Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
September 13, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1976 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0
  Nelson pr 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Poquette rf 3 1 1 0
  Cowens ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 2 1
  Patek pr,ss 0 0 0 0
White ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 1 2 0
Bannister cf 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 2 0
Orta lf 4 1 2 2
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Stein 2b 3 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 1 1
Downing c 2 1 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 3
Kansas City 001 000 200371
Chicago 002 000 11x480
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (16-8) 8.0 8 4 3 3 3
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
3
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp  W (3-1) 8.0 6 3 3 0 11
  Hamilton  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
11

  E–Brett (24).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Martinez (5).  2B–Kansas City Rojas (6,off Knapp), Chicago Garr (22,off Leonard).  3B–Kansas City Poquette (8,off Knapp).  HR–Chicago Orta (14,3rd inning off Leonard 1 on, 2 out).  SH–L Johnson (1,off Leonard).  SF–Bell (3,off Leonard).  IBB–Stein (3,by Leonard).  SB–Patek (47,2nd base off Knapp/Downing).  CS–Bannister (2,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez).  IBB–Leonard (4,Stein).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:33.
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