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BOS  3
MIL  0
 CHW  5
KCR  3
 DET  6
CLE  1
 BAL  7
@NYY  4
 OAK  9
CAL  1
 MIN  3
@TEX  1
 ATL  4
SFG  3
 CIN  4
@LAD  1
 CHC  4
@MON  3
(11)		 MON  7
CHC  2
 PIT 12
NYM  3
 NYM  4
@PIT  2
 SDP  3
HOU  2
 STL  4
PHI  1
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 30,382

 Saturday, August 7, 1976
Time of Game: 2:16
Royals
3
66-41
Lost 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  5  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  1   0  3  X    5 10  3
W: Francisco Barrios (3-4), L: Steve Mingori (3-2)
 White Sox
5
47-60
Won 1
5th, 19 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Poquette LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .335  .854              0   0   GDP
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .805              2   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .353  .893              0   4   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .723             11   1   
H McRae DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .913              0   0   
  A Cowens PR                 1   1   0   0    0   1  .260  .638              0   0   
R Jones RF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .968              1   0   3B
B Stinson C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .674              2   1   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .644              5   2   
F White 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .516              2   4   

L Gura P                                                                      1   1
  T Bruno P                                                                   0   0
  S Mingori P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       31   3   5   0    0   7                         24  14
Batting Events
3B: R Jones (1, off F Barrios).
TB: R Jones 3; F White; J Mayberry; G Brett; T Poquette.
GIDP: T Poquette (7).
RBI: R Jones (5).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. F White-F Patek-J Mayberry; G Brett-F White-J Mayberry.
E: A Otis (2).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Lemon CF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .232  .582              3   1   
R Garr RF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .320  .763              2   0   CS
L Johnson DH                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .316  .776              0   0   GDP
J Orta LF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .278  .748              0   0   
  B Dent SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .596              0   0   
B Stein 2B-3B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .697              1   2   IW
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .265  .701              7   2   3B,GDP
K Bell 3B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .239  .678              1   3   SF
  J Brohamer 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .660              0   0   
A Bannister SS-LF             3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .595              3   1   SB
J Essian C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .206  .520              7   0   

F Barrios P                                                                   3   2
Totals                       30   5  10   0    3   3                         27  11
Batting Events
3B: J Spencer (1, off S Mingori).
SF: K Bell (2, off L Gura).
IBB: B Stein (2, by L Gura).
TB: J Spencer 3; R Garr 3; J Orta 2; L Johnson; C Lemon; A Bannister; B Stein.
GIDP: J Spencer (7); L Johnson (5).
RBI: J Spencer 2 (39); K Bell (17); J Orta (52); L Johnson (18).
2-out RBI: J Spencer 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Stein-A Bannister-J Spencer.
E: J Spencer (2); J Essian (7); R Garr (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: A Bannister (5, 2nd base off L Gura/B Stinson).
CS: R Garr (5, 2nd base by L Gura POCS).

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Gura                         6     7   2   2    2   2   0   4.24   24     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 6     50    -     1.02   0.02
T Bruno, H (1)                 1     1   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.71   0.00
S Mingori, BS (1), L (3-2)     1     2   2   2    1   0   0   2.26    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-1    3.31  -0.55
Totals                         8    10   5   5    3   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 9          1-1
T Bruno faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Barrios, W (3-4)             9     5   3   3    0   7   0   4.47   32     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 5     72    -     1.09  -0.03
Totals                         9     5   3   3    0   7   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 5           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: L Gura (2; B Stein).
Pickoffs: L Gura (1; R Garr, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 30,382.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Chicago White Sox                            
1. Tom Poquette                 LF       1. Chet Lemon                   CF
2. Amos Otis                    CF       2. Ralph Garr                   RF
3. George Brett                 3B       3. Lamar Johnson                DH
4. John Mayberry                1B       4. Jorge Orta                   LF
5. Hal McRae                    DH       5. Bill Stein                   2B
6. Ruppert Jones                RF       6. Jim Spencer                  1B
7. Bob Stinson                   C       7. Kevin Bell                   3B
8. Freddie Patek                SS       8. Alan Bannister               SS
9. Frank White                  2B       9. Jim Essian                    C

