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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 2, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 2, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Singer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,087 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 2, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Leonard
Braun hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Leonard
There goes Smalley. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Leonard
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Leonard
There goes Carew. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Leonard
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Singer
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Singer
Rojas hits a line drive towards first. Carew catches it and steps on first to double up Wohlford. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Singer
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Singer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Leonard
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Leonard
Wynegar hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Leonard
Cubbage hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Cubbage reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Leonard
Kusick hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Singer
Quirk hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Singer
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Singer
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Singer
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Leonard
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Leonard
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Singer
Steve Brye now playing left field.
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Singer
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Singer
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Leonard
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Leonard
Hisle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Hisle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Leonard
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hisle trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynegar vs. Leonard
Martinez fires to second and picks off Ford for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Singer
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Singer
Poquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. Poquette reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Quirk vs. Singer
Ruppert Jones pinch runs for Tom Poquette.
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jones tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Singer
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Singer
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Leonard
Dave Nelson now playing first base. Ruppert Jones now playing right field.
Wynegar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Leonard
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Leonard
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Singer
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Singer
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Singer
There goes Patek. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Singer
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Hassler
Andy Hassler now pitching.
Randall hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hassler
Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hassler
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Hassler
Carew hits a line drive into center field. Wilson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Brye scores. Smalley goes all the way around to score. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. Hassler
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Hassler
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Singer
Wohlford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Singer
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Singer
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Hassler
Glenn Borgmann pinch hits for Butch Wynegar.
Borgmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Hassler
Cubbage bunts towards first. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Hassler
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randall vs. Hassler
Randall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Hassler
Brye hits a popup towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Singer
Glenn Borgmann now catching.
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Singer
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Singer
Nelson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Quirk goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Singer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Singer
Patek hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Smalley hits a popup towards third. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Pattin
Carew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. Pattin
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and tags Carew, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Pattin
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Singer
Bob Stinson pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Singer
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Singer
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Singer
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Pattin
Bob Stinson now catching.
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Pattin
Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Pattin
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Pattin
Randall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Randall reaches second base with a double. Kusick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brye vs. Pattin
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Singer
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Singer
There goes Jones. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Singer
Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Singer
Frank White pinch runs for Jamie Quirk.
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Campbell
Amos Otis pinch runs for Tommy Davis. Bill Campbell now pitching.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/2/1976 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Braun S, lf 2 0 0 0 Wohlford J, lf 4 0 2 0
Brye S, lf 3 1 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 1 1 0 Poquette T, rf 2 0 1 0
Carew R, 1b 4 1 3 1 Jones R, pr-rf 2 1 1 0
Hisle L, cf 4 0 2 1 Quirk J, 3b 3 1 2 1
Ford D, rf 4 0 1 0 White F, pr 0 0 0 0
Wynegar B, c 1 0 0 0 Davis T, dh 4 0 2 0
Borgmann G, ph-c 2 0 1 0 Otis A, pr 0 0 0 0
Cubbage M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 2 0 1 0
Kusick C, dh 4 0 1 0 Nelson D, 1b 2 0 1 1
Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Wilson W, cf 3 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0
Stinson B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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33 3 12 2 31 2 10 2
Minnesota 000 003 000 -- 3
Kansas City 000 100 100 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Singer B (W) 8.1 10 2 2 1 1
Campbell B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D 5.0 4 0 0 2 1
Hassler A (L) 2.0 5 3 3 1 0
Pattin M 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
E -- Wilson W
DP -- Minnesota 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Cubbage M, Hisle L, Nelson D, Randall B
3B -- Poquette T, Carew R
SB -- Carew R
CS -- Smalley R, Patek F, Wohlford J, Jones R
SH -- Cubbage M
SF -- Quirk J
T -- 2:06
A -- 14087
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