New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 11, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1976 at Royals Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 3 0 0 1
White lf 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0
May dh 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Gamble rf 4 1 0 1
Randolph 2b 3 1 1 1
Stanley ss 3 1 1 2
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 3 1 1 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Brett 3b 4 1 2 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Cowens rf 4 0 2 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 0 0 0 0
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York 050 000 000551
Kansas City 300 000 000381
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (7-8) 8.2 8 3 3 3 0
  Lyle  SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  L (10-5) 1.1 4 5 3 0 0
  Gura   7.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
5
3
1
3

  E–Stanley (4), Mayberry (6).  DP–New York 1.  3B–New York Stanley (2,off Bird), Kansas City Brett (11,off Alexander).  HR–Kansas City Otis (14,1st inning off Alexander 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Rivers (5,off Gura).  HBP–Poquette (2,by Alexander).  SB–Patek (42,2nd base off Alexander/Munson).  CS–Cowens (12,2nd base by Alexander/Munson).  BK–Bird (1).  HBP–Alexander (1,Poquette).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:19.  A–23,394.
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