Bouncing back from an 18-3 beating in the previous night's game, the Royals came from behind with a five-run rally in the ninth inning to defeat the Twins, 8-6. Dan Ford drove in three runs to pace the Twins to a 6-3 lead before the Royals erupted. The rally began with singles by Al Cowens, Frank White, Jamie Quirk and Jim Wohiford for the first two runs. Amos Otis then came to the plate and smashed a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   8 13  2
Twins        0  0  0    3  1  0    0  2  0  -   6 13  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           5   2   2   1     0   0   .235      Braun dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Otis cf               4   2   3   3     0   0   .290      Smalley ss            5   0   1   0     0   2   .265
Brett 3b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .337      Carew 1b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .333
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .338      Bostock cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .336
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .239      Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Cubbage 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Hisle lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .268
White ss              3   2   2   0     1   0   .240      Ford rf               4   1   3   3     0   1   .259
Martinez c            2   0   1   1     0   0   .241      Randall 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .204      Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wathan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Nelson pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .235        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  13   8     1   3             Totals               38   6  13   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,955
Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 7
DP: Royals 2, Twins 2
Errors: Wohlford, Bird, Wynegar, Randall
Doubles: Brett (28), White (16), Carew (26), Hisle (16)
Triples: Ford (5)
Home Runs: Otis (17)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (19)
Caught Stealing: White (11), Bostock (6)
GIDP: McRae (11), Hisle (10), Bostock (12)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (3,by Singer)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    6     8   4   1   2   2   0  27   3.48
Mingori                 1.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   7   2.13
Littell W(8-3)          1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   6   1.93
Totals                  9    13   6   3   2   3   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  7.2   8   3   3   1   2   0  31   3.96
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.31
Campbell L(15-5)        0.1   5   5   5   0   0   1   6   3.20
Johnson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  9    13   8   8   1   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Singer (9)
Wild Pitches: Mingori (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to center; Wohlford stole second;
Otis was hit by a pitch; Brett doubled to left [Wohlford scored,
Otis to third]; Wynegar dropped a foul fly hit by McRae for an
error; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry singled
to left [Otis scored, Brett to third]; Cowens struck out; Rojas
forced Mayberry (pitcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun popped to second; Smalley flied out to left;
Carew singled to center; Bostock lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: White doubled to right; Martinez singled to center
[White scored]; Wohlford lined into a double play (second to
first) [Martinez out at first]; Otis flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Wynegar walked; Cubbage popped to shortstop; Hisle
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett popped to shortstop; McRae reached on an error
by Randall; Mayberry lined to center; Cowens forced McRae
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford struck out; Randall grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas popped to shortstop; White walked; Martinez
flied out to right; White was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley lined to center; Carew popped to shortstop;
Bostock singled to right; Wynegar singled to right [Bostock to
second]; Cubbage reached on an error by Bird [Bostock to third,
Wynegar to second]; Hisle walked [Bostock scored (unearned),
Wynegar to third, Cubbage to second]; Ford singled to left
[Wynegar scored (unearned), Cubbage scored (unearned), Hisle to
third (error by Wohlford), Ford to second]; Randall grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Twins 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
singled to left; Brett singled to center [Otis to third]; McRae
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brett
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Braun flied out to center; Smalley was called out on
strikes; Carew doubled to center; Bostock singled to right
[Carew scored]; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry lined to center; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Cubbage singled to left;
Hisle popped to catcher; Ford singled to center [Cubbage to
third]; Randall flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); JONES
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Jones was called out on strikes; Wohlford
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: WATHAN REPLACED JONES (PLAYING C ); MINGORI REPLACED
BIRD (PITCHING); Braun grounded out (second to first); Smalley
singled to left; Carew forced Smalley (second to shortstop);
Mingori threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Bostock grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins
4.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to center; Brett grounded out (third to
first) [Otis to second]; McRae lined to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED
SINGER (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); Hisle doubled to left; LITTELL REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Ford tripled to left [Hisle scored]; Randall
singled to center [Ford scored]; Braun lined to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 6.

ROYALS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Cowens
singled to right; Rojas lined to right; White singled to right
[Cowens to second]; QUIRK BATTED FOR WATHAN; Quirk singled to
right [Cowens scored, White to third]; D. NELSON RAN FOR QUIRK;
Wohlford singled to left [White scored, D. Nelson to second];
Otis homered [D. Nelson scored, Wohlford scored]; JOHNSON
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Brett flied out to left; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
8, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: STINSON REPLACED D. NELSON (PLAYING C ); Smalley
struck out; Carew singled to left; Bostock grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Twins 6.