Held hitless for eight innings, the Royals broke Rudy May's spell in the ninth and then defeated the Yankees in the 11th, 2-1. Amos Otis ended May's no-hit bid with a double to open the ninth. Kansas City Royals 2, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Sunday, May 2, 1976 (Day game) at Royals StadiumYankees 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 3 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 6 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Wohlford lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 White lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .311 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .283 Munson c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .333 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .381 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 2 0 1 .170 Gamble rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .238 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Piniella dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .347 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .173 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 .160 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .354 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .324 Mason ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 R. May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 1 9 1 5 4 Totals 32 2 3 2 5 2 Time of Game: 3:23 Attendance: 13,424 Left on Base: Yankees 12, Royals 7 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0 Errors: Randolph 2, Leonard Doubles: Nettles (2), Rivers (4), Otis (5) Stolen Bases: Gamble (1), Randolph 2 (7), Munson (3), Rivers (9), Patek (5) Sacrifice Hits: Randolph (2), White (3), Brett (1) Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (1) GIDP: Stinson (1) Hit by Pitch: Munson (2,by Leonard) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA R. May 8 1 1 1 3 2 0 29 4.34 Lyle L(2-1) 2.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 11 2.19 Totals 10.1 3 2 2 5 2 0 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 10 9 1 1 4 4 0 42 3.86 McClure 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 Bird W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.14 Totals 11 9 1 1 5 4 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Leonard (1) Wild Pitches: Leonard (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; White flied out to left; Munson singled to right; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Munson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Gamble walked; Gamble stole second; Piniella struck out; Nettles doubled to right [Gamble scored]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry reached on an error by Randolph; McRae flied to right in foul territory; Cowens forced Mayberry (shortstop to second) [Cowens to second (error by Randolph)]; White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to left; White walked; Munson singled to left [White to second]; Chambliss singled to left [White out at home (left to catcher), Munson to second]; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez flied out to left; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella walked; Nettles struck out; Randolph forced Piniella (second to shortstop); Randolph stole second; Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out (catcher to first); Brett flied out to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers doubled to right; Rivers was picked off second but was safe on an error by Leonard [Rivers to third]; White struck out; Munson was hit by a pitch; Munson stole second; Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Gamble popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to second to first); White lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Nettles made an out to shortstop; Randolph singled to center; Randolph stole second; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez flied out to left; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers singled to left; Rivers stole second; White popped to third in foul territory; Munson singled to left [Rivers out at home (left to catcher), Munson to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Gamble forced Chambliss (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry made an out to second; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Nettles flied out to right; Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: Cowens flied out to right; White grounded out (third to first); Patek walked; Patek stole second; ROJAS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Rojas walked; STINSON RAN FOR ROJAS; Wohlford popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. YANKEES 9TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: Otis doubled to left; LYLE REPLACED R. MAY (PITCHING); Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1. YANKEES 10TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to center; Gamble lined to center; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 10TH: Cowens singled to third; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cowens to second]; Patek was walked intentionally; Stinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1. YANKEES 11TH: MCCLURE REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Nettles walked; BIRD REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nettles to second]; Mason flied out to left; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 11TH: Wohlford singled to center; Otis walked [Wohlford to second]; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wohlford to third, Otis to second]; Mayberry reached on a fielder's choice [Wohlford scored, Otis to third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. |
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