Sunday October 10, 1976
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Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 3

League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Sunday, October 10, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 5 Royals 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 x - 7 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Wohlford lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .143 White lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .375 Cowens cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Munson c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .300 Brett 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .571 Chambliss 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .556 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .143 May dh 5 1 2 0 0 2 .400 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .143 Poquette rf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .333 Gamble rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 White 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167 Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Patek ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Stanley ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .571 Martinez c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .167 Piniella ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 12 3 4 2 Totals 34 7 9 7 3 2 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 41,091 Left on Base: Yankees 11, Royals 7 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 2 Errors: Munson 2, Chambliss, Gamble, Stanley Doubles: May (1), White (2), Munson (1), Stanley (2), Nettles (1), Poquette (1) Triples: Brett (1) Stolen Bases: Cowens 2 (2), Wohlford (1) Sacrifice Flies: Brett (1) GIDP: Munson (1), Randolph (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa L(0-1) 5.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 24 6.75 Tidrow 2.2 3 3 2 1 0 0 14 6.75 Totals 8 9 7 6 3 2 0 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 2.1 6 3 3 2 0 0 13 11.57 Splittorff W(1-0) 5.2 4 0 0 2 1 0 23 0.00 Mingori 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 12 3 3 4 2 0 41 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Art Frantz, LF - Larry McCoy, RF - Joe Brinkman YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; White singled to left [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers to third, White out at second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to shortstop; Cowens singled to right [Wohlford to third]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wohlford scored]; Cowens stole second [Cowens to third (error by Munson)]; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; McRae walked; Poquette singled to right [Cowens scored, McRae to third]; White grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 2ND: May doubled to left; Nettles walked; Gamble singled to left [May scored, Nettles to second]; Randolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Nettles to third, Gamble out at second]; Stanley popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; Martinez flied out to right; Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White doubled to center; Munson doubled to right [White scored]; Chambliss singled to right [Munson scored]; SPLITTORFF REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); May singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Nettles flied out to center; Gamble lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph flied out to left; Stanley doubled to right; Rivers flied out to center; White walked; Munson forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae struck out; Poquette lined to center; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); May struck out; Nettles doubled to right; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to center; Martinez flied out to right; Wohlford walked; Cowens forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Brett tripled to center; Mayberry singled to center [Brett scored]; McRae flied out to right; Poquette doubled to left [Mayberry scored]; TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); White grounded out (third to first); Patek reached on an error by Chambliss [Poquette to third]; Martinez flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4. YANKEES 7TH: White flied out to right; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss singled to shortstop; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens reached on an error by Stanley; Cowens stole second [Cowens to third (error by Munson)]; Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens out at home (first to catcher to third to pitcher), Brett to second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (third to first); Randolph walked; PINIELLA BATTED FOR STANLEY; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: MASON REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); McRae grounded out (third to first); Poquette walked; White singled to right [Poquette to third]; Patek singled to right [Poquette scored, White to third, Patek to second (error by Gamble)]; Martinez singled to right [White scored, Patek scored (unearned)]; Wohlford forced Martinez (second to shortstop); Wohlford stole second; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 7. YANKEES 9TH: MINGORI REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to center; Munson singled to center; Chambliss singled to right [Munson to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 7.

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