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Royals 8 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
April 24, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 24, 1976 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Royals with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateApril 24, 1976 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 8 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 9 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherSparky Lyle  
Losing PitcherMarty Pattin  
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Game Winning RBIChris Chambliss 

Game Info

DateApril 24, 1976 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Busby  
Home Starting PitcherEd Figueroa  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance16,034 
Time of Game3 hours 53 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Evans
1B: Joe Brinkman
2B: Greg Kosc
3B: Nestor Chylak

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Wohlford  Left Fielder 
Amos Otis  Center Fielder 
George Brett  Third Baseman 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Hal McRae  DH 
Al Cowens  Right Fielder 
Fran Healy  Catcher 
Freddie Patek  Shortstop 
Frank White  Second Baseman 
Whitey Herzog  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Rivers  Center Fielder 
Roy White  Left Fielder 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Oscar Gamble  Right Fielder 
Lou Piniella  DH 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Willie Randolph  Second Baseman 
Jim Mason  Shortstop 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Royals 8 @ Yankees 9
Yankee Stadium
April 24, 1976

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/24/1976 -- Kansas City at New York (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Wohlford J, lf        6  1  3  0   Rivers M, cf          6  1  2  2   
Otis A, cf            4  1  1  2   White R, lf           5  2  2  2   
Brett G, 3b           5  1  1  0   Munson T, c           5  0  2  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        5  0  0  0   Chambliss C, 1b       6  1  4  2   
McRae H, dh           4  1  1  1   Gamble O, rf          5  1  0  0   
Cowens A, rf          5  2  2  1   Piniella L, dh        4  1  2  1   
Healy F, c            4  1  1  1   Nettles G, 3b         3  2  1  1   
Patek F, ss           4  0  3  2   Randolph W, 2b        4  1  2  1   
White F, 2b           5  1  1  0   Mason J, ss           3  0  0  0   
                                   Velez O, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Stanley F, ss         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  8 13  7                        43  9 15  9

Kansas City      000 210 500 00 --  8
New York         002 200 400 01 --  9
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Busby S               6.1  6  7  6  2  1
Mingori S             0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Bird D*               0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Sadecki R             2.1  5  0  0  0  1
Pattin M (L)          1.1  2  1  1  1  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Figueroa E            5.0  5  3  2  4  3
Tidrow D+             1.0  4  3  3  1  1
Lyle S (W)            5.0  4  2  2  1  3
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Cowens A, Nettles G, Rivers M, Brett G
DP -- Kansas City 1, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, New York 9
2B -- Chambliss C, White F, Wohlford J, Otis A, Rivers M
SB -- Healy F 2, Nettles G, Rivers M, White R, Wohlford J
CS -- Patek F
SH -- Nettles G
SF -- Piniella L, Otis A
HBP -- by Pattin M (Munson T)
T -- 3:53
A -- 16034

    

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