After falling behind, 5-0, in the first two innings, the Royals rallied to defeat the White Sox, 6-5. Jim Essian and Lamar Johnson each batted in two runs for the White Sox. The Royals erupted to tie the score in the fourth, counting their runs on five singles and a triple by Frank White.

George Brett, who had three hits to raise his season's total to 202, singled in the eighth and was forced by Hal McRae. After two wild pitches by Terry Forster around a pass to John Mayberry, Al Cowens rapped a single to drive in McRae with the Royals' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    1  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Royals       0  0  0    5  0  0    0  1  x  -   6 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister lf          5   1   2   0     0   1   .257      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Lemon cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .247      Poquette rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .314
Stein 2b,3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .272        D. Nelson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   2   2     0   0   .321        Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Garr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Brett 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .336
  Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .251      McRae dh              3   2   1   1     1   0   .335
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .237
  Brohamer ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Cowens cf,rf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .266
Nordhagen dh          1   1   0   0     1   0   .180      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Ewing ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Downing ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Wilson cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Hairston rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      White 2b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .239
Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .248      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Essian c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .242      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kelly pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .253        R. Nelson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   4     1   3             Totals               32   6  10   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 39,797
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 4
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Dent (18), Essian (7), Brett (29)
Triples: White (6)
Caught Stealing: Patek (14)
GIDP: L. Johnson (9)
Hit by Pitch: Stein (2,by R. Nelson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   3.1   6   5   5   0   1   0  15   4.59
Barrios                 3.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  13   4.15
Forster L(2-12)         1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.37
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   2   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 1.1   5   4   4   1   1   0   9   3.61
R. Nelson               5.2   3   1   1   0   2   0  21   2.70
Littell                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.95
Mingori W(5-5)          1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.32
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   3   0  38

Hit by Pitch: R. Nelson (1)
Wild Pitches: Forster 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to center; Lemon singled to
left [Bannister to second]; Stein singled to left [Bannister to
third, Lemon to second]; L. Johnson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bannister scored, Lemon to
third, Stein out at second]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford popped to first in foul territory; Poquette
popped to first in foul territory; Brett doubled to center
[Brett out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen walked; Hairston flied out to left;
Dent doubled to center [Nordhagen to third]; Essian doubled to
left [Nordhagen scored, Dent scored]; R. NELSON REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Bannister popped to third in foul territory; Lemon
singled to right [Essian to third]; Stein was hit by a pitch
[Lemon to second]; L. Johnson singled to left [Essian scored,
Lemon scored, Stein to second]; Bell popped to third; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry
flied out to center; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen flied out to left; Hairston grounded
out (second to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Stinson was called out on strikes; White flied out
to center; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Bannister
struck out; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette
singled to left; Brett singled to center [Poquette to third];
McRae singled to center [Poquette scored, Brett to second];
Mayberry singled to right [Brett to third, McRae to second];
Cowens singled to left [Brett scored, McRae scored, Mayberry to
second]; BARRIOS REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Stinson flied out to
left; White tripled to right [Mayberry scored, Cowens scored];
Patek popped to shortstop; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stein popped to first in foul territory; L.
Johnson lined to left; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
popped to shortstop; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: EWING BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Ewing lined to right;
Hairston flied out to center; Dent popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae walked; Mayberry flied out to center; Cowens
flied out to center; Stinson lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Essian flied out to center; Bannister singled to
left; Lemon popped to first; Stein grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: White struck out; Patek singled to center; Patek was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wohlford flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED R. NELSON (PITCHING); L. Johnson
singled to left; BROHAMER BATTED FOR BELL; GARR RAN FOR L.
JOHNSON; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); DOWNING BATTED FOR
EWING; Downing grounded out (third to first); Hairston flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED GARR (PLAYING 1B); BROHAMER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
FORSTER REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); D. NELSON BATTED FOR
POQUETTE; D. Nelson grounded out (second to first); Brett
singled to left; McRae forced Brett (third to second); Forster
threw a wild pitch [McRae to second]; Mayberry walked; Forster
threw a wild pitch [McRae to third, Mayberry to second]; Cowens
singled to left [McRae scored, Mayberry to third]; ROJAS BATTED
FOR STINSON; Rojas flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Royals 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: WILSON REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING CF); COWENS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ REPLACED D. NELSON
(PLAYING C ); Dent flied out to center; Essian singled to
center; KELLY RAN FOR ESSIAN; Bannister flied out to center;
Lemon forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Royals 6.