Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poquette vs. Palmer
  
  Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Palmer
  
  The ball gets by Dempsey for a passed ball. Poquette moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Palmer
  
  Otis is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brett vs. Palmer
  
  Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Poquette moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mayberry vs. Palmer
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Poquette scores. Brett moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McRae vs. Palmer
  
  McRae hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cowens vs. Palmer
  
  Cowens strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Pattin
  
  Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin juggles the ball. That's an error on Pattin. Bumbry moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grich vs. Pattin
  
  Grich bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bumbry moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jackson vs. Pattin
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  May vs. Pattin
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bumbry tags and scores. Grich tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Singleton vs. Pattin
  
  Singleton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grich scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crowley vs. Pattin
  
  Crowley strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stinson vs. Palmer
  
  Stinson hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Palmer
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Palmer
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeCinces vs. Pattin
  
  DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Pattin
  
  Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dempsey vs. Pattin
  
  Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Poquette vs. Palmer
  
  Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Palmer
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Palmer
  
  Brett strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Pattin
  
  Bumbry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Pattin
  
  There goes Bumbry. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grich vs. Pattin
  
  Grich strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Pattin
  
  Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bumbry moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  May vs. Pattin
  
  May takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Singleton vs. Pattin
  
  Singleton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. May moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Crowley vs. Pattin
  
  Crowley hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Palmer
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Palmer
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grich scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Palmer
  
  Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeCinces vs. Pattin
  
  DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Pattin
  
  Belanger hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dempsey vs. Pattin
  
  Dempsey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stinson vs. Palmer
  
  Stinson strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Palmer
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Palmer
  
  White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Poquette vs. Palmer
  
  Poquette hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Pattin
  
  Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Pattin
  
  Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Pattin
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Pattin
  
  There goes Jackson. The throw from Stinson, and White drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  May vs. Pattin
  
  May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Palmer
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Palmer
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Palmer
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Pattin
  
  Singleton 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 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crowley vs. Pattin
  
  Crowley 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 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeCinces vs. Pattin
  
  DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Palmer
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Palmer
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Stinson vs. Palmer
  
  There goes Cowens. The throw from Dempsey and he is out, Belanger applying the tag. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Stinson vs. Palmer
  
  Stinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. Palmer
  
  Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
  
  Quirk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Pattin
  
  Dave Nelson now playing second base. Frank White now playing shortstop.
  
  Belanger strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dempsey vs. Pattin
  
  Dempsey hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Pattin
  
  Bumbry takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Pattin
  
  There goes Bumbry. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Bumbry steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grich vs. Pattin
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Mingori
  
  Steve Mingori now pitching.
  
  Mingori fires to first and has Grich trapped. There's the throw to White who tags Grich for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Palmer
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Poquette vs. Palmer
  
  Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Palmer
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Palmer
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mayberry vs. Palmer
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Brett moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McRae vs. Miller
  
  Dyar Miller now pitching.
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Mingori
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Mingori
  
  May strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Singleton vs. Mingori
  
  Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Mingori
  
  Tommy Harper pinch hits for Terry Crowley.
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Harper reaches second base with a double. Singleton moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  DeCinces vs. Mingori
  
  DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Miller
  
  Paul Blair now playing center field. Tony Muser now playing first base.
  
  Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stinson vs. Miller
  
  Stinson strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Miller
  
  Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Dave Nelson.
  
  Jones strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/31/1976 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Poquette T, lf        4  1  1  0   Bumbry A, cf          3  3  1  0   
Otis A, cf            4  1  0  0   Blair P, cf           0  0  0  0   
Brett G, 3b           4  0  2  0   Grich B, 2b           4  1  2  1   
Mayberry J, 1b        4  0  3  2   Jackson R, rf         2  0  0  0   
McRae H, dh           4  1  1  0   May L, 1b             2  0  0  1   
Cowens A, rf          4  0  1  0   Muser T, 1b           0  0  0  0   
Stinson B, c          3  0  0  1   Singleton K, lf       4  0  2  2   
Patek F, ss           2  0  0  0   Crowley T, dh         3  0  0  0   
Quirk J, ph           1  0  0  0   Harper T, ph          1  0  1  0   
Nelson D, 2b          0  0  0  0   DeCinces D, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Jones R, ph           1  0  0  0   Belanger M, ss        3  0  0  0   
White F, 2b-ss        3  0  2  0   Dempsey R, c          3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3 10  3                        29  4  6  4

Kansas City      100 000 110 --  3
Baltimore        201 000 10x --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pattin M (L)          6.2  5  4  2  3  4
Mingori S             1.1  1  0  0  1  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Palmer J (W)          7.2 10  3  2  0  4
Miller D (S)          1.1  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Pattin M, White F
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Baltimore 6
2B -- Harper T
SB -- Bumbry A 2, Jackson R
CS -- Cowens A, Grich B
SF -- May L, Stinson B
PB -- Dempsey R
T -- 2:49
A -- 8661

    

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