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Thursday September 9, 1976
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George Brett singled with two out in the 10th inning for his fifth hit of the game to drive in Dave Nelson and gave the Royals a 6-5 victory over the Angels. Frank White flied out and Bob Stinson struck out before Nelson, Jim Wohlford and Brett singled in succession to snap the Royals' four-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 5

Game Played on Thursday, September 9, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Angels       0  0  1    0  2  0    0  2  0    0  -   5 12  2
Royals       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  2    1  -   6 18  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   0   0   1     0   0   .265      D. Nelson 2b          6   1   1   0     0   1   .236
Chalk ss              4   0   1   1     1   2   .208      Poquette lf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .317
Easler dh             5   1   3   0     0   0   .421        Wohlford ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Solaita 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Brett 3b              5   2   5   1     1   0   .339
Melton 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .214      McRae dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .343
  Jackson pr,3b       1   1   0   0     0   0   .211        Patek pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .247
Bochte lf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .240
  Stanton ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Wilson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .207        Wathan 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Briggs rf             3   2   2   0     0   0   .225      Otis cf               4   0   4   2     1   0   .286
Humphrey c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .263      Cowens rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Overy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Stinson c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .264
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     2   4             Totals               45   6  18   5     3   3

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 10,897
Left on Base: Angels 6, Royals 13
DP: Angels 1, Royals 1
Errors: Humphrey, Overy
Doubles: Briggs (12), Otis (38)
Stolen Bases: Brett 2 (19), Wilson (1)
Caught Stealing: Briggs (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Humphrey (2)
GIDP: Solaita (2)
Hit by Pitch: Briggs (1,by Mingori)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell                8.2  15   5   4   2   2   0  41   2.64
Overy L(0-2)            1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   6.14
Scott                   0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.67
Totals                  9.2  18   6   5   3   3   0  48

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 7.1  10   5   4   1   4   0  32   3.40
Mingori W(4-4)          2.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.06
Totals                 10    12   5   4   2   4   0  41

Passed Balls: Stinson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mingori (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk struck
out; Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Poquette
flied out to center; Brett walked; McRae grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Solaita flied out to left; Melton popped to first in
foul territory; Bochte singled to left; Torres grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to first; Otis singled to third
[Mayberry to second]; Cowens lined into a double play (pitcher
to first) [Otis out at first]; White grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Briggs doubled to center; Humphrey grounded out
(first unassisted) [Briggs to third]; Remy grounded out (second
to first) [Briggs scored]; Chalk grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Nelson grounded out (second to first); Poquette grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Easler singled to right; Solaita grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Easler out at
second]; Melton singled to left; Bochte forced Melton (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to left; Brett stole second; McRae
singled to center [Brett to third]; Mayberry walked [McRae to
second]; Otis singled to left [Brett scored, McRae scored,
Mayberry to third (error by Humphrey), Otis to second]; Cowens
reached on a fielder's choice [Mayberry out at home (shortstop
to catcher), Otis to third]; White popped to right; Martinez
popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Torres walked; Briggs singled to center [Torres to
third, Briggs to second (on throw to 3b)]; Humphrey hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Torres scored]; Remy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Briggs to third]; Chalk singled to left
[Briggs scored]; Easler singled to right [Chalk to third];
Solaita popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: D. Nelson popped to second; Poquette grounded out
(second to first); Brett singled to center; Brett stole second;
McRae singled to center [Brett scored, McRae out at second
(center to first to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Melton flied out to left; Bochte singled to left;
Torres struck out; Briggs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Otis
doubled to left; Cowens singled to third [Otis to third]; White
reached on a fielder's choice [Otis out at home (third to
catcher), Cowens to second]; QUIRK BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Quirk
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 7TH: STINSON REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); Humphrey struck
out; Remy flied out to center; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: D. Nelson was called out on strikes; Poquette
singled to center; Brett singled to left [Poquette to second];
McRae forced Brett (shortstop to second) [Poquette to third];
Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Royals 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Easler singled to right; Solaita grounded out (first
unassisted) [Easler to second]; Melton singled to center [Easler
scored]; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); JACKSON RAN FOR
MELTON; STANTON BATTED FOR BOCHTE; Stinson allowed a passed ball
[Jackson to second]; Stanton popped to shortstop; Torres singled
to first [Jackson scored (unearned)]; Torres was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); STANTON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Otis singled to center; Cowens struck out;
White forced Otis (second to shortstop); Stinson forced White
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals
3.

ANGELS 9TH: Briggs was hit by a pitch; Briggs was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Humphrey singled to
left; Humphrey was picked off first (pitcher to first); Remy
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: D. Nelson grounded out (third to first); Poquette
singled to shortstop; Brett singled to right [Poquette to
second]; McRae forced Brett (shortstop unassisted) [Poquette to
third]; PATEK RAN FOR MCRAE; Mayberry singled to center
[Poquette scored, Patek to third]; OVERY REPLACED HARTZELL
(PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Wilson stole second; Patek
was picked off third but was safe on an error by Overy [Patek
scored (unearned)]; Otis was walked intentionally; Cowens flied
out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 5.

ANGELS 10TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WATHAN REPLACED
WILSON (PLAYING 1B); Chalk walked; Easler popped to catcher;
Solaita flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: White flied out to center; Stinson struck out; D.
Nelson singled to center; SCOTT REPLACED OVERY (PITCHING);
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Wohlford singled to center [D.
Nelson to second]; Brett singled to center [D. Nelson scored,
Wohlford to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, Royals 6.



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