| A crowd of 40,435, largest at Royals Stadium since the 1973 All-Star Game, saw the Royals defeat the Yankees, 8-2, in a nationally televised matchup of division leaders. Amos Otis hit his first home run since June 15 and two run-scoring doubles, and Hal McRae belted a two-run homer for Kaycee. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Monday, August 9, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Royals 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 x - 8 12 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Wohlford lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 .231 White lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Otis cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 .286 Munson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .310 Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .346 C. May dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .262 McRae dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .356 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .230 D. Nelson pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Gamble rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Cowens rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 Mason ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .183 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 2 2 7 Totals 34 8 12 8 1 1 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 40,435 Left on Base: Yankees 8, Royals 4 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0 Doubles: C. May (7), Otis 2 (30), Martinez (11) Home Runs: Munson (12), McRae (7), Otis (13) Stolen Bases: Patek (41) Caught Stealing: D. Nelson (5) Sacrifice Hits: White (14) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman L(9-8) 3.2 9 8 8 0 0 2 20 3.58 Jackson 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.93 Tidrow 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.05 Lyle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.22 Totals 8 12 8 8 1 1 2 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(14-4) 9 8 2 2 2 7 1 37 3.15 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 7 1 37 Wild Pitches: Holtzman (7) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); White flied out to left; Munson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to center; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to second]; Otis doubled to right [Wohlford scored]; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; McRae homered [Otis scored]; Mayberry flied out to center; Cowens grounded out (second to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; C. May flied out to right; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: White flied out to left; Patek flied out to right; Martinez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 3RD: Gamble flied out to left; Alomar flied out to center; Mason singled to right; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford flied out to left; Otis homered; Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 4. YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson homered; Chambliss singled to center; C. May flied out to center; Nettles singled to center [Chambliss to second]; Gamble flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry popped to shortstop; Cowens singled to center; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cowens to second]; Patek singled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek stole second; Martinez doubled to left [Patek scored]; Wohlford singled to right [Martinez scored, Wohlford to second (on throw to home)]; Otis doubled to left [Wohlford scored]; JACKSON REPLACED HOLTZMAN (PITCHING); Brett popped to catcher; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 8. YANKEES 5TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 8. ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry struck out; Cowens walked; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 8. YANKEES 6TH: White singled to center; Munson struck out; Chambliss flied out to center; C. May doubled to center [White scored]; Nettles flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez popped to third; Wohlford singled to center; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8. YANKEES 7TH: Gamble struck out; Alomar struck out; Mason walked; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 7TH: TIDROW REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Brett flied out to left; McRae singled to right; D. NELSON RAN FOR MCRAE; D. Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8. YANKEES 8TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White singled to second; Munson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to left; C. May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to shortstop; Patek flied out to center; Martinez popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8. YANKEES 9TH: JONES REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Nettles walked; Gamble flied out to center; Alomar singled to center [Nettles to second]; Mason flied out to center; Rivers forced Alomar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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