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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 31, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 31, 1976 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 8,661 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Ken Singleton | Left Fielder |
| Terry Crowley | DH |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 31, 1976
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score
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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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