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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 17, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 17, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Gossage |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 15,087 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Art Frantz |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Garr | Right Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Left Fielder |
| Sam Ewing | DH |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | DH |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 17, 1976
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leonard, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Gossage
Poquette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Gossage
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wohlford tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Gossage
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Gossage
There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Quirk vs. Gossage
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Leonard
Ewing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Ewing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. Leonard
Leonard spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Leonard. Ewing moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Downing vs. Leonard
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Ewing scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stein moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Gossage
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gossage
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gossage
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Gossage
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Gossage
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Gossage
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wohlford scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Leonard
Ewing 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Leonard
Downing 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Gossage
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Gossage
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Gossage
Stinson hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gossage
White is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Gossage
Patekhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Downing interferes with Patek who is awarded first base. White moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to third for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Gossage
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Gossage
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ewing vs. Leonard
Ewing hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Leonard
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Leonard
There goes Downing. The throw from Stinson and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Gossage
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Gossage
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dent. Mayberry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stinson vs. Gossage
Stinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Gossage
White hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Brohamer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gossage
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Gossage
There goes Patek. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Gossage
Wohlford bunts towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poquette vs. Gossage
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Gossage
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Orta picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Orta. Patek scores. Poquette moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Gossage
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Gossage
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Leonard
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Leonard
Garr strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Leonard
There goes Lemon. The throw from Stinson and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Gossage
Quirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Gossage
Stinson hits a line drive towards third. Stein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gossage
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Gossage
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Leonard
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ewing vs. Leonard
Alan Bannister pinch runs for Jorge Orta.
Ewing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Leonard
Pat Kelly pinch runs for Sam Ewing.
Downing bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Bannister moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brohamer vs. Leonard
Brohamer is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein hits a line drive into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1976 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 2 2 0
Garr R, rf 4 0 2 1 Poquette T, rf 3 0 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 1 3
Orta J, lf 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Bannister A, pr 0 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Ewing S, dh 4 1 2 0 Quirk J, dh 4 0 0 0
Kelly P, pr 0 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 4 0 0 0
Downing B, c 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Brohamer J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0
Stein B, 3b 4 0 0 1
Dent B, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 30 3 8 3
Chicago 010 010 000 -- 2
Kansas City 101 000 10x -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Gossage R (L) 8.0 8 3 3 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 7 2 2 4 6
E -- Leonard D, Downing B, Dent B, Orta J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Kansas City 9
2B -- Ewing S
SB -- Wohlford J, Patek F
CS -- Downing B, Lemon C
SH -- Wohlford J, Downing B
SF -- Brett G
HBP -- by Gossage R (White F)
WP -- Gossage R
T -- 2:38
A -- 15087
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