Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 26, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1977 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Cowens cf 3 1 1 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0
Hurdle rf 2 0 0 1
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson 2b 0 0 0 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott 2b 4 2 2 1
Picciolo ss 3 0 1 1
Page lf 4 0 1 1
Jorgensen 1b 2 1 1 1
Tyrone rf 4 1 1 0
Sanguillen dh 4 0 1 0
  Alexander pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 0 0
Armas cf 4 0 1 1
Newman c 4 2 2 2
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Kansas City 000 100 000151
Oakland 010 120 12x7100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn  L (18-14) 8.0 10 7 7 3 7
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (4-4) 9.0 5 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
1

  E–Colborn (5).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Kansas City Poquette (22,off Coleman), Oakland Tyrone (11,off Colborn); Scott (4,off Colborn); Picciolo (10,off Colborn); Sanguillen (16,off Colborn).  HR–Oakland Jorgensen (5,4th inning off Colborn 0 on, 0 out); Newman (4,8th inning off Colborn 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cowens (8,by Coleman).  SH–Picciolo (14,off Colborn).  IBB–Jorgensen (2,by Colborn).  SB–Patek (51,2nd base off Coleman/Newman); Page (38,2nd base off Colborn/Porter); Scott (29,2nd base off Colborn/Porter); Alexander (25,3rd base off Colborn/Porter).  CS–Cowens (13,2nd base by Coleman/Newman); Patek (13,2nd base by Coleman/Newman).  WP–Colborn (8).  HBP–Coleman (2,Cowens).  IBB–Colborn (2,Jorgensen).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:06.  A–3,909.
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