John Mayberry, entering the game with only one hit in his last 19 times at bat, belted two homers and drove in five runs as the Royals ended their five-game losing streak by defeating the Angels, 6-3. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
Royals       0  0  3    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   6  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Wohlford rf           3   2   3   0     1   0   .240
Remy 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Bonds rf              5   0   2   1     0   1   .279      Brett 3b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .363
Davis dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   5     1   0   .241
Jackson 3b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .217      McRae lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .346
Stanton cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     1   1   .283
Briggs 1b             2   0   0   1     1   1   .278      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Chalk ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Melton ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .207      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Etchebarren c         2   0   1   0     1   0   .216        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bochte ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Ross p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     3   4             Totals               31   6   8   6     4   1

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 25,522
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 5
DP: Angels 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Collins (1), Jackson (8), Wohlford (5)
Triples: Bonds (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford 2 (9), McRae (15)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Briggs (2)
GIDP: Davis (3)
Hit by Pitch: Stanton (1,by Splittorff)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ross L(5-9)             7     8   6   6   4   0   2  32   3.41
Scott                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.11
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   1   2  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(7-6)       6     6   2   2   1   3   0  26   4.12
Littell SV(7)           3     4   1   1   2   1   0  14   2.81
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (third to first); Remy flied
out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to right; Otis lined to third;
Wohlford was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Brett singled to shortstop; Mayberry walked [Brett to second];
McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Davis flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
right; Stanton was hit by a pitch; Briggs walked [Stanton to
second]; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita grounded out (first to pitcher); White flied
out to right; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren singled to right; Collins singled to
center [Etchebarren to second]; Remy singled to center
[Etchebarren to third, Collins to second]; Bonds forced
Etchebarren (third to catcher) [Collins to third, Remy to
second]; Davis was called out on strikes; Jackson flied out to
center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez flied to right in foul territory; Wohlford
doubled to left; Otis flied out to left; Brett walked; Mayberry
homered [Wohlford scored, Brett scored]; McRae flied out to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton flied out to right; Briggs flied out to
right; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita flied out to left; White flied out to left;
Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Royals 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Collins
doubled to left; Remy grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Collins to third]; Bonds tripled to right [Collins scored];
Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
singled to center; Wohlford stole second; Otis popped to first
in foul territory; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Jackson doubled to left; Stanton grounded out
(second to first) [Jackson to third]; Briggs hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Jackson scored]; Chalk flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; McRae singled to
third; McRae stole second; Solaita walked; White forced Solaita
(pitcher to shortstop) [McRae to third]; Patek forced White
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 3.

ANGELS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Etchebarren
walked; Collins popped to first; Remy flied out to center; Bonds
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
walked; Wohlford stole second; Otis popped to shortstop; Brett
singled to left [Wohlford scored]; Mayberry homered [Brett
scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, Royals 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Jackson walked;
Stanton singled to right [Jackson to second]; Briggs struck out;
MELTON BATTED FOR CHALK; Melton singled to left [Jackson scored,
Stanton to second]; BOCHTE BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: GUERRERO REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING SS); HUMPHREY
REPLACED BOCHTE (PLAYING C ); SCOTT REPLACED ROSS (PITCHING);
Solaita struck out; White grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Royals 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Collins grounded out (second to first); Remy singled
to left; Bonds singled to shortstop [Remy to second]; Davis
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 6.