The Royals scored two runs in the eighth on a wild pitch by reliever Lerrin LaGrow and Amos Otis' sacrifice fly, to overcome the White Sox, 3-1, behind Dennis Leonard's four-hit pitching. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, May       2, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .314
Bannister ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .286      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .341
Orta 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .338      Poquette lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .405
Zisk rf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .305      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .244
Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .253      Porter c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .379
Gamble dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Otis cf               2   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Lemon cf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .254      Cowens rf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .306
Brohamer 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .318      White 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     5   6             Totals               30   3   8   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,400
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 7
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Brett (6), Mayberry (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lemon (2), Otis (3)
GIDP: Zisk (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(2-1)          7.1   8   3   3   2   5   0  32   3.94
LaGrow                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.02
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   5   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(2-1)          9     4   1   1   5   6   0  35   3.26
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: LaGrow (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister
walked; Orta singled to center [Bannister to third]; Zisk
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to center; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer walked; Gamble singled to center [Spencer
to second]; Lemon lined to center; Brohamer forced Gamble
(second to shortstop) [Spencer to third]; Essian struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr flied out to left; Bannister was called out
on strikes; Orta lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens flied out to right; Patek flied out to
center; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Zisk walked; Spencer walked [Zisk to second];
Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first) [Zisk to third, Spencer
to second]; Lemon lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Zisk
scored]; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to left; McRae lined to left;
Poquette flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Essian flied out to center; Garr struck out;
Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter
singled to right; Otis singled to center [Porter to second];
Cowens singled to left [Porter scored, Otis to second]; Patek
flied out to left; White flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to pitcher); Zisk was
called out on strikes; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett doubled to center; McRae flied out to center
[Brett to third]; Poquette popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Gamble popped to first in foul territory; Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer walked; Essian
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals
1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter singled to right; Otis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Porter to second]; Cowens singled to
center [Porter to third]; Patek struck out; White walked [Cowens
to second]; Brett struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Bannister
flied out to center; Orta singled to third; Zisk forced Orta
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae struck out; Poquette singled to right;
Mayberry doubled to right [Poquette to third]; Porter was walked
intentionally; LAGROW REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); LaGrow threw
a wild pitch [Poquette scored, Mayberry to third, Porter to
second]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mayberry scored,
Porter to third]; Cowens flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Spencer popped to second; Gamble singled to
center; Lemon grounded out (third to first) [Gamble to second];
Brohamer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 3.