Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 27, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 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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Kansas City Royals 2, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0
  White 2b 0 0 0 0
  Brett ph,3b 3 0 1 0
Wilson cf 6 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 0 1 0
  Cowens rf 2 0 1 0
Lahoud lf 5 2 2 2
  McGilberry p 0 0 0 0
Mayberry dh,1b 6 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 5 0 3 0
  Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Rojas 3b,2b 6 0 1 0
  Heise pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 1 0
  Patek pr,ss 3 0 1 0
Washington ss 2 0 0 0
  McRae ph 0 0 0 0
  Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 2 13 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Scott 2b 5 0 0 0
Picciolo ss 7 1 1 0
Page lf 6 2 2 0
Tyrone rf 5 0 1 0
  Alexander pr,rf 0 0 0 0
  McKinney ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray rf 1 0 0 0
Tabb 1b 5 1 1 3
Sanguillen dh 5 0 0 0
Perez 3b 5 0 1 0
Armas cf 6 0 3 0
Newman c 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hosley c 1 0 0 0
Keough p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 4 9 3
Kansas City 010 100 000 000 0002134
Oakland 000 002 000 000 002492
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler   7.0 6 2 0 1 5
  Bird   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Mingori   3.0 1 0 0 4 1
  McGilberry  L (0-1) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
14.2
9
4
2
6
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Keough   10.0 7 2 2 0 4
  Bair   3.1 3 0 0 3 4
  Lacey  W (5-8) 1.2 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
15.0
13
2
2
3
8

  E–LaCock (2), Washington 2 (3), Wathan (2), Tabb (2), Hosley (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Kansas City Nelson (3,off Keough).  HR–Kansas City Lahoud 2 (2,2nd inning off Keough 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Keough 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Tabb (6,15th inning off McGilberry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilson (2,off Bair); Tabb (1,off Mingori); Scott (5,off Mingori).  IBB–Cowens (4,by Bair); Sanguillen (4,by Mingori); Page (6,by Mingori).  SF–Tabb (2,off Hassler).  SB–Cowens (16,2nd base off Bair/Hosley); Page 2 (40,2nd base off Hassler/Martinez,2nd base off McGilberry/Wathan).  CS–LaCock (1,2nd base by Keough/Newman); Nelson (3,Home by Keough/Newman); Heise (2,3rd base by Lacey/Hosley).  WP–Mingori (3).  IBB–Mingori 2 (4,Sanguillen,Page); Bair (8,Cowens).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:37.
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