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BOS 11
CLE  3

CHW  2
CAL  1

(10)
CHW  5
CAL  1

BAL  3
@MIL  1

KCR 16
@MIN  6

DET  6
@NYY  0

NYY  3
DET  1

OAK  9
@TEX  6

ATL  3
@LAD  2

(10)
LAD  2
ATL  0

PHI  8
CHC  0

PIT  6
MON  1

SFG  3
CIN  1

CIN  9
@SFG  8

(11)
STL  6
NYM  5

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 8,101

Sunday, September 12, 1976
Time of Game: 2:51
Royals
16
82-60
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  0   2  0  9   2  0  1   16 14  1
Twins           0  0  1   0  1  2   0  0  2    6  9  6
W: M Pattin (7-12), L: P Redfern (5-8)
Twins
6
73-72
Lost 2
3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wohlford LF                 6   1   2   2    0   3  .238  .608    0    5   0   
A Otis CF                     6   2   1   2    0   1  .289  .816    0    2   0   2B
  W Wilson CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
G Brett 3B                    5   1   2   0    1   0  .338  .845    0    0   1   SB
J Mayberry 1B                 5   2   1   3    1   1  .238  .688    0   10   1   2B
  J Quirk 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .592         0   0   
H McRae DH                    4   3   3   2    1   0  .341  .897    0    0   0   2B,CS
A Cowens RF                   5   2   0   0    0   0  .267  .646    0    2   0   
  R Jones RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .577         1   0   
C Rojas 2B                    4   2   1   1    1   2  .222  .546    0    3   6   2B
F White SS                    4   1   1   4    0   1  .240  .593    0    0   4   3B,SF
B Stinson C                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .274  .706    0    2   0   2B,HBP

M Pattin P                                                               1   0
  P Splittorff P                                                         0   0
Totals                       43  16  14  15    4   8                    27  12
BATTING
2B: B Stinson (7, off E Bane); J Mayberry (22, off T Burgmeier); H McRae (31, off T Burgmeier); A Otis (39, off P Redfern); C Rojas (5, off P Redfern).
3B: F White (5, off T Burgmeier).
SF: F White (3, off P Redfern).
HBP: B Stinson (1, by P Redfern).
TB: H McRae 4; B Stinson 4; F White 3; J Wohlford 2; G Brett 2; C Rojas 2; A Otis 2; J Mayberry 2.
RBI: F White 4 (43); J Mayberry 3 (90); A Otis 2 (82); H McRae 2 (66); J Wohlford 2 (22); B Stinson (24); C Rojas (12).
2-out RBI: F White 3; H McRae 2; A Otis 2; J Mayberry 2; B Stinson; J Wohlford.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 8 for 14.
FIELDING
E: G Brett (23).
BASERUNNING
SB: G Brett (20, 2nd base off P Redfern/B Wynegar).
CS: H McRae (12, 3rd base by P Redfern/B Wynegar).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun DH                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .285  .732    0    0   0   SF
R Smalley SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .697    0    2   3   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .857    0    5   0   2B
L Bostock CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .815    0    3   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .272  .741    0    8   1   
M Cubbage 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .257  .699    0    3   1   3B,2B
L Hisle LF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .268  .713    0    3   1   HR
D Ford RF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .746    0    0   0   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .641    0    2   1   SB

P Redfern P                                                              1   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  E Bane P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   6    0   2                    27   7
BATTING
2B: R Carew (27, off M Pattin); M Cubbage (15, off M Pattin).
3B: M Cubbage (5, off M Pattin).
HR: L Hisle (12, off P Splittorff; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: S Braun (4, off M Pattin).
TB: M Cubbage 5; L Hisle 4; B Wynegar 2; R Carew 2; B Randall 2; D Ford.
RBI: L Hisle 2 (85); M Cubbage (40); B Wynegar (65); S Braun (53); D Ford (74).
2-out RBI: M Cubbage; B Wynegar.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
E: B Randall 2 (22); M Cubbage 2 (16); R Smalley 2 (24).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Randall (3, 2nd base off M Pattin/B Stinson).

