Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 28, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1977 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Zdeb lf 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 2 1
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 2 2 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Wathan c 4 2 2 2
Patek ss 4 0 2 2
White 2b 3 1 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 4 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 1 0
Singleton rf 3 0 1 0
  Rudolph c 0 0 0 0
May dh 3 0 0 0
Mora lf 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0
Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger ss 0 0 0 0
Skaggs c 2 0 1 0
  Kelly ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  McGregor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Kansas City 000 212 0005100
Baltimore 000 000 000050
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  W (7-5) 6.0 2 0 0 3 3
  Bird  SV (8) 3.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  L (12-7) 5.1 7 5 5 2 1
  McGregor   3.2 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Kansas City Brett (26,off Grimsley); Wathan (3,off Grimsley); Patek (19,off McGregor), Baltimore Dauer (10,off Bird).  HR–Kansas City Wathan (2,4th inning off Grimsley 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Zdeb (2,off Grimsley).  SB–Patek (41,3rd base off McGregor/Rudolph).  CS–Patek (7,3rd base by McGregor/Skaggs).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:19.  A–15,764.
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