Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
May 21, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 5 0 2 1
Otis cf 5 0 2 0
Brett 3b 5 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 2 4 1
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Stinson c 4 1 1 0
Patek ss 4 2 3 1
White 2b 3 0 1 2
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 14 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock cf 2 0 1 0
Hisle lf 4 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Braun 3b 3 1 1 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 1 1
Kusick dh 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Luebber p 0 0 0 0
  Pazik p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Kansas City 000 113 0005142
Minnesota 000 010 000140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (3-1) 9.0 4 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hughes  L (0-4) 5.2 10 5 5 1 0
  Burgmeier   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Luebber   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Pazik   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
1
1

  E–Patek (4), White (8).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Mayberry (5,off Hughes); Patek (5,off Hughes); White (3,off Hughes), Minnesota Thompson (3,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (3,4th inning off Hughes 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Patek 2 (18,2nd base off Hughes/Wynegar 2).  CS–Poquette (1,2nd base by Luebber/Wynegar); Otis (2,2nd base by Pazik/Wynegar).  WP–Leonard (2).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:37.  A–8,619.
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