Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
July 10, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 1977 at Royals Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott ss 4 3 1 0
Perez 2b 4 0 2 1
Sanguillen rf 3 0 1 0
  Murray rf 0 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 0 1
McKinney 1b 4 0 0 0
Hosley dh 3 0 0 0
  Crawford ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Armas cf 4 0 0 0
Tyrone lf 4 0 2 0
Newman c 3 1 1 1
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 3 2 1 0
McRae lf 4 1 2 1
Cowens rf 2 1 0 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
LaCock dh 3 1 2 1
  Wathan ph,dh 0 0 0 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Porter c 2 0 0 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 1 1
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Heise 2b 0 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
Oakland 101 010 001470
Kansas City 000 100 103563
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Medich   6.2 4 2 2 1 1
  Giusti  L (2-3) 1.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Lacey   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.2
6
5
5
4
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   6.2 6 3 1 1 1
  Bird  W (4-1) 2.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
2
1

  E–Brett (8), McRae (3), Patek (16).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Perez (11,off Splittorff), Kansas City McRae (26,off Giusti).  3B–Oakland Scott (2,off Splittorff).  HR–Oakland Newman (1,9th inning off Bird 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City LaCock (3,7th inning off Medich 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Sanguillen (2,off Splittorff); Newman (1,off Splittorff).  SF–Cowens (4,off Medich); Wathan (2,off Lacey).  IBB–Otis (4,by Lacey).  IBB–Lacey (4,Otis).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:29.  A–21,677.
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