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April 30, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 11 0
Royals 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 11 0
Royals 3 6 0

Cookie Rojas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .250
OBP 1.000 .333
At Bats 1 8
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Catfish Hunter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Royals Stadium - April 30, 1976
Out
Catfish Hunter
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Otto Velez
Cookie Rojas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 11 0 7
Kansas City Royals 3 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Thurman Munson
Attendance 11,368
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cowens hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 White is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There goes Rivers. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 9 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores.
Top 9 Stanley strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Randolph. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Randolph steals third.
Top 9 There goes Randolph. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Top 9 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Velez strikes out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tom Poquette now playing left field. Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Solaita pinch hits for Jim Wohlford. Solaita strikes out.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White. Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Munson strikes out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a line drive into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. McRae reaches second base with a double. Otis scores.
Bottom 6 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Stanley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Randolph reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Nettles is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Velez hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wohlford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Doug Bird now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Munson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 White hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford who is chasing the ball. Rivers reaches third base with a triple. Stanley scores.
Top 5 Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Nettles. The throw from Martinez and he is out, White applying the tag.
Top 4 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Velez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hunter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Top 3 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Bottom 2 Wohlford hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek bunts towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to third for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Velez. Cowens reaches second base with a double. McRae scores.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. Mayberry goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stanley hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Randolph strikes out.
Top 2 Nettles strikes out.
Top 2 Velez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brett strikes out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Velez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers tags and scores.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.