Smashing a tie with three runs in the ninth inning, the Royals defeated the Twins, 4-1, for their 12th straight victory. Singles by Bob Randall and Jerry Terrell around a stolen base produced the Twins' run in the second. The Royals tied the score when John Wathan singled and Frank White doubled in the seventh.

Leading off the ninth, Wathan drew a walk and John Mayberry beat out a bunt. After a sacrifice by Fred Patek, White grounded to Roy Smalley, but the shortstop's throw home failed to nail Wathan. Joe Zdeb then singled, driving in Willie Wilson, who ran for Mayberry, and George Brett followed with a sacrifice fly to add the final tally. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 11, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  3  -   4 10  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Zdeb lf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .280      Bostock lf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .335
McRae dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .288      Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Brett 3b              3   0   0   1     1   0   .312      Carew 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .376
Cowens rf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .302      Kusick dh             3   0   2   0     2   0   .252
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Wathan c              3   2   1   0     1   0   .326      Norwood cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .091
Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   0     1   1   .230      Randall 2b            3   1   2   0     0   1   .238
  Wilson pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Bulling c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .143
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .230
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .246        T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  10   4     5   3             Totals               35   1  10   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 11,563
Left on Base: Royals 9, Twins 12
DP: Royals 1, Twins 3
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: White (18), Randall (12)
Stolen Bases: Randall (1)
Caught Stealing: McRae (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (11), Randall (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Brett (3)
GIDP: Patek 2 (6), Brett (11), Smalley (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(9-5)          9    10   1   1   4   4   0  40   4.27
Totals                  9    10   1   1   4   4   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(11-12)           8.1  10   4   4   4   2   0  37   4.69
T. Johnson              0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.93
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.40
Schueler                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.51
Totals                  9    10   4   4   5   3   0  40

Balks: Hassler (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Al Clark


ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb singled to left; McRae flied out to left; Brett
popped to shortstop; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Ford grounded
out (second to first); Carew singled to center; Kusick singled
to right [Carew to second]; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry walked; Patek walked [Mayberry to
second]; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Norwood grounded out (second to first); Randall
singled to center; Randall stole second; Bulling struck out;
Terrell singled to left [Randall scored]; Bostock singled to
center [Terrell to second]; Ford flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Zdeb popped to second; McRae singled to right; McRae
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Brett walked; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Kusick walked;
Smalley grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to right; Wathan reached on an error by
Smalley [Otis to third, Wathan to first]; Mayberry struck out;
Patek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Norwood struck out; Randall struck out; Bulling
walked; Terrell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to left; Zdeb grounded out (second
to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock singled to right; Hassler balked [Bostock to
second]; Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew flied out to
left; Kusick walked; Smalley popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to left; Cowens lined to left; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall
doubled to left; Bulling grounded out (second to first) [Randall
to third]; Terrell walked; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan singled to left; Mayberry singled to left
[Wathan to second]; Patek grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Wathan to third, Mayberry out at second];
White doubled to left [Wathan scored]; Zdeb flied out to center;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Kusick singled to left; Smalley flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to left; Brett grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second];
Cowens singled to left; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood singled to right; Randall out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Norwood to second]; Bulling grounded
out (second to first) [Norwood to third]; Terrell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan walked; On a bunt Mayberry singled to second
[Wathan to second]; WILSON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Patek out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Wathan to third, Wilson to
second]; White reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan scored];
Zdeb singled to left [Wilson scored, White to third]; T. JOHNSON
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); McRae walked [Zdeb to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED T. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Brett hit a sacrifice
fly to center [White scored, Zdeb to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Cowens struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 1B); Bostock singled;
Ford forced Bostock (first to shortstop); Carew forced Ford
(first to shortstop); Kusick lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 1.