 010 100 2026111
Oakland 000 020 002451
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn  W (9-7) 8.2 5 4 4 2 7
  Littell  SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
2
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Norris  L (2-3) 6.1 7 3 3 2 4
  Lacey   2.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Giusti   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
7

  E–McRae (1), Lacey (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Kansas City Nelson (2,off Lacey).  HR–Kansas City Porter (7,2nd inning off Norris 0 on, 2 out); Mayberry (12,4th inning off Norris 0 on, 1 out); Zdeb (1,7th inning off Lacey 1 on, 2 out); Patek (2,9th inning off Lacey 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Armas (6,5th inning off Colborn 1 on, 1 out); Page (9,9th inning off Colborn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Patek (4,off Norris); E Williams (2,off Colborn).  SB–McRae (5,2nd base off Norris/Sanguillen).  CS–Cowens (7,2nd base by Norris/Sanguillen).  BK–Colborn (1).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:45.  A–12,667.
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