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Scores
Standings
TOR
@BAL		2
0
TEX
@CAL		3
4		 
(11)
TEX
@CAL		3
4
CLE
@DET		5
2
CLE
@DET		2
3
SEA
@MIL		6
8
CHW
@MIN		12
19
BOS
@NYY		4
5
KCR
@OAK		3
7
KCR
@OAK		9
3
SDP
@ATL		5
8
NYM
@CHC		2
5
LAD
@CIN		4
5
LAD
@CIN		9
3
SFG
@HOU		2
0
MON
@PIT		4
7
MON
@PIT		6
3
PHI
@STL		2
0
Sunday, June 26, 1977
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:31
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Royals
3
35-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Athletics
7
30-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 9 GB
W: Vida Blue (5-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    3 15  2
Athletics       0  3  0   0  2  0   0  2  X    7  9  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Nelson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 -0.075 1.02 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 0 1
   Cookie Rojas 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .734 -0.013 0.42 0.016 -0.029 -0.4 2 2 CS
George Brett 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .299 .806 0.029 0.45 0.049 -0.020 0.3 0 1
Hal McRae DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 .289 .838 -0.022 0.82 0.062 -0.085 1.6 HR,2B
Al Cowens RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .309 .882 -0.063 0.81 0.028 -0.091 -0.9 0 0
John Wathan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .361 .774 -0.034 0.84 0.034 -0.068 -0.3 10 0 2B
Amos Otis CF 4 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .738 0.149 0.86 0.149 0.000 1.5 3 0 2B,SB
Joe Zdeb LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .766 -0.197 1.58 0.000 -0.197 -2.1 1 1 GDP
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .274 .696 0.079 0.95 0.143 -0.064 0.2 3 7 CS
Buck Martinez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .229 .599 -0.080 0.90 0.004 -0.083 -0.6 5 1
Paul Splittorff P 3
   Doug Bird P
Team Totals 39 3 15 3 1 4 .385 .938 -0.227 0.86 0.485 -0.712 -1.4 24 16
2B: J Wathan (1, off V Blue); H McRae (21, off V Blue); A Otis (10, off V Blue).
HR: H McRae (8, off V Blue; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: H McRae 7; A Otis 5; F Patek 2; G Brett 2; J Wathan 2; A Cowens; B Martinez; C Rojas.
GIDP: J Zdeb (3).
RBI: H McRae 2 (41); F Patek (30).
2-out RBI: F Patek; H McRae.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Nelson-F Patek-J Wathan.
E: J Wathan (1); D Nelson (2).
Outfield Assists: J Zdeb (T Armas at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: A Otis (10, 2nd base off V Blue/J Newman).
CS: F Patek (5, 2nd base by V Blue/J Newman); C Rojas (2, 2nd base by V Blue/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .686 -0.054 0.80 0.000 -0.054 -0.8 0 0 SH
   Matt Alexander RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .725 -0.002 0.04 0.001 -0.002 0.2 1 0
Marty Perez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259 .691 -0.017 0.38 0.016 -0.032 -0.9 3 4 SH
Wayne Gross 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .862 0.006 0.26 0.020 -0.013 0.1 1 0
Earl Williams 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .233 .700 0.003 0.53 0.045 -0.041 0.0 9 0 GDP
   Rodney Scott PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 .688 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jerry Tabb 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .539 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Manny Sanguillen DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .627 -0.052 0.64 0.006 -0.057 -0.2
   Mitchell Page PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 .836 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mike Jorgensen LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .240 .651 0.034 0.51 0.048 -0.014 0.9 1 0
Tony Armas RF-CF 1 1 0 1 2 0 .238 .678 0.065 0.63 0.073 -0.008 0.5 6 0 SF
Jeff Newman C 4 1 4 3 0 0 .279 .668 0.223 0.89 0.227 -0.004 3.0 4 2 2·2B
Rob Picciolo SS 3 1 0 1 0 1 .186 .469 0.066 0.54 0.069 -0.003 0.3 2 5 SH
Vida Blue P
   Bob Lacey P
   Dave Giusti P
Team Totals 29 7 9 6 5 4 .310 .779 0.272 0.54 0.505 -0.228 3.1 27 11
2B: J Newman 2 (4, 2 off P Splittorff).
SF: T Armas (1, off D Bird).
SH: R Picciolo (8, off P Splittorff); B North (5, off P Splittorff); M Perez (3, off P Splittorff).
TB: J Newman 6; M Perez; E Williams; M Sanguillen; M Jorgensen; M Alexander.
GIDP: E Williams (14).
