George Brett, who earlier in the season had six consecutive three-hit games, had four hits and set up the run that enabled the Royals to defeat the Athletics, 4-3, in 12 innings. Amos Otis drew a walk from Rollie Fingers, took third when Brett singled for his fourth hit and scored on a sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      2, 1976 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 14  0
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      North cf              6   0   2   0     0   2   .280
  Solaita ph          0   0   0   1     0   0   .297      Campaneris ss         6   0   2   0     0   1   .204
  Littell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Baylor lf             5   2   1   0     0   1   .211
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams dh           4   0   0   0     2   1   .223
Otis cf               3   1   0   0     3   1   .308      Bando 3b              3   1   1   2     3   1   .226
Brett 3b              6   0   4   0     0   0   .357      Tenace 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .160
Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .246        Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McRae dh,lf           6   1   3   0     0   2   .325        Hosley c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .152
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .232        Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Poquette ph,rf      2   0   0   0     1   0   .319      Washington rf         5   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Wathan c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Garner 2b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .253
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Stinson c           2   0   1   0     0   0   .294        McMullen ph,1b      2   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Patek ss              5   1   0   0     1   0   .312      Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   4  14   3     5   6             Totals               40   3   8   3    10   9

Time of Game: 3:57   Attendance:  2,628
Left on Base: Royals 13, A's 13
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Home Runs: Bando (9)
Stolen Bases: Otis (5), White (9), McRae (7), Brett (6), Campaneris (20), Baylor (23)
Caught Stealing: Wathan (1), Campaneris (8), Lintz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: White (7), Washington (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Solaita (2), Mayberry (7)
GIDP: Wathan (2), Baylor (3)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (6,by Busby)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   4     1   1   1   5   2   0  18   3.18
Fitzmorris              3.2   7   2   2   3   1   1  19   3.65
Littell W(3-1)          4     0   0   0   2   6   0  14   1.32
Mingori SV(2)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Totals                 12     8   3   3  10   9   1  52

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7    10   2   2   2   1   0  31   2.99
Fingers L(2-5)          5     4   2   2   3   5   0  22   3.73
Totals                 12    14   4   4   5   6   0  53

Hit by Pitch: Busby (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to right; Otis walked; Otis stole
second; Brett grounded out (third to first); Mayberry lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
singled to right; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Baylor was hit by a pitch; Williams walked [Baylor
to second]; Bando walked [Baylor to third, Williams to second];
Tenace walked [Baylor scored, Williams to third, Bando to
second]; Washington lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae was called out on strikes; Cowens made an out
to second; Wathan singled to left; Patek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Garner flied out to center; Haney flied out to
center; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; White stole second; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to right
[White to third]; Brett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to left; Baylor flied out to
right; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to right; McRae singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; Cowens singled to right [Mayberry to
third, McRae to second]; Wathan grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mayberry scored, McRae to third,
Cowens out at second]; Patek flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando walked; Tenace popped to first in foul
territory; Washington was called out on strikes; Garner walked
[Bando to second]; Haney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford
flied to right in foul territory; Otis walked; Brett singled to
right [Otis to third]; Mayberry lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); North
singled to center; Campaneris singled to right [North to
second]; Baylor grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Campaneris to second, North out at third]; Campaneris stole
third; Williams was walked intentionally; Bando forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; McRae stole second; Cowens
lined to center; Wathan singled to right [McRae scored]; Patek
made an out to second; Wathan was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics
1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Tenace singled to left; LINTZ RAN FOR TENACE;
Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lintz to
second]; Lintz was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Garner walked; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR HANEY; McMullen walked
[Garner to second]; North grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HOSLEY
REPLACED LINTZ (PLAYING C ); White flied out to right; Wohlford
grounded out (third to first); Otis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris struck out; Baylor singled to left;
Baylor stole second; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Baylor to third]; Bando homered [Baylor scored]; Hosley popped
to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett singled to left; Mayberry singled to left
[Brett to third]; FINGERS REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); McRae struck
out; POQUETTE BATTED FOR COWENS; Poquette flied out to right;
QUIRK BATTED FOR WATHAN; Quirk flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STINSON
REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garner singled to left; McMullen lined to center;
North singled to left [Garner to second]; LITTELL REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek walked; White out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Patek to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR WOHLFORD;
Solaita hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored]; Otis
struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LITTELL REPLACED SOLAITA (PITCHING); MCRAE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Baylor flied out to right;
Williams grounded out (second to first); Bando walked; Hosley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 3.

ROYALS 10TH: Brett singled to right; Mayberry struck out; McRae
singled to right [Brett to second]; Poquette reached on a
fielder's choice [Brett out at third (first to catcher to third
to pitcher), McRae to third, Poquette to second]; Stinson flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: Washington struck out; Garner lined to right;
McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics
3.

ROYALS 11TH: Patek flied out to center; White struck out;
Littell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 11TH: North struck out; Campaneris lined to third;
Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 12TH: Otis walked; Brett singled [Otis to third]; Brett
stole second; Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to left [Otis
scored]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette was
walked intentionally; Stinson singled [Brett to third, Poquette
to second]; Patek flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 4, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Williams struck out; Bando struck out; Hosley
walked; ALEXANDER RAN FOR HOSLEY; MINGORI REPLACED LITTELL
(PITCHING); Washington popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 3.