The A. L.'s leading batter, George Brett rapped a triple and two singles in four trips to lead the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Brett drove in one run and scored another. This was the 16th time this season that the star third baseman had collected three or more hits in a game. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      30, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .242      Brye cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Brett 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .361      Hisle rf              4   1   3   1     1   0   .246
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .245      Kusick 1b             2   0   1   1     2   1   .269
McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .336      Wynegar dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .298
Cowens rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .258      Terrell lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .221
Martinez c            4   0   2   1     0   2   .283      Randall 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .143
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Cubbage 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   3     3   6             Totals               32   2   7   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  7,471
Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 10
DP: Royals 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Cowens (9), Martinez (6), Hisle (10), Kusick (8)
Triples: Martinez (3), Brett (8)
Stolen Bases: Hisle 4 (16), Kusick (1)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (6), Terrell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (4), Smalley (7)
GIDP: McRae (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(8-6)       9     7   2   2   6   4   0  39   3.96
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   4   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane L(0-1)             6     6   3   3   2   4   0  24   4.50
Luebber                 1.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   5   4.60
Burgmeier               0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.75
Campbell                1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.38
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to left; Otis struck out; Brett
singled to center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Hisle doubled to left; Kusick doubled to right
[Hisle scored]; Wynegar lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to left; Cowens made an out to
second; Martinez tripled to right; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Terrell singled to center; Randall grounded out
(third to first) [Terrell to second]; Borgmann walked; Terrell
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Cubbage grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to center; Wohlford walked; Wohlford
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Brye walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Brye to second]; Hisle singled to center [Brye
scored]; Hisle stole second; Hisle stole third; Kusick walked;
Kusick stole second; Wynegar struck out; Terrell struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to center; McRae singled to left; Cowens doubled
[McRae scored]; Martinez doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
singled to left; Cubbage forced Borgmann (second to shortstop);
Brye singled to center [Cubbage to second]; Smalley flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to center; Wohlford made an out to
shortstop; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Kusick struck out;
Wynegar lined to shortstop; Terrell walked; Randall made an out
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett tripled to right; Mayberry walked; McRae
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Brett scored, Mayberry out at second]; Cowens popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Brye popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: LUEBBER REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Martinez was
called out on strikes; Patek flied out to right; White flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to right; Hisle singled to center;
Hisle stole second; Kusick walked; Wynegar was called out on
strikes; Terrell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford walked; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Wohlford to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED LUEBBER
(PITCHING); Brett singled to left [Wohlford scored, Brett to
second (on throw to home)]; Mayberry singled to left [Brett to
third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); McRae lined to
second; Cowens lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Randall flied out to left; Borgmann grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Martinez struck out; Patek lined to center; White
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); Smalley grounded
out (third to first); Hisle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.