With a triple by Fred Stanley as the payoff blow, the Yankees scored all their runs in the second inning to defeat the Royals, 5-3. The Royals also did all their scoring in one stanza, taking the lead in the first with three runs, including a homer by Amos Otis with a man on base. New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 11, 1976 (Night game) at Royals StadiumYankees 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 5 1 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .300 Poquette lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .330 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Munson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Otis cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .285 Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .295 Brett 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .344 C. May dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .228 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .351 Gamble rf 4 1 0 1 0 0 .250 Cowens rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Randolph 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .258 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Stanley ss 3 1 1 2 0 1 .258 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quirk ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Martinez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 D. Nelson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 5 5 1 3 Totals 33 3 8 3 3 0 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 23,394 Left on Base: Yankees 2, Royals 7 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0 Errors: Stanley, Mayberry Triples: Stanley (2), Brett (11) Home Runs: Otis (14) Stolen Bases: Patek (42) Caught Stealing: Cowens (12) Sacrifice Flies: Rivers (5) GIDP: McRae (7) Hit by Pitch: Poquette (2,by Alexander) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(7-8) 8.2 8 3 3 3 0 1 36 3.20 Lyle SV(20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.19 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 0 1 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird L(10-5) 1.1 4 5 3 0 0 0 9 3.41 Gura 7.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 3.19 Totals 9 5 5 3 1 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Alexander (1) Balks: Bird (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to third; White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; Otis homered [Poquette scored]; Brett tripled to right; Mayberry popped to shortstop; McRae singled to center [Brett scored, McRae out at second (center to second to first)]; Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to right; C. May singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Nettles flied out to left [Chambliss to third]; Gamble reached on a fielder's choice [Chambliss scored, C. May to third (error by Mayberry)]; Randolph singled to right [C. May scored (unearned), Gamble to second]; Bird balked [Gamble to third, Randolph to second]; Stanley tripled to left [Gamble scored, Randolph scored]; GURA REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Rivers hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stanley scored (unearned)]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; Martinez flied out to right; Poquette was hit by a pitch; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 3RD: Munson popped to third; Chambliss flied out to center; C. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Mayberry walked; McRae grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to second); White flied out to right; Patek walked; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 5TH: Stanley struck out; Rivers popped to second; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Poquette popped to shortstop; Otis reached on an error by Stanley; Brett popped to third; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); C. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 7TH: On a bunt Nettles singled to third; Gamble forced Nettles (second to shortstop); Randolph popped to second; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Patek flied out to left; Martinez flied out to right; Poquette flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White flied out to center; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to right; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss walked; C. May struck out; Nettles popped to second; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens singled to right; JONES BATTED FOR WHITE; Jones forced Cowens (third to second); QUIRK BATTED FOR PATEK; Quirk flied out to left; D. NELSON BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; D. Nelson walked [Jones to second]; LYLE REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Wohlford forced D. Nelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 3. |
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