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. Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, August 6, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IRoyals 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. |
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