RBI: J Newman 3 (4); M Perez (7); R Picciolo (7); T Armas (19).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Picciolo-M Perez-E Williams.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff, L (6-5) 7 7 7 6 5 3 0 4.43 33 35 -0.271 0.61 -3.4
Doug Bird 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.35 5 3 2 -0.004 0.02 0.3
Team Totals 8 9 7 6 5 4 0 6.75 38 35 3 2 -0.275 0.86 -3.1
P Splittorff faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (5-9) 7.1 13 2 2 0 3 1 3.84 33 47 0.114 0.94 0.8
Bob Lacey, H (2) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.03 6 2 0 0.101 0.48 0.2
Dave Giusti, S (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.98 1 2 0 0.011 0.40 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 3 3 1 4 1 3.00 40 47 4 0 0.226 0.54 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: P Splittorff (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Dave Nelson 2B 1 Bill North CF
2 George Brett 3B 2 Marty Perez 2B
3 Hal McRae DH 3 Wayne Gross 3B
4 Al Cowens RF 4 Earl Williams 1B
5 John Wathan 1B 5 Manny Sanguillen DH
6 Amos Otis CF 6 Mike Jorgensen LF
7 Joe Zdeb LF 7 Tony Armas RF
8 Freddie Patek SS 8 Jeff Newman C
9 Buck Martinez C 9 Rob Picciolo SS
Paul Splittorff P Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 1 123 RR OAK J. Newman P. Splittorff 18% 74% Single to CF; Williams Scores; Jorgensen Scores; Armas to 3B; Newman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 2-5 1 1-3 OO KCR J. Zdeb B. Lacey 11% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --3 R KCR F. Patek V. Blue -9% 42% Single to LF; Otis Scores
b2 0-1 1 12- OAK T. Armas P. Splittorff 7% 55% Walk; Williams to 3B; Jorgensen to 2B
t5 1-3 2 1-3 O KCR H. McRae V. Blue 6% 82% Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Nelson V. Blue 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR G. Brett V. Blue 2% 54% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR H. McRae V. Blue -2% 52% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR A. Cowens V. Blue 3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. North P. Splittorff -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK M. Perez P. Splittorff -2% 51% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK W. Gross P. Splittorff -1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Wathan V. Blue 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR A. Otis V. Blue -3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR J. Zdeb V. Blue -2% 48% Otis Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Zdeb V. Blue 3% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Otis to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 R KCR F. Patek V. Blue -9% 42% Single to LF; Otis Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- O KCR B. Martinez V. Blue 2% 44% Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- OAK E. Williams P. Splittorff 4% 48% Single to RF
b2 0-1 0 1-- O OAK M. Sanguillen P. Splittorff -4% 44% Popfly: SS
b2 0-1 1 1-- OAK M. Jorgensen P. Splittorff 4% 48% Walk; Williams to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- OAK T. Armas P. Splittorff 7% 55% Walk; Williams to 3B; Jorgensen to 2B
b2 0-1 1 123 RR OAK J. Newman P. Splittorff 18% 74% Single to CF; Williams Scores; Jorgensen Scores; Armas to 3B; Newman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 2-1 1 -23 RO OAK R. Picciolo P. Splittorff 1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B; Armas Scores; Newman to 3B
b2 3-1 2 --3 O OAK B. North P. Splittorff -3% 72% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez V. Blue 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- O KCR D. Nelson V. Blue 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- KCR G. Brett V. Blue -1% 75% Single to LF
t3 1-3 2 1-- O KCR H. McRae V. Blue 2% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- O OAK M. Perez P. Splittorff -2% 75% Strikeout
b3 3-1 1 --- OAK W. Gross P. Splittorff 2% 77% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b3 3-1 1 1-- OO OAK E. Williams P. Splittorff -4% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens V. Blue 3% 76% Strikeout
t4 1-3 1 --- O KCR J. Wathan V. Blue 2% 78% Flyball: RF
t4 1-3 2 --- KCR A. Otis V. Blue -2% 76% Double to LF
t4 1-3 2 -2- O KCR J. Zdeb V. Blue 4% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen P. Splittorff -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 1 --- O OAK M. Jorgensen P. Splittorff -1% 77% Strikeout
b4 3-1 2 --- O OAK T. Armas P. Splittorff -1% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- KCR F. Patek V. Blue -5% 71% Single to LF
