Marty Pattin limited the Indians to three hits and Amos Otis and Tom Poquette belted two-run homers in the first inning as the Royals won, 6-1. George Hendrick's 20th homer, in the second inning, spoiled Pattin's bid for a shutout in his first complete game this season. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, August    16, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Royals       4  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .267
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Otis cf               3   1   1   2     1   1   .287
Smith rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      McRae dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .355
Hendrick lf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .268        D. Nelson pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Poquette lf           2   2   1   2     1   0   .336
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .305        Wohlford ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Martinez c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Brown p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .249
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .222
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     0   0             Totals               28   6   7   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 18,797
Left on Base: Indians 1, Royals 6
DP: Indians 2, Royals 1
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Patek (12)
Home Runs: Hendrick (20), Otis (16), Poquette (2)
Stolen Bases: Cowens 2 (20)
Sacrifice Hits: White (15), Patek (9)
GIDP: Carty (15), Poquette (9), Wohlford (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brown L(7-8)            3.2   5   6   6   3   1   2  20   3.80
Hood                    3.1   2   0   0   3   1   0  13   4.39
Buskey                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.84
Totals                  8     7   6   6   6   2   2  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(5-10)          9     3   1   1   0   0   1  29   2.53
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   0   1  29

Wild Pitches: Hood (7)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning
singled to right; Smith popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens walked; Cowens stole second; Otis homered
[Cowens scored]; Brett flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae singled to left; Poquette homered
[McRae scored]; Martinez lined to shortstop; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 4.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
homered; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse lined to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek doubled to left; White out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Patek to third]; Cowens reached on a
fielder's choice [Patek out at home (second to catcher)]; Cowens
stole second; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 4.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy popped to third in foul territory; Kuiper
grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Smith singled; Carty grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; Powell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Poquette walked; Martinez singled to right [Poquette
to second]; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Poquette to third, Martinez to second]; White reached on a
fielder's choice [Poquette scored, Martinez scored (error by
Fosse) (no RBI), White to second]; Cowens flied out to center;
Otis walked; HOOD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Hood threw a wild
pitch [White to third, Otis to second]; Brett grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry popped to second; McRae walked; Poquette
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals
6.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Manning grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
was called out on strikes; White walked; Cowens singled [White
to second]; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Smith popped to shortstop; Carty lined to center;
Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Mayberry
walked; McRae singled to right [Mayberry to second]; D. NELSON
RAN FOR MCRAE; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Wohlford grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [D. Nelson out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

INDIANS 8TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WOHLFORD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hendrick flied out to center; Bell
flied out to right; Fosse flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Martinez grounded
out (second to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first);
White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy flied out to center; Kuiper flied out to
center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 6.