The Royals knocked out Jim Palmer in the third inning and scored five runs to defeat the Orioles, 7-4. The Royals put three singles together for a run in the first and then routed Palmer in the third with an outburst that included a two-run double by Bob Stinson and two-run single by Frank White. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       9, 1976 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       1  0  5    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Orioles      1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Bumbry dh             4   1   2   0     1   0   .213
  Wohlford ph,lf      1   0   0   1     1   0   .239      Blair cf              3   2   0   0     1   1   .203
Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .299        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Brett 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .324      R. Jackson rf         5   1   3   1     0   0   .278
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .175      L. May 1b             4   0   3   2     0   0   .283
McRae dh              4   1   1   1     1   0   .222      Singleton lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .152
Cowens rf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .200      Hendricks c           4   0   1   0     0   3   .140
Stinson c             3   1   1   2     0   0   .333      DeCinces 2b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .152
Patek ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .370      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .171
White 2b              3   0   1   2     1   0   .151      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     5   2             Totals               36   4  11   4     3   9

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  7,590
Left on Base: Royals 8, Orioles 8
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Hendricks, Robinson, Belanger
Doubles: Stinson (1), R. Jackson (2)
Stolen Bases: Brett (1), Patek (9)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Stinson (1)
GIDP: Mayberry (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              4.1   8   4   4   1   4   0  21   4.15
Littell W(1-0)          4.2   3   0   0   2   5   0  18   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   9   0  39

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(4-4)           2.2   7   6   4   2   1   0  18   3.60
Grimsley                6.1   2   1   0   3   1   0  24   2.52
Totals                  9     9   7   4   5   2   0  42

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to center; Otis struck out; Brett
singled [Poquette to second]; Mayberry flied out to left; McRae
singled [Poquette scored, Brett to third]; Cowens grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Blair made an out to
catcher; R. Jackson singled [Bumbry to third]; L. May singled to
left [Bumbry scored, R. Jackson to second]; Singleton grounded
out (pitcher unassisted) [R. Jackson stayed at second, L. May
stayed at first]; Hendricks struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (second to first); White walked; Poquette grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles
1.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces struck out; Robinson singled to left;
Belanger forced Robinson (third to shortstop to second);
Belanger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis made an out to second; Brett singled to left;
Brett stole second [Brett to third (error by Hendricks)];
Mayberry flied out to left; McRae walked; Cowens singled to
center [Brett scored, McRae to third]; Stinson doubled to center
[McRae scored, Cowens scored]; Patek reached on an error by
Robinson [Stinson to third]; Patek stole second; White singled
[Stinson scored (unearned), Patek scored (unearned)]; GRIMSLEY
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Poquette forced White (shortstop to
second); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair
walked; R. Jackson singled to left [Blair to second]; L. May
singled [Blair scored, R. Jackson to third]; Singleton forced L.
May (second to shortstop) [R. Jackson scored]; Hendricks struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett singled to center;
Mayberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Brett
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces struck out; Robinson grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae reached on an error by Belanger; Cowens
singled to left [McRae to second]; Stinson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [McRae to third, Cowens to second];
Patek was walked intentionally; White forced McRae (pitcher to
catcher) [Cowens to third, Patek to second]; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
POQUETTE; Wohlford walked [Cowens scored (unearned), Patek to
third, White to second]; Otis popped to first in foul territory;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bumbry
singled to right; Blair forced Bumbry (shortstop unassisted); R.
Jackson doubled [Blair scored]; LITTELL REPLACED FITZMORRIS
(PITCHING); L. May singled [R. Jackson to third]; Singleton was
called out on strikes; Hendricks struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to left; Mayberry popped to third in
foul territory; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces walked; Robinson struck out; Belanger
popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens made an out to second; Stinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair struck out; R. Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); L. May made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton singled to left; Hendricks singled to
center [Singleton to third]; DeCinces hit into a double play
(third to second) [Singleton out at home (second to catcher to
shortstop), DeCinces to first, Hendricks out at second];
Robinson forced DeCinces (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett made an out to second; Mayberry walked; McRae
flied out to center; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: STILLMAN BATTED FOR BELANGER; Stillman grounded out
(second to first); Bumbry walked; MUSER BATTED FOR BLAIR; Muser
was called out on strikes; R. Jackson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Orioles 4.