t5 1-3 0 1-- O KCR B. Martinez V. Blue 4% 75% Flyball: RF
t5 1-3 1 1-- O KCR D. Nelson V. Blue 4% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-3 2 1-- KCR G. Brett V. Blue -3% 76% Single; Nelson to 3B
t5 1-3 2 1-3 O KCR H. McRae V. Blue 6% 82% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
b5 3-1 0 --- OAK J. Newman P. Splittorff 4% 86% Double to LF
b5 3-1 0 -2- R OAK R. Picciolo P. Splittorff 5% 90% Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to P); Newman Scores/No RBI
Cookie Rojas replaces Dave Nelson playing 2B batting 1st
b5 4-1 0 1-- O OAK B. North P. Splittorff -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Picciolo to 2B
b5 4-1 1 -2- OAK M. Perez P. Splittorff 1% 91% Wild Pitch; Picciolo to 3B
b5 4-1 1 --3 RO OAK M. Perez P. Splittorff 1% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Picciolo Scores/unER
b5 5-1 2 --- OAK W. Gross P. Splittorff 0% 93% Walk
b5 5-1 2 1-- O OAK E. Williams P. Splittorff -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t6 1-5 0 --- KCR A. Cowens V. Blue -3% 89% Single to LF
t6 1-5 0 1-- O KCR J. Wathan V. Blue 3% 92% Popfly: 1B
t6 1-5 1 1-- KCR A. Otis V. Blue -3% 89% Single to LF; Cowens to 2B
t6 1-5 1 12- O KCR J. Zdeb V. Blue 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cowens to 3B; Otis to 2B
t6 1-5 2 -23 O KCR F. Patek V. Blue 4% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
b6 5-1 0 --- O OAK M. Sanguillen P. Splittorff -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-1 1 --- O OAK M. Jorgensen P. Splittorff -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-1 2 --- OAK T. Armas P. Splittorff 0% 95% Walk
b6 5-1 2 1-- O OAK J. Newman P. Splittorff -0% 94% Double to LF; Armas out at Hm/LF-SS-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
Tony Armas moves from RF to CF
Matt Alexander replaces Bill North (CF) playing RF batting 1st
t7 1-5 0 --- O KCR B. Martinez V. Blue 1% 96% Flyball: RF
t7 1-5 1 --- KCR C. Rojas V. Blue -2% 94% Single to CF
t7 1-5 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett V. Blue 3% 97% Rojas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t7 1-5 2 --- O KCR G. Brett V. Blue 0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
b7 5-1 0 --- O OAK R. Picciolo P. Splittorff -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-1 1 --- O OAK M. Alexander P. Splittorff -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 5-1 2 --- OAK M. Perez P. Splittorff 0% 97% Single to LF
b7 5-1 2 1-- O OAK W. Gross P. Splittorff -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
t8 1-5 0 --- R KCR H. McRae V. Blue -3% 93% Home Run
t8 2-5 0 --- O KCR A. Cowens V. Blue 2% 95% Popfly: 2B
t8 2-5 1 --- KCR J. Wathan V. Blue -3% 92% Double to LF
t8 2-5 1 -2- KCR A. Otis V. Blue -5% 87% Single to LF; Wathan to 3B
Bob Lacey replaces Vida Blue pitching
t8 2-5 1 1-3 OO KCR J. Zdeb B. Lacey 11% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b8 5-2 0 --- OAK E. Williams P. Splittorff 0% 98% Walk
Rodney Scott pinch runs for Earl Williams (1B) batting 4th
b8 5-2 0 1-- OAK M. Sanguillen P. Splittorff 1% 98% Single to LF; Scott to 2B
b8 5-2 0 12- OAK M. Jorgensen P. Splittorff 1% 99% Single to LF; Scott to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
Mitchell Page pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen (DH) batting 5th
b8 5-2 0 123 RO OAK T. Armas D. Bird 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores; Page to 3B
b8 6-2 1 1-3 R OAK J. Newman D. Bird 0% 100% Single to CF; Page Scores; Jorgensen to 2B
b8 7-2 1 12- O OAK R. Picciolo D. Bird -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-2 2 12- OAK M. Alexander D. Bird 0% 100% Single to RF; Jorgensen to 3B; Newman to 2B
b8 7-2 2 123 O OAK M. Perez D. Bird -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 7.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Athletics' Bob Lacey facing 8-9-1
Jerry Tabb replaces Rodney Scott (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
t9 2-7 0 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Lacey 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 2-7 1 --- KCR B. Martinez B. Lacey -0% 99% Single to LF
t9 2-7 1 1-- O KCR C. Rojas B. Lacey 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 2-7 2 1-- KCR G. Brett B. Lacey -0% 100% Walk; Martinez to 2B
t9 2-7 2 12- R KCR H. McRae B. Lacey -1% 99% Single to RF; Martinez Scores; Brett to 3B
Dave Giusti replaces Bob Lacey pitching
t9 3-7 2 1-3 O KCR A. Cowens D. Giusti 1% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 7.

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