Orioles @ Royals
June 4, 1977

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Bottom 10 R H E
Orioles 13 17 1
Royals 13 15 1
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Orioles 13 17 1
Royals 14 15 1

Joe Zdeb Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .267
OBP .200 .343
At Bats 5 30
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 4

Mike Flanagan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 1
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Royals Stadium - June 4, 1977
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Out
Mike Flanagan
Rick Dempsey
Lee May
Billy Smith
Brooks Robinson
Kiko Garcia
Tom Shopay
Al Bumbry
Pat Kelly
Joe Zdeb
John Mayberry
Hal McRae
Al Cowens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 13 17 1 9
Kansas City Royals 14 15 1 10
Winning Pitcher Larry Gura
Losing Pitcher Mike Flanagan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Zdeb
Attendance 36,931
Time of Game 3 hours 36 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Zdeb hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. McRae reaches second base with a double. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 10 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Robinson hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kelly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Larry Gura now pitching. Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 9 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heise moves to second.
Bottom 9 Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Tom Shopay now playing left field. Pat Kelly now playing right field. Kiko Garcia now playing shortstop. White hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 9 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bumbry tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Shopay is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Tom Shopay pinch hits for Mark Belanger. The ball gets by Martinez for a passed ball. Bumbry moves to third.
Top 9 Bumbry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Bumbry reaches second base with a double. Dempsey goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Dempsey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. McRae reaches second base with a double. Cowens goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a popup towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger.
Bottom 8 Pat Kelly now playing left field. Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith strikes out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Kelly. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Kelly steals second.
Top 8 Pat Kelly pinch hits for Andres Mora. Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Top 8 Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Heise now playing shortstop. Frank White now playing second base. May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Flanagan fires to first and has Brett trapped. There's the throw to Belanger who tags Brett for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 7 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mike Flanagan now pitching. Martinez bunts towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 7 Billy Smith now playing second base. Rick Dempsey now catching. White takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Singleton hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bumbry hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tony Muser pinch hits for Dave Skaggs. Muser strikes out.
Top 7 Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Billy Smith pinch hits for Rich Dauer. There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Zdeb strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mora hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mark Littell now pitching. Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Littell covering, for the out.
Top 6 May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Singleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger moves to third.
Top 6 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Nelson. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Nelson steals second.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dauer for the out.
Top 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mora hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 May is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Brett. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Bottom 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Nelson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Robinson, and towards Belanger, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Marty Pattin now pitching. Belanger hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Splittorff. Skaggs scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Skaggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Skaggs reaches third base with a triple. Dauer goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Dauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 John Mayberry now playing first base. Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dauer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zdeb strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tony Chevez now pitching. John Mayberry pinch hits for John Wathan. Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. Otis scores. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cowens is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 There goes Otis. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 2 Dyar Miller now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nelson scores. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 2 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Nelson moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 2 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Murray hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Nelson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. Belanger scores. Singleton moves to second.
Top 2 Singleton takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to third. Belanger moves to second.
Top 2 Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skaggs scores. Bumbry moves to second.
Top 2 Bumbry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skaggs moves to second.
Top 2 Skaggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dauer hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Wathan. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Wathan steals second.
Bottom 1 Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 There goes Brett. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Brett steals third.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mora strikes out.
Top 1 Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Top 1 May hits a line drive off the glove of Brett, and into shallow left field. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Singleton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores.
Top 1 Belanger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Belanger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Bumbry hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Splittorff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bumbry for the out.