Billy Williams led the Athletics on a 10-1 rout of the Royals, driving in five runs while collecting a single, double and his sixth homer. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 10, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, May       31, 1976 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
A's          3  0  2    2  1  1    1  0  x  -  10 13  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
D. Nelson 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .235      North cf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .284
Otis cf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .311        McMullen ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
  Cowens pr,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Campaneris ss         2   1   1   1     1   0   .197
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .351        Sandt ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Quirk ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .205
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .244      Bando 3b              1   2   1   1     4   0   .217
McRae lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .321      Williams dh           5   1   3   5     0   0   .237
  White ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Tenace 1b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .159
Solaita dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297        Alexander pr,cf     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Poquette rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Washington rf         4   2   1   0     0   0   .216
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .331        Tovar rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Wohlford lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .242        Lintz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Garner 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .258
  Wathan ph,c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .429      Haney c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .242
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   8   0     1   3             Totals               32  10  13  10     7   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 31,842
Left on Base: Royals 9, A's 7
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Errors: Stinson, Campaneris, Tenace
Doubles: McRae (13), Campaneris (3), North (4), Williams (5), Haney (1)
Home Runs: Williams (6)
Stolen Bases: North (27), Baylor (22), Washington (14)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (2), Garner (1)
GIDP: Poquette (3), Haney (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(3-6)       3.1   7   7   7   3   2   1  18   4.94
Gura                    3.2   6   3   2   3   1   0  19   9.00
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.84
Totals                  8    13  10   9   7   4   1  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(6-5)           9     8   1   0   1   3   0  37   2.82
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Gura (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Campaneris
walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop) [North to third]; Baylor popped to first in foul
territory; Bando walked; Williams homered [North scored, Bando
scored]; Tenace struck out; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry reached on an error by Tenace; McRae
singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Solaita reached on an
error by Campaneris [Mayberry to third, McRae to second];
Poquette grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Mayberry scored (unearned), McRae to third, Solaita out at
second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Washington grounded out (catcher to first);
Garner singled to left; Haney grounded into a double play
(catcher to second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson flied out to left; D. Nelson was called out
on strikes; Otis walked; Brett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North flied out to right; Campaneris doubled to
left; Baylor flied out to left; Bando singled to left
[Campaneris scored, Bando to second (on throw to home)];
Williams singled to right [Bando scored]; Tenace was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to left; McRae doubled to left
[Mayberry to third]; Solaita reached on a fielder's choice
[Mayberry out at home (pitcher unassisted), McRae to third];
Poquette flied out to right; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Washington singled to right; Garner made an out
to second; Haney singled to right [Washington to third]; GURA
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); North doubled to left
[Washington scored, Haney to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Haney scored, North to third]; Baylor walked;
Baylor stole second; Bando was walked intentionally; Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Stinson grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Nelson
flied out to center; Otis singled to left; COWENS RAN FOR OTIS;
Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Tenace
singled to left; Washington forced Tenace (shortstop to second);
Washington stole second [Washington to third (error by
Stinson)]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Washington scored
(unearned)]; Haney flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 8.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae flied out
to center; Solaita singled to center; Poquette grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics
8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: WHITE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING SS); WOHLFORD
REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING LF); North singled to left; Gura threw a
wild pitch [North to second]; Campaneris flied out to right;
Baylor flied out to left; Bando walked; Williams doubled to
center [North scored, Bando out at third (center to shortstop to
catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 9.

ROYALS 7TH: SANDT REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Wohlford
flied out to right; WATHAN BATTED FOR STINSON; Wathan singled to
left; D. Nelson forced Wathan (third to second); Cowens singled
to left [D. Nelson to second]; QUIRK BATTED FOR BRETT; Quirk
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 7TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WATHAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Tenace singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR
TENACE; Washington flied out to left; Garner made an out to
second; Haney doubled [Alexander scored]; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR
NORTH; McMullen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 10.

ROYALS 8TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALEXANDER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); TOVAR REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING
RF); Mayberry flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); Solaita grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 10.

ATHLETICS 8TH: PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Sandt flied out
to center; Baylor struck out; Bando walked; Williams grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 10.

ROYALS 9TH: LINTZ REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING RF); Poquette flied
out to left; Wohlford singled to center; Wathan flied out to
right; D. Nelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 10.