A six-run outburst in the fifth inning of the second game clinched a 9-3 victory for the Royals after the Athletics had won the first game of a doubleheader, 7-3. Jeff Newman collected four hits in four trips in the opener and drove in three runs to help the A's snap their four-game losing streak. Amos Otis also had four hits in four at-bats for the Royals.

In the nightcap, the Royals kayoed Rick Langford with four straight hits in the fifth and continued their attack on Pablo Torrealba. Hal McRae batted in two runs with a single. Marty Pattin picked up his first victory of the season with the aid of Larry Gura, who took over in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      26, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3 15  2
A's          0  3  0    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   7  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222      North cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Rojas 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .291        Alexander rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .299      Perez 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
McRae dh              5   1   3   2     0   1   .289      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Cowens rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .309      E. Williams 1b        3   1   1   0     1   0   .233
Wathan 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .361        Scott pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .288
Otis cf               4   1   4   0     0   0   .250        Tabb 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Sanguillen dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Patek ss              4   0   2   1     0   1   .274        Page pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .284
Martinez c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Jorgensen lf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .240
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Armas rf,cf           1   1   0   1     2   0   .238
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Newman c              4   1   4   3     0   0   .279
                                                          Picciolo ss           3   1   0   1     0   1   .186
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3  15   3     1   4             Totals               29   7   9   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: Royals 10, A's 7
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Errors: Nelson, Wathan
Doubles: McRae (21), Otis (10), Wathan (1), Newman 2 (4)
Home Runs: McRae (8)
Stolen Bases: Otis (10)
Caught Stealing: Patek (5), Rojas (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Picciolo (8), North (5), Perez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Armas (1)
GIDP: Zdeb (3), E. Williams (14)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(6-5)       7     7   7   6   5   3   0  33   4.43
Bird                    1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.35
Totals                  8     9   7   6   5   4   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(5-9)             7.1  13   2   2   0   3   1  33   3.84
Lacey                   1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.03
Giusti SV(5)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.98
Totals                  9    15   3   3   1   4   1  40

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Brett popped to third;
McRae doubled to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
lined to left; Gross popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); Otis singled
to right; Otis stole second; Zdeb grounded out (second to first)
[Otis to third]; Patek singled to left [Otis scored]; Patek was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: E. Williams singled to right; Sanguillen popped
to shortstop; Jorgensen walked [E. Williams to second]; Armas
walked [E. Williams to third, Jorgensen to second]; Newman
singled to center [E. Williams scored, Jorgensen scored, Armas
to third, Newman to second (on throw to home)]; Picciolo
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Armas scored, Newman to
third]; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to left; McRae
struck out; Royals Coach Chuck Hiller ejected by HP umpire
Bill Kunkel; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Perez struck out; Gross reached on an error by
Wathan; E. Williams grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens struck out; Wathan flied out to right; Otis
doubled to left; Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Jorgensen struck
out; Armas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to left; Martinez flied out to right;
Nelson forced Patek (shortstop to second); Brett singled [Nelson
to third]; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman doubled to left; Picciolo reached on an
error by Nelson (assist by Splittorff) on a sacrifice bunt
[Newman scored (no RBI)]; ROJAS REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING 2B);
North out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Picciolo to
second]; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Picciolo to third];
Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Picciolo
scored (unearned)]; Gross walked; E. Williams forced Gross
(shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens singled to left; Wathan popped to first; Otis
singled to left [Cowens to second]; Zdeb grounded out (second to
first) [Cowens to third, Otis to second]; Patek struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); Armas walked; Newman
doubled to left [Armas out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 7TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING RF); ARMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Martinez flied out to right; Rojas
singled to center; Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alexander flied out to center; Perez singled to left; Gross was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 5.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae homered; Cowens popped to second; Wathan
doubled to left; Otis singled to left [Wathan to third]; LACEY
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Zdeb grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Otis out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: E. Williams walked; SCOTT RAN FOR E. WILLIAMS;
Sanguillen singled to left [Scott to second]; Jorgensen singled
to left [Scott to third, Sanguillen to second]; PAGE RAN FOR
SANGUILLEN; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Armas hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored, Page to third]; Newman
singled to center [Page scored, Jorgensen to second]; Picciolo
struck out; Alexander singled to right [Jorgensen to third,
Newman to second]; Perez grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 7.

ROYALS 9TH: PAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TABB REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); Patek flied out to center; Martinez singled
to left; Rojas flied out to center; Brett walked [Martinez to
second]; McRae singled to right [Martinez scored, Brett to
third]; GIUSTI REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Cowens struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 7.