Athletics @ Royals
September 15, 1977

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Bottom 10 R H E
Athletics 4 7 1
Royals 4 11 2
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Athletics 4 7 1
Royals 5 12 2

Al Cowens Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .302
OBP .500 .350
At Bats 3 562
Hits 1 170
• Singles 0 109
• Doubles 1 28
• Triples 0 11
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 2 97

Doug Bair Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 6
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Royals Stadium - September 15, 1977
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Home Run
Doug Bair
Jeff Newman
Mike Jorgensen
Rodney Scott
Marty Perez
Rob Picciolo
Matt Alexander
Larry Murray
Jim Tyrone
Al Cowens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 4 7 1 7
Kansas City Royals 5 12 2 8
Winning Pitcher Steve Mingori
Losing Pitcher Doug Bair
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Cowens
Attendance 15,182
Time of Game 2 hours 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Doug Bair now pitching. Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Sanguillen hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Alexander strikes out. Wathan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alexander out.
Top 10 Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 McRae is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White bunts towards the mound. Lacey fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 9 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez.
Top 9 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Scott. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Top 9 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 John Wathan now catching. Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John Wathan pinch hits for Darrell Porter. Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Zdeb is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae moves to third. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cowens is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Brett bunts towards the mound. Lacey fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Matt Alexander now playing left field. McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Steve Mingori now pitching. Mitchell Page pinch hits for Sheldon Mallory. Page hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Throop fields it and throws to first for the out. Alexander moves to third.
Top 8 Matt Alexander pinch runs for Earl Williams. There goes Alexander. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Alexander steals second.
Top 8 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into left field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sheldon Mallory now playing left field. Patek is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Tyrone strikes out.
Top 7 Picciolo hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 George Throop now pitching. Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Throop fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Lacey now pitching. Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lacey fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Armas. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Brett goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into left field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Newman hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murray takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanguillen moves to third.
Top 6 Perez strikes out.
Top 6 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Sanguillen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Torrealba, and towards Scott, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Armas. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tyrone hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Picciolo hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zdeb. Scott goes all the way around to score. Picciolo moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Top 5 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murray hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff catches it and throws to first to double up Armas.
Top 4 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Williams scores. Sanguillen moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Perez bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Sanguillen moves to second.
Top 4 Sanguillen takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 There goes Patek. The throw from Newman and he is out, Scott applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Tyrone strikes out.
Top 3 Picciolo hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott tags and scores.
Top 3 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb who is chasing the ball. Scott reaches third base with a triple. Newman goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Newman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Murray strikes out.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zdeb hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Wilson scores.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Armas. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tyrone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Picciolo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.