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FINAL
Aug 23, 1976

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC0010002003704
CLE001200001415012
win:Cleveland Guardians logoD. Eckersleyloss:Kansas City Royals logoS. Mingori

Scoring Summary

KCCLE
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Frank White out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rick Manning. Bob Stinson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    10
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    3
    Ray Fosse hits a home run (1). [1 run]
    11
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    4
    Ray Fosse singles on a to left fielder Tom Poquette. Boog Powell scores. George Hendrick scores. Buddy Bell to 3rd. Ray Fosse to 2nd. [2 runs]
    13
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Jamie Quirk doubles (6) on a to right fielder Tommy Smith. John Mayberry scores. Bob Stinson scores. [2 runs]
    33
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    9
    George Hendrick singles on a ground ball to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Rick Manning scores. Rico Carty to 3rd. Frank Robinson to 2nd. [1 run]
    34

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ruppert JonesRF04001001.229
2Amos OtisCF04004001.287
3George Brett3B14001000.343
4John Mayberry Sr.1B14101001.239
5Hal McRaeDH04003001.352
6Tom PoquetteLF14001001.332
7Bob StinsonC24200001.261
8Freddie PatekSS12001001.246
Jamie QuirkPH11020000.261
Cookie Rojas2B00000000.200
9Frank White2B-SS02010002.223
TOTAL7333312009-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Al FitzmorrisRHP6.11133431482.98
Steve MingoriLHP2.1411120192.32
TOTAL8.2154455167-
Cleveland Guardians logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Duane Kuiper2B23001100.268
2Tommy SmithRF14001004.245
Ron PruittPH11000000.234
3Rick ManningCF15101005.297
4Rico CartyDH14000102.308
5Boog Powell1B14101001.220
Frank RobinsonPH01000003.222
6George HendrickLF33110200.274
7Buddy Bell3B13000002.287
8Ray FosseC33130110.316
9Frank DuffySS13001002.221
Larvell BlanksPH-SS01000002.297
TOTAL15354455121-
Cleveland Guardians logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis EckersleyRHP9.07331200583.59
TOTAL9.0733120058-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCCLE
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ruppert Jones strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Amos Otis strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — George Brett out to right fielder Tommy Smith. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    SINGLE — Duane Kuiper singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    CAUGHT STEALING 2B — Duane Kuiper caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Bob Stinson to second baseman Frank White. [1 out]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    BATTER OUT — Tommy Smith out, second baseman Frank White to first baseman John Mayberry. [2 outs]
    00
  • Cleveland Guardians logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rick Manning strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs4
7Hits15
0Errors0
.212Batting Avg.429
33At Bats35
2Extra-base Hits2
0Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In4
0Walks5
0Stolen Bases0
12Strikeouts5
4Left on Base12
9Total Bases19

Game Details

Monday, August 23, 1976 · 7:05 PM
Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 9,581 (27.5%)
weather: 79 degrees, unknown