Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 14, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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 2, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott 2b 4 0 1 0
Picciolo ss 4 0 2 0
Page lf 2 1 1 0
Jorgensen 1b 4 1 1 2
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Sanguillen c 4 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 0 1 0
Tyrone rf 4 0 0 0
Armas cf 3 0 1 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 5 0 3 2
McRae dh 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 0
Cowens rf 4 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
Porter c 2 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Oakland 002 000 000271
Kansas City 220 000 10x5111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (8-17) 8.0 11 5 5 3 5
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn  W (17-13) 7.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Gura  SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
2

  E–Scott (17), White (6).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Picciolo (7,off Colborn), Kansas City White (19,off Langford).  3B–Kansas City Brett (13,off Langford).  HR–Oakland Jorgensen (3,3rd inning off Colborn 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Cowens (22,1st inning off Langford 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Page (6,by Colborn).  SB–Page (37,2nd base off Colborn/Porter).  CS–Scott (17,2nd base by Colborn/Porter).  HBP–Colborn (13,Page).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:21.
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