For the second time in three weeks, the Royals picked up a 10th straight win. This one came at the expense of the Minnesota Twins, as Kansas City scored five runs in the seventh en route to a 6-3 win on Friday night at Metropolitan Stadium.  Twins starter Paul Thormodsgard had only allowed two hits … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 9

The Royals continued their home run derby in Seattle, belting five more in a 7-2 win over the Mariners on Thursday night at the Kingdome. This home run barrage gave Kansas City 12 home runs in the four-game sweep, with the Royals outscoring Seattle 35-13. Darrell Porter, in particular, definitely enjoyed facing the expansion team … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 8

Unbothered by giving up six runs in the third inning, the Royals rallied for their eighth straight win, a 10-7 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night at the Kingdome in Seattle. Things looked good for Kansas City after the first two innings. The Royals started the first inning with singles by George Brett, Hal … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 7

Six runs in the second inning were all the Royals needed to extend their winning streak to six games in an 8-4 win over the Mariners on Monday night at the Kingdome in Seattle. The Mariners actually scored first, with one run in the first off Royals starter Jim Colborn. Steve Braun led off with … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 5

The Royals completed a four-game sweep of Milwaukee with yet another strong pitching performance, as Marty Pattin held the Brewers to five hits in Kansas City’s 6-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Royals Stadium. Pattin’s strong effort in a spot start meant Milwaukee was limited to five runs on 16 hits in the four games. … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 4

Dennis Leonard’s six-hit pitching and a couple of key Milwaukee errors lifted the Royals to a 3-2 win on Saturday night at Royals Stadium. A day after Royals pitching held the Brewers to five total hits in a doubleheader sweep, Leonard kept them in their slump. Von Joshua picked up Milwaukee’s first hit with two … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 3

The Royals enjoyed a well-deserved day off before Milwaukee arrived for a four-game weekend series. The day off was Kansas City’s first since August 9, as the controversial makeup game in New York on August 29 took place on what was supposed to be a travel day. Elsewhere in the division, Minnesota got rained out … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: September 1

The Royals’ three-run sixth inning proved to be the difference in a 5-4 win over Texas on Wednesday night at Royals Stadium. The game was tied at 2-2 when Kansas City came to the plate in the sixth. With one out, Joe Lahoud doubled against Rangers starter Doyle Alexander. Darrell Porter singled, and reliever Len … Continue reading This Date In Royals History–1977 Edition: August 31