Vida Blue posted the 100th victory of his major league career in pitching the Athletics to a 2-0 shutout of the Royals. Blue struck out 13, his season's high, and scattered six singles. The A's counted both their runs in the seventh inning on a triple by Claudell Washington, single by Billy Williams, sacrifice by Phil Garner and single by Bill North that drove in pinch-runner Larry Lintz. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .225      North cf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .282
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .288      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .365      Baylor 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .345      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .227
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Tenace c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   3   .256      Washington rf         3   1   1   0     0   1   .243
  D. Nelson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .243      Williams dh           3   0   1   1     0   0   .218
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .258        Lintz pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   2   .209      Garner 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   6   0     1  13             Totals               28   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  9,173
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 6
DP: Royals 0, A's 0
Errors: Campaneris, Baylor
Triples: Washington (4)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (17), North (45), Campaneris (32)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (10), North (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Garner (4)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (2,by Pattin)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(3-9)           6.1   6   2   2   2   3   0  28   2.89
Mingori                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.29
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   3   0  32

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(8-9)             9     6   0   0   1  13   0  35   2.85
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1  13   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett singled to left;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris
flied out to center; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Cowens singled to left; Cowens was
picked off and caught stealing second but was safe at second
(error by Baylor; assist by Blue); Martinez struck out; Patek
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi flied out to right; Bando singled to left;
Tenace flied out to right; Washington grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Wohlford reached on a
fielder's choice [White to second (error by Campaneris)]; Otis
struck out; Brett lined to center [White to third]; Mayberry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); North singled to left; North
stole second; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
popped to first in foul territory; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Baylor flied out to right; Rudi singled to
center; Bando walked [Rudi to second]; Tenace was hit by a pitch
[Rudi to third, Bando to second]; Washington struck out;
Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); White struck
out; Wohlford singled to right; Wohlford stole second; Otis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner was called out on strikes; North was
called out on strikes; Campaneris walked; Campaneris stole
second; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to left; Mayberry grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Brett to second]; McRae struck out; Cowens
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi flied out to center; Bando flied out to
right; Tenace popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Martinez struck out; Patek popped to shortstop;
White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Washington tripled to left; Williams singled to
center [Washington scored]; LINTZ RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Garner out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lintz to third]; North
singled to center [Lintz scored]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Campaneris lined to right; North was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LINTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wohlford struck
out; Otis singled to right; Brett lined to center; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Baylor flied out to left; Rudi grounded out
(third to first); Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens flied
to right in foul territory; D. NELSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; D.
Nelson walked; Patek was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 2.