With two hits apiece, Robin Yount and Pedro Garcia helped bat the Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Royals. The Brewers erupted for four runs in the second inning on a triple by Sixto Lezcano, a walk, singles by Yount, Garcia and Charlie Moore and a sacrifice fly by Don Money. What proved to be the winning run followed in the fourth when Yount singled and Garcia tripled. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium
Royals       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  5  0
Brewers      0  4  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .148      Moore lf              2   0   1   1     2   0   .227
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .208      Money 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .250
Brett 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .310      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .240      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
McRae dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .367      Aaron dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Rojas 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .143      Lezcano cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .333
Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Sharp rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .167
  McClure pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yount ss              3   2   2   1     0   0   .391
White ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Garcia 2b             3   1   2   2     0   0   .238
  Quirk ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Champion p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   4   5   2     6   2             Totals               29   5   9   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  4,902
Left on Base: Royals 5, Brewers 5
DP: Royals 2, Brewers 4
Errors: Lezcano, Garcia
Triples: Cowens (1), Lezcano (1), Garcia (1)
Caught Stealing: Sharp (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (2)
GIDP: Brett (2), Poquette (1), Mayberry (1), Wohlford (1), Money (1), Lezcano (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (1,by Broberg)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-1)          5     8   5   5   3   1   0  23   6.55
Littell                 3     1   0   0   1   5   0  11   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   6   0  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(1-0)          5     2   3   2   4   1   0  21   3.60
Champion                3.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  13   1.59
Rodriguez SV(3)         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.11
Totals                  9     5   4   3   6   2   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett walked; Mayberry walked [Brett
to second]; McRae singled to center [Brett scored, Mayberry
scored (error by Lezcano) (unearned), McRae to third]; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Moore walked; Money grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Moore out at second]; Scott singled
to left; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Lezcano
tripled to right; Sharp walked; Yount singled to right [Lezcano
scored, Sharp to third]; Garcia singled to left [Sharp scored,
Yount to second]; Moore singled to right [Yount scored, Garcia
to third]; Money hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garcia scored];
Scott struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens tripled to right; Otis walked; Brett grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cowens scored,
Otis out at second]; Mayberry flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Porter walked; Aaron made an out to shortstop;
Lezcano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Brewers 4.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; Rojas walked; Poquette
forced Rojas (pitcher to shortstop to second); White grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers
4.

BREWERS 4TH: Sharp singled to center; Sharp was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Yount singled to right; Garcia
tripled to left [Yount scored]; Moore reached on a fielder's
choice [Garcia out at home (third to catcher)]; Money flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Cowens was
hit by a pitch; Otis flied out to center; Brett flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
made an out to third; Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 6TH: CHAMPION REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Mayberry
singled to pitcher; McRae flied out to center; Rojas reached on
an error by Garcia [Mayberry to second]; Poquette grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rojas out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Lezcano struck
out; Sharp grounded out (second to first); Yount grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (second to first); Martinez
struck out; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Garcia flied out to left; Moore walked; Money was
called out on strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (first unassisted); Brett walked;
Mayberry grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Brett
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Aaron was called
out on strikes; Lezcano singled to center; Sharp flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Brewers 5.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; Rojas forced McRae (shortstop
to second); Poquette walked [Rojas to second]; MCCLURE RAN FOR
POQUETTE; QUIRK BATTED FOR WHITE; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CHAMPION
(PITCHING); Quirk singled to right [Rojas scored, McClure to
third]; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Wohlford grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Quirk out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Brewers 5.