Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 19, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1976 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 1 2 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 4 1 2 1
Bando 3b 3 0 3 1
  Lintz pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 2 0 0 0
  McMullen ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Haney c 2 0 0 0
  Hosley ph,c 1 0 0 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 5 0 1 1
Otis cf 3 1 1 1
Brett 3b 5 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 3 0
McRae dh 3 1 2 1
Cowens rf 4 0 2 1
White 2b 3 1 2 1
Patek ss 3 0 2 0
Martinez c 1 0 1 0
  Stinson c 2 1 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 15 5
Oakland 010 100 000271
Kansas City 300 000 02x5150
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (4-4) 5.1 11 3 3 1 1
  Todd   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lindblad   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Fingers   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
5
5
3
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (3-3) 5.2 5 2 2 1 2
  Pattin  SV (3) 3.1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5

  E–Torrez (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Washington (7,off Splittorff); Baylor (4,off Pattin), Kansas City Otis (7,off Lindblad).  HR–Oakland Baylor (3,2nd inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out).  SH–White (6,off Torrez); Patek (4,off Fingers).  SF–Otis (3,off Fingers).  IBB–McRae (2,by Fingers).  SB–Lintz (10,2nd base off Pattin/Stinson); White (6,2nd base off Torrez/Haney).  CS–Washington (4,3rd base by Splittorff/Martinez); Patek (3,2nd base by Torrez/Haney); Cowens (3,Home by Todd/Haney).  IBB–Fingers (1,McRae).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:49.  A–22,483.
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