Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 1, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 4 1 1 1
  Wohlford pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 1 2 3
Brett 3b 5 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 1
McRae dh 1 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Stinson c 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 0 0
White 2b 4 1 2 0
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Baylor lf 4 1 2 1
Williams dh 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 2 1
Tenace 1b 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Haney c 2 0 2 0
  Mangual ph 1 0 0 0
  Hosley c 0 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Kansas City 003 001 001560
Oakland 100 000 100280
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  W (6-1) 7.2 7 2 2 0 7
  Hall   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pattin  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (2-2) 5.1 3 4 4 4 2
  Todd   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Fingers   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
2

  E–None.  3B–Kansas City Brett (5,off Bahnsen).  HR–Kansas City Otis (9,3rd inning off Bahnsen 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Baylor (6,1st inning off Bird 0 on, 2 out); Bando (8,7th inning off Bird 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mayberry (6,off Bahnsen).  HBP–Poquette (1,by Fingers).  SB–McRae 2 (6,2nd base off Bahnsen/Haney,2nd base off Fingers/Haney); Patek (22,2nd base off Bahnsen/Haney); White 2 (8,2nd base off Todd/Haney,2nd base off Fingers/Hosley).  HBP–Fingers (3,Poquette).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:29.  A–3,860.
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