Frank White, Al Cowens and Fred Patek drove in two runs apiece to pace the Royals to a 7-5 victory over the Athletics. White, breaking an 0-for-13 slump, singled with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to break a 4-4 tie and account for his first RBIs since June 10. Sal Bando hit his seventh homer over a stretch of seven games for the A's to raise his season's total to 18. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Saturday, July      3, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          2  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5  8  0
Royals       0  1  0    3  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 12  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .275      Wohlford lf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .250
Campaneris ss         3   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .299
Baylor dh             3   1   1   2     1   1   .228      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .356
Rudi lf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .254      Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .253
Bando 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .232      McRae dh              4   2   3   0     0   0   .338
Tenace 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Cowens rf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .269
Washington rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      Stinson c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Lintz pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   1   2   2     1   0   .274
  Newman c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      White 2b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .211
  Williams ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .270        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     2   4             Totals               33   7  12   7     5   2

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 33,586
Left on Base: A's 4, Royals 7
DP: A's 0, Royals 3
Errors: Patek, White
Doubles: Rudi (13), Bando (10), McRae 2 (20), Patek (9), Cowens (11)
Home Runs: Bando (18)
Stolen Bases: Lintz (18), North (35)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (7), Patek (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (7)
GIDP: Bando (5), Rudi 2 (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  3.1   5   4   4   2   0   0  16   3.32
Todd L(6-7)             2.1   5   3   3   2   1   0  12   3.79
Fingers                 2.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.98
Totals                  8    12   7   7   5   2   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(8-3)          8.2   8   5   3   2   3   1  35   3.08
Mingori SV(5)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.82
Totals                  9     8   5   3   2   4   1  36

Wild Pitches: Bosman (1)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris singled to right;
Baylor reached on an error by Patek [Campaneris to second]; Rudi
doubled to left [Campaneris scored, Baylor scored (unearned)];
Bando grounded into a double play (pitcher to first to third)
[Rudi out at third]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
walked; Brett flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals
0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to left; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (first unassisted)
[McRae to third]; Patek doubled to left [McRae scored]; White
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Haney flied out to right; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford walked; Wohlford was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Rudi grounded out (third to
first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to center; McRae doubled [Mayberry
to third]; Cowens doubled to left [Mayberry scored, McRae
scored]; Bosman threw a wild pitch [Cowens to third]; Stinson
made an out to shortstop; TODD REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Patek
singled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); White flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Tenace lined to left; Washington lined to right;
Garner made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford flied out to right; Otis struck out; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Haney reached on an error by White; LINTZ RAN FOR
HANEY; Lintz stole second; North walked; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lintz to third, North to
second]; Baylor singled to left [Lintz scored (unearned), North
scored]; Rudi grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Baylor out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: NEWMAN REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); Mayberry walked;
McRae forced Mayberry (third to second); Cowens singled to left
[McRae to second]; Stinson singled to left [McRae out at home
(shortstop to catcher to second), Cowens to third, Stinson to
second]; Patek was walked intentionally; White singled to left
[Cowens scored, Stinson scored, Patek to second]; Wohlford
singled to center [Patek scored, White to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Otis forced Wohlford (shortstop
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando homered; Tenace lined to left; Washington
singled to center; Garner flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals
7.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to center; Mayberry walked [Brett to
second]; McRae singled to left [Brett to third, Mayberry to
second]; Cowens forced Brett (first to catcher) [Mayberry to
third, McRae to second]; QUIRK BATTED FOR STINSON; Quirk was
called out on strikes; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); North
singled to right; North stole second; Campaneris flied out to
right; Baylor walked; Rudi grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Baylor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford popped
to first in foul territory; Otis grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Bando doubled to right; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Washington singled [Bando to third]; Garner popped to
first in foul territory; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR NEWMAN; MINGORI
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS;
McMullen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals
7.