A sacrifice fly by Fred Patek in the 10th inning decided a pitching duel and enabled the Royals to defeat the Twins, 1-0. A single by Hal McRae, an error and infield out set the stage for Patek's scoring fly. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Tuesday, June 29, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wohlford rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Braun lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .355 Carew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 McRae lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .337 Ford pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Solaita dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .246 Bostock cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .331 Stinson c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .255 Oliva dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .162 Patek ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .280 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 White 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Hisle rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Kusick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 3 1 4 2 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 4 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 6,201 Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 3 DP: Royals 3, Twins 0 Errors: Smalley Doubles: Cubbage (5) Caught Stealing: White (4) Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (5) Sacrifice Flies: Patek (5) GIDP: Oliva (1), Carew (4), Bostock (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris W(9-4) 10 5 0 0 1 4 0 33 3.28 Totals 10 5 0 0 1 4 0 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(7-6) 10 3 1 0 4 2 0 36 3.65 Totals 10 3 1 0 4 2 0 36 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to right; Smalley flied out to left; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita singled to left; Stinson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock singled to right; Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Bostock to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Hisle flied out to right; Randall flied out to left; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Solaita flied out to center; Stinson walked; Patek forced Stinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Bostock walked; Oliva grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bostock out at second]; Cubbage lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 6TH: White walked; White was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wohlford made an out to second; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Randall flied out to left; Braun singled to center; Smalley forced Braun (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 7TH: Brett lined to center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 8TH: Solaita struck out; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Cubbage doubled to left; Hisle struck out; KUSICK BATTED FOR RANDALL; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 2B); White singled to right; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [White to second]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett walked; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 9TH: Braun lined to left; Smalley singled to center; Carew grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 10TH: McRae singled to shortstop [McRae to second (error by Smalley)]; Solaita grounded out (shortstop to first) [McRae to third]; Stinson walked; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored (unearned)]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0. TWINS 10TH: Wynegar singled to left; FORD RAN FOR WYNEGAR; Bostock grounded into a double play (second to first) [Ford out at second]; Oliva was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

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