Getting three hits in a game for the fourth consecutive time, George Brett batted in the tie-breaking run as the Royals defeated the Twins, 6-3. After knotting the count with the aid of a two-run homer by Amos Otis in the fifth, the Royals opened the seventh with singles by Buck Martinez and Otis. When Tom Burgmeier took over in relief, Brett greeted the change with a run-scoring single. After John Mayberry flied out, Hal McRae also batted in a run with his third hit of the night. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       11, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  3  0    2  1  x  -   6 12  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            4   0   2   1     1   0   .382      Poquette lf           4   1   1   1     1   1   .231
Hisle lf              4   1   0   0     1   2   .241      Otis cf               4   2   2   2     0   1   .307
Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .326      Brett 3b              3   0   3   1     1   0   .366
Braun dh              5   0   1   1     0   1   .226      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Ford rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .230      McRae dh              4   0   3   1     0   1   .275
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Roof c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      White 2b              4   2   1   0     0   0   .155
McKay 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .234      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .344
Randall 2b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .300      Martinez c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  11   3     2   5             Totals               34   6  12   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  9,652
Left on Base: Twins 10, Royals 7
DP: Twins 2, Royals 1
Errors: Roof, McKay, Brett, Patek, Martinez
Doubles: Bostock (2), Poquette (1), McRae (3)
Home Runs: Otis (5)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (10), White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (3)
GIDP: Ford (4), Otis (1), Cowens (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes                  6     7   3   0   2   4   1  26   5.74
Luebber L(0-1)          0.1   2   2   2   0   1   0   3   6.61
Burgmeier               1.2   3   1   0   0   0   0   8   1.17
Totals                  8    12   6   2   2   5   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(3-0)             8    11   3   3   2   3   0  37   2.14
Littell SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   5   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle
walked; Carew singled to left [Hisle to third]; Braun singled to
left [Hisle scored, Carew to third]; Ford grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette walked; Otis grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Poquette out at second]; Brett
walked; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Roof lined to right; McKay
singled to right; Randall singled to right [McKay to second];
Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled; Cowens grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; White
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle struck out; Carew singled to left; Carew stole
second [Carew to third (error by Martinez)]; Braun made an out
to third; Ford singled to left [Carew scored]; Thompson flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; Martinez flied out to right;
Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Roof lined to center; McKay popped to catcher in foul
territory; Randall singled to left; Bostock doubled to left
[Randall scored, Bostock to third (error by Brett)]; Hisle flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Brett singled to left; Mayberry
singled to right [Brett to third]; McRae struck out; Cowens made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew flied out to left; Braun grounded out (first to
pitcher); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White reached on an error by McKay; Patek flied out
to center; Martinez struck out; Poquette doubled to right [White
scored (unearned)]; Otis homered (unearned) [Poquette scored
(unearned)]; Brett singled to left; Mayberry flied out to right;
3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson flied out to center; Roof flied out to
right; McKay singled to left; Randall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae doubled to left; Cowens flied out to left;
White made an out to second; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock walked; Hisle flied out to right; Carew
reached on an error by Patek [Bostock to second]; Braun lined to
center; Ford made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: LUEBBER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); Martinez singled
to left; Poquette struck out; Otis singled to left [Martinez to
third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED LUEBBER (PITCHING); Brett singled to
left [Martinez scored, Otis to second]; Mayberry lined to right;
McRae singled to left [Otis scored, Brett to second]; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 5.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Roof flied
out to center; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: White singled to right; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [White to second]; Martinez flied out
to left; White stole third [White scored (error by Roof)
(unearned)]; Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 6.

TWINS 9TH: Randall singled to center; Bostock singled to right
[Randall to second]; LITTELL REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Hisle
struck out; Carew forced Bostock (third to second) [Randall to
third]; Carew stole second; Braun struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 6.