Although forced to call on three pitchers, the Royals defeated the Brewers, 6-2, with a 14-hit attack that included three each by Ruppert Jones and Amos Otis and two apiece by George Brett and Hal McRae. The Royals jumped off to a two-run lead in the first inning on singles by Jones, Otis and Brett and an infield out by John Mayberry.

After the Brewers came back with a tally on a triple by Mike Hegan and grounder by Sixto Lezcano, the Royals put the game away with three runs in the fourth. Singles by Frank White and Otis and an infield out by Brett produced the first counter. Mayberry walked. Otis stole third and scored on a single by McRae. Pinch-hitter Al Cowens followed with a single to drive in Mayberry. Von Joshua homered for the Brewers in the sixth before the Royals picked up their last run in the ninth on an RBI single by Fred Patek. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    21, 1976 (Day game) at County Stadium
Royals       2  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  1  -   6 14  1
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jones rf,lf           5   1   3   0     0   1   .308      Joshua lf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .263
Otis cf               5   2   3   0     0   1   .286      Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Brett 3b              5   0   2   2     0   1   .341      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Mayberry 1b           3   2   0   1     1   0   .239      Hegan dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
McRae dh              3   0   2   1     1   1   .356      Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .225
  D. Nelson pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .289
Poquette lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .335      Johnson 2b,3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Cowens ph,rf        3   0   1   1     0   0   .261      G. Thomas cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .204
Stinson c             4   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Heidemann 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Patek ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .246        Sharp ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
White 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .223        Sutherland 2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  14   6     3   5             Totals               33   2   6   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 17,725
Left on Base: Royals 12, Brewers 6
DP: Royals 1, Brewers 2
Errors: Patek, Johnson
Doubles: Otis (32)
Triples: Hegan (2)
Home Runs: Joshua (4)
Stolen Bases: Otis (22)
Caught Stealing: Joshua (6)
GIDP: White (4), Cowens (9), Scott (16)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (2,by Sadecki), McRae (4,by Castro)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(6-10)          7.1   5   2   2   1   3   1  27   2.53
Hall                    0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.13
Littell SV(12)          1.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.92
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   1  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn L(7-13)         3.2   9   5   5   2   2   0  23   3.75
Sadecki                 4.1   4   1   1   0   3   0  17   3.31
Castro                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.96
Totals                  9    14   6   6   3   5   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Sadecki (2), Castro (3)
Wild Pitches: Pattin (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


ROYALS 1ST: Jones singled to left; Otis singled to left [Jones
to second]; Brett singled to right [Jones scored, Otis to
third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Otis scored,
Brett to second]; McRae walked; Poquette reached on an error by
Johnson [Brett to third, McRae to second]; Stinson forced Brett
(first to catcher) [McRae to third, Poquette to second]; Patek
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Yount made an out to
shortstop; Scott grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (second to first); Jones singled
to right; Otis struck out; Brett singled to right [Jones to
second]; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan tripled to right; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hegan
scored]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae singled to left; Poquette flied out to center;
Stinson forced McRae (second to shortstop); Patek flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: G. Thomas struck out; Heidemann grounded out
(shortstop to first); Joshua struck out but advanced to first on
a wild pitch; Joshua was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: White singled to center; Jones flied out to left;
Otis singled to right [White to third]; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White scored, Otis to second]; Otis stole
third; Mayberry was walked intentionally; McRae singled to right
[Otis scored, Mayberry to second]; SADECKI REPLACED COLBORN
(PITCHING); COWENS BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Cowens singled to center
[Mayberry scored, McRae to third]; Stinson popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JONES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Yount grounded out (second to first);
Scott grounded out (third to first); Hegan grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied
out to center; Jones singled to center; Otis doubled to left
[Jones to third]; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter struck out; Lezcano singled to left; Johnson
lined to left; G. Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae was
called out on strikes; Cowens lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Heidemann flied out to right; Joshua homered; Yount
singled to left; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Yount out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Stinson singled to left; Patek popped to catcher in
foul territory; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Hegan flied out to center; Porter walked; Lezcano
flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Jones was called out on strikes; Otis flied out to
right; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: G. Thomas grounded out (third to first); SHARP
BATTED FOR HEIDEMANN; Sharp singled to right; HALL REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); Joshua walked [Sharp to second]; LITTELL
REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Yount struck out; Scott was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: SUTHERLAND REPLACED SHARP (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Mayberry was hit by a pitch;
CASTRO REPLACED SADECKI (PITCHING); McRae was hit by a pitch
[Mayberry to second]; D. NELSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Cowens grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry to
third, D. Nelson out at second]; Stinson was walked
intentionally; Patek singled to left [Mayberry scored, Stinson
to second]; White forced Stinson (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hegan
grounded out (first unassisted); Porter singled to right;
Lezcano reached on an error by Patek [Porter to second]; Johnson
flied out to center; G. Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 6, Brewers 2.