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Thursday May 13, 1976
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Continuing his fantastic streak, George Brett collected three hits in a game for the sixth straight time as the Royals romped over the White Sox, 13-2. John Mayberry and Hal McRae also had three hits apiece in the Royals' 16-hit attack. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 13, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 13, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Royals       3  0  1    0  3  3    0  3  x  -  13 16  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Poquette lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Garr cf,lf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .303      Otis cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .302
Orta 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Brett 3b              4   4   3   1     1   0   .396
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Mayberry 1b           4   3   3   3     1   0   .210
  Lemon cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      McRae dh              4   3   3   3     1   0   .314
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Cowens rf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .239
Downing c             4   0   3   0     0   0   .326      Martinez c            5   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Bradford rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .256      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .338
Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   3   .276        Rojas 2b            1   0   1   3     0   0   .278
Brohamer 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .197      White 2b,ss           5   1   0   0     0   0   .152
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   7             Totals               41  13  16  13     4   1

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 13,657
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 8
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 0
Errors: Orta, Dent
Doubles: Otis (6), McRae (5), Rojas (1)
Triples: McRae (2), Cowens (2), Mayberry (1)
Home Runs: Garr (2), Brett (1)
Stolen Bases: Bradford (3), White (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(1-4)       4.1   9   7   7   1   0   1  23  10.80
Otten                   1.2   3   3   0   2   0   0  11   0.00
Barrios                 2     4   3   3   1   1   0  11   8.31
Totals                  8    16  13  10   4   1   1  45

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(2-1)          9     7   2   2   2   7   1  35   3.38
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   7   1  35

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to left; Garr was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; Otis lined into a double
play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Poquette out at first];
Brett singled to left; Mayberry singled to left [Brett to
third]; McRae tripled to right [Brett scored, Mayberry scored];
Cowens tripled to left [McRae scored]; Martinez grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Spencer
grounded out (second to first); Downing made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; White made an out to
shortstop; Poquette grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford walked; Bradford stole second; Dent
struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to first) [Bradford to
third]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; Brett homered; Mayberry
walked; McRae flied out to center; Cowens reached on an error by
Orta [Mayberry to second]; Martinez flied out to right; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr flied out to left; Orta flied out to left;
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to left; White grounded out (third
to first); Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spencer popped to third in foul territory;
Downing singled to right; Bradford struck out; Dent struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis doubled to left; Brett grounded out (second to
first) [Otis to third]; Mayberry singled to left [Otis scored];
McRae doubled to left [Mayberry scored]; OTTEN REPLACED B.
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Cowens flied out to right; Martinez singled
to left [McRae scored]; Patek forced Martinez (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Brohamer singled to right; Kelly flied out to
center; Garr homered [Brohamer scored]; Orta struck out; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: White reached on an error by Dent; White stole
second; Poquette grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out
to right; Brett walked; Mayberry tripled to left [White scored
(unearned), Brett scored (unearned)]; McRae walked; Cowens
singled to center [Mayberry scored (unearned), McRae to second];
Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
singled to center; Bradford lined to shortstop; Dent singled to
center [Downing to second]; Brohamer flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 10.

ROYALS 7TH: BARRIOS REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING); LEMON REPLACED
MAY (PLAYING CF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Patek
singled to right; White grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek
to second]; Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek to
third]; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROJAS REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kelly flied out to left; Garr walked;
Orta made an out to shortstop; Lemon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 10.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to left; Mayberry popped to third in
foul territory; McRae singled to right [Brett to third]; Cowens
walked [McRae to second]; Martinez made an out to second; Rojas
doubled to left [Brett scored, McRae scored, Cowens scored];
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 13.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Spencer made an out to shortstop; Downing
singled; Bradford lined to left; Dent struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 13.



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