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Monday August 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.



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