| Turning on the power with two triples and a homer in the fifth inning, the Yankees enabled Catfish Hunter to defeat the Royals, 5-3. Fred Stanley and Mickey Rivers whacked triples and Thurman Munson followed with a homer to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead. The Royals picked up a run in their half of the fifth frame, but Rivers singled in the ninth to drive home an insurance tally for the Yankees. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, April 30, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 0 Royals 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .317 Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 White lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .315 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Munson c 5 1 1 2 0 1 .293 Poquette lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chambliss 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .375 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Piniella dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .390 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Velez rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .143 McRae dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .311 Randolph 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .400 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .159 Stanley ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 White 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .156 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 11 5 3 7 Totals 32 3 6 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 11,368 Left on Base: Yankees 7, Royals 4 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Randolph (2), Cowens (2), Otis (3), McRae (2) Triples: Stanley (1), Rivers (1), McRae (1) Home Runs: Munson (3) Stolen Bases: Rivers 2 (8), White (4), Randolph 2 (5) Caught Stealing: Nettles (2) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (2) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (1) GIDP: Piniella (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter W(2-3) 9 6 3 3 1 2 0 34 3.35 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 2 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(1-3) 4.1 8 4 4 2 3 1 22 7.29 Bird 4.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 17 2.25 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 7 1 39 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; White singled to right [Rivers to second]; Rivers stole third and White stole second; Munson grounded out (catcher to first); Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rivers scored]; Piniella was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to right; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Velez walked; Nettles struck out; Randolph struck out; Stanley lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to left; McRae tripled to left [Mayberry scored]; Cowens doubled to right [McRae scored]; White walked; On a bunt Patek forced Cowens (pitcher to shortstop) [White to second]; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; Wohlford made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White singled to left; Munson made an out to second; Chambliss singled to center [White to second]; Piniella flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to center; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 4TH: Velez grounded out (third to first); Nettles walked; Nettles was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Randolph lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to center; Cowens lined to center; White made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley tripled to right; Rivers tripled to left [Stanley scored]; White made an out to shortstop; Munson homered [Rivers scored]; Chambliss singled to center; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Piniella grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Martinez flied out to center; Wohlford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2. YANKEES 6TH: Velez flied out to left; Nettles was called out on strikes; Randolph doubled to left; Stanley lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Otis doubled to left; Brett made an out to shortstop; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae doubled to right [Otis scored]; Cowens lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas singled to left; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rojas to second]; Martinez flied out to right; SOLAITA BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. YANKEES 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING LF); ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Otis lined to left; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles popped to first in foul territory; Randolph singled to center; Randolph stole second; Randolph stole third; Stanley struck out; Rivers singled to right [Randolph scored]; Rivers stole second; White was walked intentionally; Munson forced Rivers (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Cowens made an out to first; Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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