Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
September 21, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1976 at Royals Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 2 0
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 4 0 1 1
Bando 3b 4 0 2 0
Tenace c 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 1 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford pr,lf 2 1 1 0
Brett 3b 2 2 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 2
Cowens rf,cf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 3
Oakland 000 001 000190
Kansas City 002 000 01x350
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (8-7) 6.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Fingers   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
4
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  W (12-9) 6.0 7 1 1 0 4
  Mingori   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Littell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gura  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
6

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Tenace (19,off Bird); Campaneris (14,off Bird); Rudi (32,off Bird); Garner (27,off Mingori), Kansas City Patek (18,off Bahnsen).  SH–Martinez (9,off Fingers).  SF–Mayberry (12,off Fingers).  HBP–Otis (4,by Bahnsen).  SB–Bando (19,2nd base off Bird/Martinez); Wohlford (21,2nd base off Bahnsen/Tenace).  CS–North (29,2nd base by Bird/Martinez).  HBP–Bahnsen (2,Otis).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:30.  A–28,869.
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