An unlikely hero lifted the Royals to a 5-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday night at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Tom Poquette hit just his second home run of the season in the top of the eighth to give the Royals the lead for good. Blue Jays starter Jim Clancy had allowed just … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 13

The Royals took advantage of four errors to outlast the Blue Jays, 9-8, on Friday night at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Toronto’s first contribution to the Royals’ cause came in the second. With one out, Darrell Porter singled off Blue Jays starter Dave Lemanczyk. With two outs, Cookie Rojas added a single. Freddie Patek singled … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 12

Two Rangers pitchers shut down the Royals’ offense, as Texas downed Kansas City by an 8-3 score on Thursday night at Arlington Stadium. Texas starter Doyle Alexander held the Royals hitless for 5 ⅓ innings, until George Brett hit a solo home run in the sixth. That was not actually the Royals’ first run; in … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 11

Two-run hits from Hal McRae and Frank White lifted the Royals to a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night at Arlington Stadium. Texas scored two runs in the second off Royals starter Dennis Leonard. Dave May led off with a single. With one out, Bump Wills doubled to score May. Jim Sundberg … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 10

The Royals had an off-day before starting a nine-game road trip. Oddly, the Royals would play in four cities on the trip, with two-game stops in Texas, Boston, and Cleveland. Only their series against Toronto would be a typical three-game one. Elsewhere in the AL West, Chicago won and Minnesota lost, with Texas idle as … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 9

The work the Royals did in sweeping the Chicago White Sox over the weekend was partially undone as they lost a doubleheader to the California Angels on Monday at Royals Stadium. The Angels built big leads in both games on their way to 6-4 and 7-2 wins. California battered Royals starter Andy Hassler for five … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 8

The AL West race kept tightening as the Royals completed a sweep of the White Sox with a walkoff 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Royals Stadium. Royals starter Marty Pattin and White Sox starter Ken Kravec faced off in a pitchers’ duel, and the score was 2-1 in favor of Kansas City entering the … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 7

George Brett’s home run gave the Royals the lead for good as Kansas City continued to put pressure on the division-leading White Sox with a 6-3 win on Saturday night at Royals Stadium. The Royals trailed 3-1 when they came to bat in the seventh. Chicago starter Wilbur Wood had his knuckleball working, holding the … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 6

John Mayberry hit for the cycle, leading the Royals to a 12-2 romp over the White Sox in the first of a key three-game series on Friday night at Royals Stadium. Mayberry, who had been battling a bad back that limited him to DH duties in this game, singled in the Royals’ five-run second inning, … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 5

The Royals set up another showdown with the division-leading White Sox with an 8-0 thumping of Toronto on Thursday night at Royals Stadium.  Following a four-game series in Chicago in which the Royals lost three games despite holding a lead, Kansas City prepared for their last three games of the season with the White Sox … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 4