Hal McRae smashed a homer and also threw out a runner at the plate as the Royals extended their club record winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the Orioles. The Royals registered a run off Jim Palmer in the first inning on singles by Tom Poquette and Al Cowens around a wild pitch and infield out.

The Orioles came back with their pair in the second, but McRae grabbed a liner by Al Bumbry and threw out Mark Belanger trying to score after the catch, to prevent another run. McRae's homer, leading off the third, tied the score. George Brett drew a walk, went to third on a single by Cowens and scored what proved to be the winning run as John Mayberry grounded into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Friday, August    26, 1977 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Orioles      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .291      Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
McRae lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .290      Dauer 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Brett 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .302      Singleton rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .331
Cowens cf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .303      L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .255
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Murray dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
LaCock dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Mora lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .271      DeCinces 3b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .256
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .258      Belanger ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .191
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Skaggs c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .281
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   2     4   6             Totals               32   2   6   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 21,511
Left on Base: Royals 5, Orioles 5
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 2
Home Runs: McRae (17)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (10)
GIDP: Mayberry (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(14-10)        9     6   2   2   2   7   0  34   3.36
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   7   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(13-11)         9     7   3   3   4   6   1  35   3.31
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   6   1  35

Wild Pitches: Palmer (4)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; Palmer threw a wild pitch
[Poquette to second]; McRae walked; Brett forced McRae (second
to shortstop) [Poquette to third]; Cowens singled to right
[Poquette scored, Brett to third]; Mayberry reached on a
fielder's choice [Brett out at home (first to catcher), Cowens
to second]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer flied out to right;
Singleton singled to center; L. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; On a bunt Patek forced Porter
(shortstop to second); White forced Patek (pitcher to second);
Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (second to first); Mora singled
to left; DeCinces walked [Mora to second]; Belanger singled to
center [Mora scored, DeCinces to third]; Skaggs singled to
center [DeCinces scored, Belanger to third]; Bumbry hit into a
double play (left to left to catcher) [Belanger out at home]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae homered; Brett walked; Cowens singled to right
[Brett to third]; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Brett scored (no RBI), Cowens out at
second]; LaCock struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
walked; L. May singled to left [Singleton to second]; Murray
grounded out (second to first) [Singleton to third, L. May to
second]; Mora struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Orioles 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter struck out; Patek walked; White grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Patek to second]; Poquette grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces popped to third; Belanger lined to
shortstop; Skaggs singled to right; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to third; Brett grounded out (second to
first); Cowens singled to center; Cowens was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
grounded out (first to pitcher); L. May was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to center; LaCock lined into a
double play (pitcher to pitcher to first) [Mayberry out at
first]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray struck out; Mora grounded out (shortstop to
first); DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; White struck out; Poquette singled
to center; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger flied out to center; Skaggs lined to
second; Bumbry lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Orioles 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens flied
out to center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer popped to first; Singleton struck out; L. May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter was
called out on strikes; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Murray popped to shortstop; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 2.