New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3
League Championship Series Game 3 Played on Tuesday, October   12, 1976 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .111      Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Cowens cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      White lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .273
Brett 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .600      Munson c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .357
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .182      Piniella dh           2   1   1   0     0   0   .429
McRae dh              2   0   0   1     0   0   .000        May ph,dh           1   0   0   0     1   1   .333
Poquette rf           3   0   1   1     0   2   .333      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   3     0   0   .538
  Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .200
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Maddox rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
  Rojas ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .100
Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Stanley ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .400
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Ellis p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   6   3     3   5             Totals               32   5   9   5     5   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 56,808
Left on Base: Royals 3, Yankees 8
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 2
Doubles: Poquette (2), Piniella (1), Munson (2), Maddox (1)
Home Runs: Chambliss (1)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (2), Chambliss (1), Randolph (1)
Caught Stealing: McRae (1), Patek (2), Rivers (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (1)
GIDP: Brett (1), Mayberry (1)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (1,by Ellis)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-1)          5     4   4   4   3   3   1  21   7.20
Pattin                  0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1    inf
Hall                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Mingori                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Littell                 2.2   3   0   0   1   2   0  12   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   5   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(1-0)            8     6   3   3   2   5   0  29   3.38
Lyle SV(1)              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   5   0  33

Passed Balls: Munson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Larry McCoy, LF - Joe Brinkman, RF - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford walked; Wohlford stole second; Cowens
struck out; Brett singled to center [Wohlford scored]; Mayberry
singled to left [Brett to third]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Brett scored]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Mayberry to
second]; Poquette doubled to left [Mayberry scored]; White
popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to shortstop; White struck out while
Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Munson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Martinez was
called out on strikes; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; Maddox
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens singled to center; Brett grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Cowens out at second]; Mayberry
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
popped to shortstop; Rivers popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae was hit by a pitch; McRae was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Poquette was called out on
strikes; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella doubled to left;
Chambliss homered [Piniella scored]; Nettles struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to center; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Martinez grounded out (second to
first); Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Randolph
walked; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted) [Randolph to
second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Brett singled
to right; Mayberry grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to second) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White walked; Munson doubled to right [White to
third]; PATTIN REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR
PINIELLA; May was walked intentionally; HALL REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Chambliss forced May (second to shortstop) [White
scored, Munson to third]; Nettles singled to left [Munson
scored, Chambliss to second]; MINGORI REPLACED HALL (PITCHING);
Maddox doubled to right [Chambliss scored, Nettles to third];
LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Randolph struck out;
Stanley walked; Rivers popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McRae flied out to
right; Poquette struck out; ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); White flied out
to center; Munson singled to left; May struck out; Chambliss
singled to right [Munson to third]; Chambliss stole second;
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); QUIRK BATTED
FOR MARTINEZ; Quirk struck out; Wohlford walked; Cowens lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: STINSON REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph singled to center;
Randolph stole second; Stanley flied out to right; Rivers
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 5.

ROYALS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Brett walked;
Mayberry flied out to right; McRae flied out to right; NELSON
BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Nelson forced Brett (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 5.