Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
July 9, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott 2b 5 0 2 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Page lf 3 2 1 0
  Murray lf 1 0 0 0
Gross 3b 4 2 2 2
Williams 1b 4 1 1 0
Crawford rf 2 1 1 1
  Alexander pr,rf 0 0 0 0
McKinney dh 3 0 1 2
Armas cf 4 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 4 1 1 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 2 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 1
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 4 0 2 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Oakland 000 301 021790
Kansas City 000 100 000181
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  W (7-7) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn  L (10-9) 5.1 6 4 3 2 2
  Pattin   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Gura   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Littell   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Mingori   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
5
4

  E–Cowens (3).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Gross 2 (15,off Colborn,off Gura), Kansas City Porter (14,off Langford).  3B–Kansas City Brett (5,off Langford).  SH–Sanguillen (1,off Mingori).  HBP–E Williams (5,by Colborn).  IBB–Crawford (1,by Littell).  SF–Mayberry (3,off Langford).  SB–Page (20,2nd base off Gura/Porter).  CS–Scott (11,2nd base by Colborn/Porter).  WP–Langford (2), Littell (3).  HBP–Colborn (8,E Williams).  IBB–Littell (4,Crawford).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:39.  A–35,175.
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