With two out in the 12th inning, John Mayberry smashed a homer to beat the White Sox, 2-1, for the Royals' fifth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stein 2b              6   1   2   0     0   2   .217      Poquette lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .281
Garr lf,cf            5   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Otis cf               4   0   0   1     1   0   .287
Orta 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Brett 3b              5   0   2   0     1   0   .388
Downing dh            4   0   0   0     1   2   .280      Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   1     1   0   .222
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .154      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .298
  Spencer ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Cowens rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Bradford rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Martinez c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Dent ss               5   0   3   0     0   1   .294      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      White 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .197
  May ph,lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Rojas ph,2b         2   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Varney c              3   0   0   0     2   1   .278      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   1   9   1     3   8             Totals               41   2   8   2     6   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 14,693
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Royals 12
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Bradford (3), Stein (1), Brett (5)
Triples: Poquette (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry (2)
Stolen Bases: Garr (1), Patek 2 (12), Brett (3), Rojas (1)
Caught Stealing: Orta (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (1), Poquette (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (2)
GIDP: Varney (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(1-3)         11.2   8   2   2   6   5   1  49   3.07
Totals                 11.2   8   2   2   6   5   1  49

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff             10     9   1   1   3   6   0  40   4.79
Littell W(2-0)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                 12     9   1   1   3   8   0  46

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein was called out on strikes; Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); Orta singled; Orta was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis
grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to center;
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing was called out on strikes; L. Johnson
struck out; Bradford doubled to right; Dent flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first) [McRae to second]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first) [McRae to third]; Patek walked; Patek stole second; White
walked; Poquette made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon struck out; Varney flied out to right;
Stein doubled to left; Garr singled to left [Stein scored]; Orta
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to center; Brett doubled to left;
Mayberry walked; McRae popped to first in foul territory; Cowens
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing walked; L. Johnson lined to center;
Bradford lined to left; Dent singled to left [Downing to
second]; Lemon forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez struck out; Patek was called out on
strikes; White made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Varney walked; Stein flied out to left; Garr
forced Varney (second to shortstop); Garr stole second;
Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Garr to third]; Orta flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Poquette tripled to right; Otis hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Poquette scored]; Brett walked; Brett stole second;
Mayberry flied out to right; McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing lined to first; L. Johnson flied out to
center; Bradford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled to left; Lemon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Dent to second]; Varney walked; Stein
struck out; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: White singled to left; Poquette out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [White to second]; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White to third]; Brett made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta flied out to center; Downing grounded out
(third to first); L. Johnson singled to right; Bradford lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae made
an out to shortstop; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Dent singled to center; Lemon forced Dent (third
to shortstop); Varney grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Martinez singled to left; Patek forced Martinez
(first to shortstop); ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Patek stole
second; Rojas struck out; Poquette struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 10TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stein singled
to left; Garr flied out to left; Orta forced Stein (pitcher to
shortstop); Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 10TH: Otis walked; Brett made an out to second; Mayberry
flied out to left; McRae singled to center [Otis to second];
Cowens made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 11TH: LITTELL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); SPENCER
BATTED FOR L. JOHNSON; Spencer made an out to third; Bradford
lined to shortstop; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 11TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (second to
first); Rojas singled to left; Rojas stole second; Poquette
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 12TH: MAY BATTED FOR LEMON; May grounded out (first to
pitcher); Varney struck out; Stein grounded out (pitcher to
third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 12TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry homered; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.