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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 3, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 3, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 3, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 3, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Hughes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 15,665 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Kusick | DH |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
Jerry Terrell | Second Baseman |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Bob Stinson | Catcher |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 3, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Splittorff
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Splittorff
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Splittorff
Carew takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Splittorff
There's a wild pitch. Ford moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terrell vs. Splittorff
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Hughes
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hughes
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hughes
Brett hits a line drive towards short. Gomez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Splittorff
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Splittorff
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gomez for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hughes
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hughes
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hughes
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Splittorff
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Splittorff
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Splittorff
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kusick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Hisle reaches second base with a double. Kusick scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Brye reaches second base with a double. Hisle scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Splittorff
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Hughes
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hughes
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hughes
White hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Splittorff
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Splittorff
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Splittorff
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Splittorff
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Hughes
Poquette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hughes
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hughes
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Brett reaches second base with a double. Ford throws the ball in to Cubbage who tags Brett trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hughes
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hughes
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Fitzmorris
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Fitzmorris
Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Fitzmorris
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hughes
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Hughes
Stinson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hughes
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Fitzmorris
Borgmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Fitzmorris
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Fitzmorris
Gomez hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Fitzmorris
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hughes
White strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Hughes
Poquette hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hughes
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Gura
Larry Gura now pitching.
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gura
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Gura
There goes Carew. The throw from Stinson and he is out, Brett applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Gura
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hughes
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hughes
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Hughes
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Hughes
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Hughes
Jim Wohlford pinch runs for Al Cowens.
Stinson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Gura
Jim Wohlford now playing right field.
Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Gura
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Gura
There goes Terrell. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Terrell steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borgmann vs. Gura
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cubbage vs. Gura
Cubbage hits a fly ball towards center. Otis settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Otis. Terrell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Gura
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hughes
Patek hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Hughes
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Frank White.
Quirk hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Hughes
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Mingori
Dave Nelson now playing second base. Steve Mingori now pitching.
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Mingori
Ford hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Mingori
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Mingori
Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hughes
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hughes
Brett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Brye is chasing the ball. Brett rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hughes
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hughes
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Hughes
Willie Wilson pinch runs for John Mayberry.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/3/1976 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Kusick C, dh 5 1 2 0 Poquette T, lf 4 0 0 0 Ford D, rf 4 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0 Carew R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 4 2 3 2 Hisle L, cf 5 1 2 2 McRae H, dh 4 0 2 1 Brye S, lf 4 1 2 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Terrell J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Wilson W, pr 0 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 4 0 1 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0 Cubbage M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wohlford J, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Gomez L, ss 4 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 4 32 3 6 3 Minnesota 103 000 010 -- 5 Kansas City 000 100 101 -- 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Hughes J (W) 9.0 6 3 3 1 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L) 4.0 6 4 4 2 0 Fitzmorris A 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Gura L 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 Mingori S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Otis A LOB -- Minnesota 8, Kansas City 3 2B -- Hisle L, Brye S, Brett G 2, Carew R HR -- Brett G SB -- Terrell J CS -- Carew R WP -- Splittorff P T -- 2:15 A -- 15665
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