Andy Hassler, who had lost 18 straight games over two seasons, finally gained a victory when the Royals won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 9-2, before going on to beat the White Sox again in the second game, 8-3. Hassler's triumph with the help of Mark Littell, who relieved in the eighth inning, enabled the lefthander to avoid tying the A. L. record of 19 defeats in a row by John Nabors of the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916.

The Royals, held hitless for the first five innings, batted around in the sixth and scored five runs on seven hits, including a triple by George Brett and double by Al Cowens. Dave Nelson homered with a man on base for the Royals in the ninth. Ruppert Jones drove in three runs in the second game and John Mayberry hit his first homer since July 2 as the Royals completed the sweep. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    6, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  5    1  1  2  -   9 14  1
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .343      Dent ss               5   0   2   0     0   0   .246
Otis cf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .286      Garr lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .312
Brett 3b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .355      L. Johnson 1b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .315
Mayberry 1b           4   2   1   1     1   0   .245      Orta dh               3   0   2   1     1   0   .274
McRae dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .356      Stein 2b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .285
  D. Nelson pr,dh     1   1   1   2     0   0   .236      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .261      Nordhagen rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Stinson c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .270        Hairston ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Bell 3b               1   0   0   0     1   1   .247
White 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .203        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                          B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Vuckovich p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   9     3   7             Totals               35   2  10   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:29
Left on Base: Royals 6, White Sox 9
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Cowens (16), Otis (27), Kelly (12)
Triples: Brett (10)
Home Runs: D. Nelson (1)
Stolen Bases: Poquette (5)
Caught Stealing: D. Nelson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (4)
GIDP: Garr (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(1-7)          7     9   2   1   2   1   0  31   4.48
Littell                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.11
Totals                  9    10   2   1   2   2   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(9-10)      6.1   9   6   6   2   5   0  29   4.24
Vuckovich               2.2   5   3   3   1   2   1  13   4.55
Totals                  9    14   9   9   3   7   1  42

Wild Pitches: B. Johnson (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dale Ford


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette struck out; Otis flied out to right; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent singled to left; Garr singled to pitcher
[Dent to second]; L. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [Dent
out at home (shortstop to third to catcher), Garr to third
(error by Patek; assist by White), L. Johnson to second (on
throw to home)]; Orta singled to first [Garr scored (unearned),
L. Johnson to third]; Stein forced Orta (pitcher to shortstop)
[L. Johnson scored]; Lemon grounded out (second to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen singled to right; Bell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nordhagen to second]; Essian
flied out to left; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Patek grounded out (second to
first); White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); L. Johnson
singled to center; Orta forced L. Johnson (first to shortstop);
Stein flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(third to first); Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen
flied out to right; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
walked; Cowens walked [McRae to second]; Stinson flied out to
left; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Essian singled to left; Dent forced Essian
(catcher to shortstop); Garr grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Dent out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to center; B. Johnson threw a wild
pitch [White to second]; Poquette grounded out (first
unassisted) [White to third]; Otis singled to center [White
scored]; Brett tripled to right [Otis scored]; Mayberry singled
to right [Brett scored]; McRae singled to left [Mayberry to
third]; Cowens doubled to right [Mayberry scored, McRae to
third]; Stinson singled to right [McRae scored, Cowens to third,
Stinson out at second (right to catcher to second to third to
shortstop)]; Patek flied out to left; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Orta
singled to center; Stein grounded out (second to first) [Orta to
second]; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Poquette singled to right; Poquette stole second; Otis doubled
to left [Poquette scored]; VUCKOVICH REPLACED B. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to
third]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen lined to center; Bell walked; Essian
forced Bell (shortstop to second); Dent singled to left [Essian
to second]; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 6, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to left; D. NELSON RAN FOR MCRAE;
Cowens struck out while D. Nelson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Stinson singled to right; Patek singled to
right [Stinson to second]; White singled to right [Stinson
scored, Patek to third]; Poquette was called out on strikes; 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); L. Johnson
singled to center; Orta walked [L. Johnson to second]; LITTELL
REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Stein struck out; Lemon flied out
to center [L. Johnson to third]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN;
Hairston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 7, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mayberry walked; D. Nelson homered [Mayberry scored]; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
9, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KELLY BATTED FOR BELL; Kelly doubled to left;
SPENCER BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Spencer popped to shortstop; Dent
grounded out (third to first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, White Sox 2.