   Larry Gura                    P          Francisco Barrios             P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 2 12- RR 36% 94% 3-3 CHW J. Spencer S. Mingori Triple to RF; Johnson Scores; Orta Scores
b8 1 12- R 28% 67% 2-3 CHW J. Orta S. Mingori Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Johnson to 2B
t7 0 1-- R -19% 59% 0-2 KCR J. Mayberry F. Barrios Single to RF; Brett Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Mayberry to 2B
t7 0 -2- R -15% 44% 1-2 KCR H. McRae F. Barrios Fielder's Choice 1B; Mayberry Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)
t7 0 1-- RO -13% 31% 2-2 KCR R. Jones F. Barrios Triple to CF; Cowens Scores; Jones out at Hm/CF-3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCR T. Poquette F. Barrios Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 KCR A. Otis F. Barrios Groundout: P-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 KCR G. Brett F. Barrios Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 CHW C. Lemon L. Gura Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 CHW R. Garr L. Gura Single to CF
b1 1 1-- O -4% 51% 0-0 CHW L. Johnson L. Gura Garr Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CHW L. Johnson L. Gura Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCR J. Mayberry F. Barrios Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 KCR H. McRae F. Barrios Groundout: 2B-P
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 KCR R. Jones F. Barrios Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 CHW J. Orta L. Gura Single to CF
b2 0 1-- 6% 64% 0-0 CHW B. Stein L. Gura Single to LF; Orta to 2B
b2 0 12- O -2% 62% 0-0 CHW J. Spencer L. Gura Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Orta to 3B
b2 1 1-3 RO 3% 65% 0-0 CHW K. Bell L. Gura Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Orta Scores; Spencer to 2B
b2 2 -2- 1% 67% 1-0 CHW A. Bannister L. Gura Single to RF; Spencer to 3B
b2 2 1-3 1% 67% 1-0 CHW J. Essian L. Gura Bannister Steals 2B
b2 2 -23 O -5% 62% 1-0 CHW J. Essian L. Gura Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- -4% 58% 0-1 KCR B. Stinson F. Barrios Reached on Interference on C
t3 0 1-- O 4% 62% 0-1 KCR F. Patek F. Barrios Strikeout
t3 1 1-- -4% 57% 0-1 KCR F. White F. Barrios Single to RF; Stinson to 2B
t3 1 12- OO 10% 68% 0-1 KCR T. Poquette F. Barrios Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 66% 1-0 CHW C. Lemon L. Gura Popfly: 1B
b3 1 --- 2% 68% 1-0 CHW R. Garr L. Gura Single to LF
b3 1 1-- OO -5% 63% 1-0 CHW L. Johnson L. Gura Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 0-1 KCR A. Otis F. Barrios Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O 2% 68% 0-1 KCR G. Brett F. Barrios Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- O 1% 70% 0-1 KCR J. Mayberry F. Barrios Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O -2% 68% 1-0 CHW J. Orta L. Gura Groundout: P unassisted
b4 1 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 CHW B. Stein L. Gura Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -1% 65% 1-0 CHW J. Spencer L. Gura Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 68% 0-1 KCR H. McRae F. Barrios Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O 2% 70% 0-1 KCR R. Jones F. Barrios Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 1% 72% 0-1 KCR B. Stinson F. Barrios Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -2% 70% 1-0 CHW K. Bell L. Gura Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O -1% 69% 1-0 CHW A. Bannister L. Gura Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 68% 1-0 CHW J. Essian L. Gura Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 4% 71% 0-1 KCR F. Patek F. Barrios Groundout: P-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-1 KCR F. White F. Barrios Strikeout
t6 2 --- -2% 71% 0-1 KCR T. Poquette F. Barrios Single to LF
t6 2 1-- O 4% 75% 0-1 KCR A. Otis F. Barrios Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 3% 78% 1-0 CHW C. Lemon L. Gura Walk
b6 0 1-- 5% 83% 1-0 CHW R. Garr L. Gura Single to 3B/Bunt; Lemon to 2B
b6 0 12- R 10% 93% 1-0 CHW L. Johnson L. Gura Single to CF; Lemon Scores; Garr to 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E8
b6 0 -23 O -3% 90% 2-0 CHW J. Orta L. Gura Popfly: SS
b6 1 -23 0% 91% 2-0 CHW B. Stein L. Gura Intentional Walk
b6 1 123 OO -7% 83% 2-0 CHW J. Spencer L. Gura Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- -6% 77% 0-2 KCR G. Brett F. Barrios Single to LF
t7 0 1-- R -19% 59% 0-2 KCR J. Mayberry F. Barrios Single to RF; Brett Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Mayberry to 2B
t7 0 -2- R -15% 44% 1-2 KCR H. McRae F. Barrios Fielder's Choice 1B; Mayberry Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)
Al Cowens pinch runs for Hal McRae (DH) batting 5th
t7 0 1-- RO -13% 31% 2-2 KCR R. Jones F. Barrios Triple to CF; Cowens Scores; Jones out at Hm/CF-3B
t7 1 --- O 2% 33% 3-2 KCR B. Stinson F. Barrios Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 1% 34% 3-2 KCR F. Patek F. Barrios Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Tom Bruno facing 7-8-9
Tom Bruno replaces Larry Gura pitching
b7 0 --- O -5% 29% 2-3 CHW K. Bell T. Bruno Foul Popfly: 1B
b7 1 --- O -3% 26% 2-3 CHW A. Bannister T. Bruno Popfly: SS
b7 2 --- O -2% 24% 2-3 CHW J. Essian T. Bruno Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O 2% 26% 3-2 KCR F. White F. Barrios Groundout: 1B-P
t8 1 --- O 2% 27% 3-2 KCR T. Poquette F. Barrios Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2 --- O 1% 28% 3-2 KCR A. Otis F. Barrios Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Tom Bruno facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- 10% 38% 2-3 CHW C. Lemon T. Bruno Single
Steve Mingori replaces Tom Bruno pitching
b8 0 1-- O -4% 34% 2-3 CHW R. Garr S. Mingori Groundout: P-1B; Lemon to 2B
b8 1 -2- 4% 39% 2-3 CHW L. Johnson S. Mingori Walk
b8 1 12- R 28% 67% 2-3 CHW J. Orta S. Mingori Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Johnson to 2B
b8 1 12- O -8% 59% 3-3 CHW B. Stein S. Mingori Popfly: SS
b8 2 12- RR 36% 94% 3-3 CHW J. Spencer S. Mingori Triple to RF; Johnson Scores; Orta Scores
b8 2 --3 O -1% 93% 5-3 CHW K. Bell S. Mingori Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, White Sox' Francisco Barrios facing 3-4-5
Jack Brohamer replaces Kevin Bell (3B) playing 2B batting 7th; Bill Stein moves from 2B to 3B; Bucky Dent replaces Jorge Orta (LF) playing SS batting 4th; Alan Bannister moves from SS to LF
t9 0 --- O 3% 97% 3-5 KCR G. Brett F. Barrios Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 3-5 KCR J. Mayberry F. Barrios Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 3-5 KCR A. Cowens F. Barrios Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 5.

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