Although troubled by a pulled thigh muscle, Hal McRae rapped a double and homer to spark the Royals to a 7-1 victory over the Twins, who were stopped on their eight-game winning streak. The Royals ripped into Eddie Bane for three runs in the first inning on a double by Amos Otis, single by George Brett and doubles by McRae and John Mayberry.

The Royals added three more runs in the third on McRae's homer, two walks and a double by Buck Martinez. Brett doubled in the eighth and scored on another two-bagger by Mayberry. For the 24th time this season, Brett had three or more hits in one game. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    3, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  1
Royals       3  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   7 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Carew 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .322      Brett 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .354
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      McRae dh              4   2   2   2     0   0   .351
Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .335      Mayberry 1b           3   1   2   2     1   0   .247
Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .259
  Kusick ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Martinez c            4   0   1   2     0   1   .257
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Ford rf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .254      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Randall 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   0     2   2             Totals               32   7  10   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 16,939
Left on Base: Twins 6, Royals 3
DP: Twins 2, Royals 1
Errors: Braun
Doubles: Ford (13), Otis (26), McRae (25), Mayberry 2 (16), Martinez (9), Brett (23)
Triples: Carew (7)
Home Runs: McRae (6)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (18)
Caught Stealing: Patek (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Randall (12)
GIDP: Hisle (6), McRae (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane L(4-3)             2.2   5   6   6   2   0   1  15   3.44
Johnson                 4.1   3   0   0   0   1   0  14   0.00
Albury                  0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.32
Hughes                  0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   5.58
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   3   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(4-9)           8     6   1   0   2   0   0  31   2.56
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.05
Totals                  9     6   1   0   2   2   0  34

Passed Balls: Martinez (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew tripled to right; Wynegar
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to center; Otis doubled to left;
Brett singled to center [Otis scored]; McRae doubled to right
[Brett scored]; Mayberry doubled to right [McRae scored]; Cowens
popped to first; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Oliva
grounded out (second to first); Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek reached on an error by Braun; Patek was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White popped to first;
Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 3RD: Ford popped to third in foul territory; Randall flied
out to center; Braun singled to right; Smalley flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to center; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); McRae homered; Mayberry walked; Cowens walked
[Mayberry to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Martinez
doubled to right [Mayberry scored, Cowens scored]; Patek
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 6.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: White popped to second; Wohlford grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 6.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to right; Hisle grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at second]; Ford
doubled to left; Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett singled to center; McRae grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brett out at
second]; Mayberry lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 6.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley flied
out to center; Carew singled to left; Wynegar grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens singled to left; Cowens stole second;
Martinez flied out to left; Patek lined into a double play
(second unassisted) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 6.

TWINS 7TH: Bostock popped to second; Oliva lined to center;
Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; Wohlford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Otis lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 6.

TWINS 8TH: Ford singled to left; Randall out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Ford to second]; Braun walked; Smalley
grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third, Braun to second];
Martinez allowed a passed ball [Ford scored (unearned), Braun to
third]; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: ALBURY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Brett doubled to
center; McRae grounded out (third to first); Mayberry doubled to
right [Brett scored]; HUGHES REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Cowens
struck out; Martinez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 7.

TWINS 9TH: Wynegar walked; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING);
Bostock flied out to left; KUSICK BATTED FOR OLIVA; Kusick was
called out on strikes; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 7.