PITCHING

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
M Pattin, W (7-12)             7     6   4   3    0   1   0   2.85   28     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 6     52    -     0.74   0.05
P Splittorff                   2     3   2   2    0   1   1   3.84    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   5    0   2   1          37     -       ·  ·     13·10· 3· 9           -  
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Redfern, L (5-8)             5.2   7   8   2    2   8   0   4.03   29     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 7     41    -     0.82  -0.41
T Burgmeier                    0.1   3   5   2    2   0   0   2.48    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          1-1    0.13  -0.04
E Bane                         3     4   3   1    0   0   0   5.11   13     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 4          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         9    14  16   5    4   8   0          49     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0·14          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: P Redfern (1; B Stinson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 8,101.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 89° F, Wind 18mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Wohlford           LF    1. S Braun              DH 
2. A Otis               CF    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. L Bostock            CF 
5. H McRae              DH    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. A Cowens             RF    6. M Cubbage            3B 
7. C Rojas              2B    7. L Hisle              LF 
8. F White              SS    8. D Ford               RF 
9. B Stinson            C     9. B Randall            2B 

   M Pattin             P        P Redfern            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      16%  66% C Rojas         P Redfern       Double to LF; McRae Scores; Rojas to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 4   0  1-2  12-      10%  82% C Rojas         P Redfern       McRae Caught Stealing 3B, Safe on E5; McRae Scores/unER; Cowens to 3B
   b 5   0  4-1  ---      -9%  74% M Cubbage       M Pattin        Triple to RF
   t 6   2  2-4  1-3       8%  88% J Wohlford      P Redfern       Single to CF; White Scores/unER; Stinson to 3B; Wohlford to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 4   2  1-3  --3       8%  82% B Stinson       P Redfern       Single to RF; Cowens Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Wohlford      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  A Otis          Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      48%  G Brett         Single to LF
          1--      49%  J Mayberry      Brett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Cowens        Popfly: 3B
   R      1--      66%  C Rojas         Double to LF; McRae Scores; Rojas to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RO     --3      68%  F White         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rojas Scores
          ---      69%  B Stinson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      68%  J Wohlford      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  L Bostock       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      72%  B Wynegar       Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Redfern facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  D Ford          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  B Randall       Single to CF; Ford to 3B
          1-3      58%  S Braun         Randall Steals 2B
   RO     -23      59%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ford Scores/unER
   O      -2-      63%  R Smalley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Redfern facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  H McRae         Single to LF
          1--      72%  A Cowens        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McRae to 2B
   R      12-      82%  C Rojas         McRae Caught Stealing 3B, Safe on E5; McRae Scores/unER; Cowens to 3B
   O      --3      79%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      74%  F White         Strikeout
   R      --3      82%  B Stinson       Single to RF; Cowens Scores/unER
   O      1--      81%  J Wohlford      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Marty Pattin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  L Bostock       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Redfern facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  G Brett         Popfly: P
          ---      84%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      83%  H McRae         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
          ---      74%  M Cubbage       Triple to RF
   O      --3      79%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
   R      --3      73%  D Ford          Single to LF; Cubbage Scores
   O      1--      77%  B Randall       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      80%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pete Redfern facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  A Cowens        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      77%  C Rojas         Strikeout Looking
          ---      78%  F White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  B Stinson       Single to RF; White to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  J Wohlford      Single to CF; White Scores/unER; Stinson to 3B; Wohlford to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -23      96%  A Otis          Double to LF; Stinson Scores/unER; Wohlford Scores/unER
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Pete Redfern pitching
          -2-      96%  G Brett         Walk
   RR     12-      99%  J Mayberry      Double to RF; Otis Scores/unER; Brett Scores/Team unER
   R      -2-      99%  H McRae         Double to LF; Mayberry Scores/Team unER
          -2-      99%  A Cowens        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); McRae to 3B
          1-3      99%  C Rojas         Walk; Cowens to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  F White         Triple to RF; McRae Scores/unER; Cowens Scores/unER; Rojas Scores/unER
   O      --3     100%  B Stinson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  9 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 13, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-13, Marty Pattin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  R Carew         Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B; Carew to 3B
   R      --3     100%  B Wynegar       Single to CF; Carew Scores
   R      1--     100%  M Cubbage       Double to RF; Wynegar Scores
   O      -2-     100%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 13, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-4, Eddie Bane facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Bane replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      ---     100%  J Wohlford      Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---     100%  A Otis          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  G Brett         Single to RF; Otis to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  J Mayberry      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Otis Scores/unER; Mayberry to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   RO     -2-     100%  H McRae         Single to LF; Mayberry Scores/unER; McRae out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 15, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-15, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Randall       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  S Braun         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 15, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 15-4, Eddie Bane facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  A Cowens        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  F White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 15, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-15, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Splittorff replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Bostock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 15, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 15-4, Eddie Bane facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  B Stinson       Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  J Wohlford      Single to CF; Stinson Scores
   O      1--     100%  A Otis          Popfly: SS
   O      1--     100%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 16, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-16, Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
                  Jamie Quirk replaces John Mayberry playing 1B batting 4th; Willie Wilson replaces Amos Otis playing CF batting 2nd; Ruppert Jones replaces Al Cowens playing RF batting 6th
          ---     100%  B Wynegar       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--     100%  L Hisle         Home Run; Wynegar Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  B Randall       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  S Braun         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 16, Twins 6.

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