Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
August 4, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1976 at Royals 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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Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock cf 3 0 2 1
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Hisle lf 4 0 1 0
Braun dh 3 1 2 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 0
Kusick 1b 3 0 0 1
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 1 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 2 0 1 0
  Nelson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 1
Martinez c 4 0 2 2
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Minnesota 000 010 001281
Kansas City 300 001 00x490
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (9-10) 7.0 9 4 3 3 3
  Campbell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (13-7) 5.1 7 1 1 1 1
  Littell  SV (11) 3.2 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4

  E–Kusick (2).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Randall (8,off Fitzmorris), Kansas City Martinez (10,off Goltz); White (9,off Goltz).  SF–Kusick (2,off Littell).  SB–Bostock (7,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Martinez).  CS–Cowens (11,2nd base by Goltz/Wynegar).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:32.  A–15,932.
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