Thurman Munson broke the Yankees' four-game losing streak by smashing a homer with two out in the 11th inning to beat the Royals, 2-1. The homer was only the second given up by Steve Mingori, Royals' reliever, this season. The Yankees counted their initial run in the fourth on singles by Lou Piniella and Chris Chambliss, together with a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. Al Cowens hit an inside-the-park homer for the Royals to tie the score in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    10, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  7  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  -   1  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Poquette lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .330
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Otis cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Munson c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Piniella rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Chambliss 1b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .295      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .352
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .228      Cowens rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .261
Healy dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   2   7   2     1   5             Totals               38   1   5   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 25,173
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 2
Errors: Randolph, Patek
Doubles: Rivers (25), White (11)
Home Runs: Munson (13), Cowens (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (5)
GIDP: White 2 (10)
Hit by Pitch: Rivers (2,by Mingori)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(12-6)          10     5   1   1   2   2   1  38   3.20
Lyle SV(19)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.20
Totals                 11     5   1   1   2   2   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                10     6   1   1   1   5   0  36   4.07
Mingori L(3-3)          1     1   1   1   0   0   1   5   2.37
Totals                 11     7   2   2   1   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Mingori (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Rain delay before start of game; Rivers
doubled to right; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette struck out; Otis flied out to left; Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles struck out; Healy singled to shortstop; Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
walked; Cowens forced McRae (shortstop unassisted); White flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Rivers
grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); Martinez
grounded out (first unassisted); Poquette grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
singled to center; Chambliss singled to right [Piniella to
third]; Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to center [Piniella scored];
Healy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett grounded out (second
to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph flied out to center; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Rivers grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae struck out; Cowens popped to second; White
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to left; Munson singled to left;
Piniella struck out; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Martinez
singled to center; Poquette singled to center [Martinez to
second]; Otis popped to first; Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Healy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
flied out to right; Cowens hit an inside the park homer to
right; White doubled to center; Patek walked; Martinez flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley walked; Rivers struck out; White grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stanley out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Poquette flied out to left; Otis singled to center;
Brett flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss singled to left; Nettles flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Cowens popped
to second; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 10TH: Healy flied out to right; Randolph flied out to
center; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 10TH: Patek reached on an error by Randolph; Martinez out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to second];
Poquette popped to catcher; Otis grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 11TH: MINGORI REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Rivers was
hit by a pitch; White grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; Munson homered;
Piniella reached on an error by Patek; Chambliss grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 11TH: LYLE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry popped to third; McRae flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.