Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
October 2, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1976 at Royals Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 2 0 0 0
  Brye lf 3 1 1 0
Smalley ss 3 1 1 0
Carew 1b 4 1 3 1
Hisle cf 4 0 2 1
Ford rf 4 0 1 0
Wynegar c 1 0 0 0
  Borgmann ph,c 2 0 1 0
Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0
Kusick dh 4 0 1 0
Randall 2b 3 0 1 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 12 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 4 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Poquette rf 2 0 1 0
  Jones pr,rf 2 1 1 0
Quirk 3b 3 1 2 1
  White pr 0 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 2 0
  Otis pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 2 0 1 0
  Nelson 1b 2 0 1 1
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Stinson ph,c 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 10 2
Minnesota 000 003 0003120
Kansas City 000 100 1002101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  W (13-10) 8.1 10 2 2 1 1
  Campbell  SV (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   5.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Hassler  L (5-12) 2.0 5 3 3 1 0
  Pattin   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
3
1

  E–Wilson (1).  DP–Minnesota 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Cubbage (19,off Leonard); Hisle (18,off Leonard); Randall (18,off Pattin), Kansas City D Nelson (4,off Singer).  3B–Minnesota Carew (12,off Pattin), Kansas City Poquette (10,off Singer).  SH–Cubbage (3,off Hassler).  SF–Quirk (3,off Singer).  SB–Carew (49,2nd base off Leonard/Martinez).  CS–Smalley (4,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez); Patek (15,2nd base by Singer/Wynegar); Wohlford (16,2nd base by Singer/Borgmann); Jones (2,2nd base by Singer/Borgmann).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:06.  A–14,087.
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