Batting in two runs with a double and single, Buck Martinez accounted for the Royals' winning margin in a 4-2 victory over the Twins. The Royals got off to a fast start with three runs in the first inning. After the first two tallies counted on singles by Tom Poquette, Amos Otis, George Brett and Al Cowens, Martinez doubled for the third run. The Royals' catcher then added their final marker with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    4, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .338      Poquette lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .346
Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Brett 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .353
Braun dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .273      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      McRae dh              2   0   1   0     2   0   .352
Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .231        D. Nelson pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Kusick 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .286      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .259
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Martinez c            4   0   2   2     0   1   .263
Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .198
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               32   4   9   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 15,932
Left on Base: Twins 6, Royals 7
DP: Twins 1, Royals 2
Errors: Kusick
Doubles: Randall (8), Martinez (10), White (9)
Stolen Bases: Bostock (7)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Kusick (2)
GIDP: Wynegar (12), Smalley (8), Otis (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(9-10)           7     9   4   3   3   3   0  32   3.76
Campbell                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.12
Totals                  8     9   4   3   3   4   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(13-7)      5.1   7   1   1   1   1   0  22   2.90
Littell SV(11)          3.2   1   1   1   2   3   0  13   2.17
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   0  35

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock popped to second; Smalley grounded out
(second to first); Hisle singled to center; Hisle was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; Otis singled to left
[Poquette to second]; Brett singled to right [Poquette scored,
Otis to second]; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae flied out
to center; Cowens singled to left [Otis scored, Brett to third];
Martinez doubled to right [Brett scored, Cowens to third]; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 3.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to center; Wynegar grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at
second]; Cubbage singled to left; Kusick flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (third to first); Poquette struck
out; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (third to first); Randall grounded
out (second to first); Bostock singled to pitcher; the line
drive hit Al Fitzmorris on right arm; Bostock stole second;
Smalley walked; Hisle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett struck out; Mayberry flied out to center;
McRae walked; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

TWINS 4TH: Braun lined to center; Wynegar grounded out (first
unassisted); Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez popped to shortstop; Patek flied out to
right; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford lined
to left; Randall doubled to left; Bostock singled to right
[Randall scored]; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Poquette grounded out (second to first); Otis flied
out to center; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Braun singled to
right; LITTELL REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Wynegar flied out
to left; Cubbage lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry reached on an error by Kusick; McRae walked
[Mayberry to second]; Cowens forced McRae (shortstop to second)
[Mayberry to third]; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Martinez singled to left [Mayberry scored
(unearned)]; Patek flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 4.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded
out (second to first); Randall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: White doubled to left; Poquette walked; Otis
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White to
third, Poquette out at second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 4.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock walked; Smalley grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Bostock out at second]; Hisle
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry singled to left; McRae singled to right
[Mayberry to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); D.
NELSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Cowens popped to shortstop; Martinez
struck out; Patek forced D. Nelson (second unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 4.

TWINS 9TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Braun walked;
Wynegar struck out; Cubbage singled to center [Braun to third];
Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Braun scored]; Ford struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 4.