October 13, 1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4 at Yankee Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4
1976 postseason: WS: CIN-NYY / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: CIN-PHI

Game 1
NYY  4
@KCR  1
Game 2
KCR  7
NYY  3
Game 3
NYY  5
KCR  3
Game 4
KCR  7
@NYY  4
Game 5
NYY  7
KCR  6

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,355

Wednesday, October 13, 1976, 3:23PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Royals

Whitey Herzog

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  3  0   2  0  1   0  1  0    7  9  1
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    4 11  0

W: D Bird (1-0), L: C Hunter (1-1), S: S Mingori (1)

Yankees

Billy Martin

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cowens CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .470         4   0   
T Poquette LF-RF              4   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .718         3   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .429 1.042         1   2   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .343         9   0   
H McRae RF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .154  .635         2   0   3B,2B
  J Wohlford LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .444         3   0   
J Quirk DH                    2   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.250         0   0   3B,SF
  D Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
C Rojas 2B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .400  .733         2   3   SF
  F White PR-2B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
F Patek SS                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .429 1.000         2   4   2·2B,CS
B Martinez C                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .182  .432         1   1   

L Gura P                                                                 0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   1
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   7   9   7    4   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: H McRae (1, off C Hunter); F Patek 2 (2, off G Jackson, off C Hunter).

3B: H McRae (1, off D Tidrow); J Quirk (1, off C Hunter).

SF: C Rojas (1, off D Tidrow); J Quirk (1, off D Tidrow).

TB: H McRae 5; F Patek 5; J Quirk 3; C Rojas 2; B Martinez.

RBI: F Patek 3 (4); J Quirk 2 (2); C Rojas (1); B Martinez (3).

2-out RBI: F Patek 3; B Martinez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry.

E: D Bird ().

BASERUNNING

CS: F Patek (3, 2nd base by D Tidrow/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .485         5   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .856         7   0   2B
T Munson C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .389  .889         2   1   CS
L Piniella DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .637         0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .471 1.236         9   0   GDP
G Nettles 3B                  4   2   2   3    0   1  .286 1.161         0   2   2·HR
E Maddox RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555         1   0   
  O Gamble PH-RF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   0   2B
  O Velez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .393         1   1   
F Stanley SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.045         1   1   
  E Hendricks PH              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  R Guidry PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mason SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  S Alomar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   

C Hunter P                                                               0   1
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
  G Jackson P                                                            0   1
Totals                       36   4  11   4    0   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: O Gamble (1, off D Bird); R White (3, off L Gura).

HR: G Nettles 2 (2, off L Gura, off S Mingori; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: G Nettles 8; R White 2; T Munson 2; O Gamble 2; W Randolph; M Rivers; E Hendricks; C Chambliss; F Stanley.

GIDP: C Chambliss (1).

RBI: G Nettles 3 (4); W Randolph (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Munson (1, 2nd base by D Bird/B Martinez).

PO: O Gamble (2nd base by D Bird).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Gura                      2     6   2   2    0   0   1   4.22   12     -       4-2     36    - 
D Bird, H (1), W (1-0)      4.2   4   1   1    0   1   0   1.93   16     -       6-5          1-0
S Mingori, S (1)            2.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.70    8     -       1-6          2-0
Totals                      9    11   4   4    0   1   2          36     -      11-13         3-0

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
C Hunter, L (1-1)           3     5   5   5    1   0   0   4.50   15     -       2-7     28    - 
D Tidrow                    3.2   2   1   1    2   0   0   4.26   14     -       3-7          1-1
G Jackson                   2.1   2   1   1    1   2   0   3.86   10     -       4-1          2-0
Totals                      9     9   7   7    4   2   0          39     -       9-15         3-1

L Gura faced 1 batter in the 3rd inning.
C Hunter faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Bird (0; O Gamble, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 56,355.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. A Cowens             CF    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. T Poquette           LF    2. R White              LF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. T Munson             C  
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. L Piniella           DH 
5. H McRae              RF    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. J Quirk              DH    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. C Rojas              2B    7. E Maddox             RF 
8. F Patek              SS    8. W Randolph           2B 
9. B Martinez           C     9. F Stanley            SS 

   L Gura               P        C Hunter             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     A Cowens        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     T Poquette      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     G Brett         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     M Rivers        Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---     R White         Double to LF
   O      -2-     T Munson        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-     L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
          ---     J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--     H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     J Quirk         Flyball: CF
          1--     C Rojas         Single to CF; Mayberry to 2B
   RR     12-     F Patek         Double to RF; Mayberry Scores; Rojas Scores
   R      -2-     B Martinez      Single to CF; Patek Scores
   O      1--     A Cowens        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
          ---     C Chambliss     Single to LF
   RR     1--     G Nettles       Home Run (RF); Chambliss Scores
   O      ---     E Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     W Randolph      Single to LF
          1--     F Stanley       Single to CF; Randolph to 2B
   O      12-     M Rivers        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 3B
   O      1-3     R White         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     T Poquette      Lineout: CF
   O      ---     G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
          ---     T Munson        Single to LF
                  Doug Bird replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      1--     L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     C Chambliss     Munson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---     " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
          ---     H McRae         Double to CF
   R      -2-     J Quirk         Triple (LF-CF); McRae Scores
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
   RO     --3     C Rojas         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Quirk Scores
   O      ---     F Patek         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     B Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Nettles       Strikeout
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Elliott Maddox batting 7th
   O      ---     O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
                  Oscar Gamble moves to RF
   O      ---     A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     T Poquette      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     F Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     M Rivers        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     R White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
          ---     H McRae         Triple (LF-CF)
   RO     --3     J Quirk         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores
   O      ---     C Rojas         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
          ---     T Munson        Single to LF
   O      1--     L Piniella      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--     C Chambliss     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
          ---     F Patek         Single (1B)
   O      1--     B Martinez      Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---     " "             Walk
   O      1--     A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Grant Jackson replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
          1--     T Poquette      Walk; Cowens to 2B
          12-     G Brett         Walk; Cowens to 3B; Poquette to 2B
   O      123     J Mayberry      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Nettles       Flyball: RF
          ---     O Gamble        Double (CF-RF)
          -2-     W Randolph      Gamble Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Gamble to 3B
   RO     --3     " "             Groundout: P-1B; Gamble Scores
                  Ellie Hendricks pinch hits for Fred Stanley batting 9th
          ---     E Hendricks     Single to CF
                  Ron Guidry pinch runs for Ellie Hendricks batting 9th
          1--     M Rivers        Single to RF; Guidry to 3B
                  Steve Mingori replaces Doug Bird pitching
   O      1-3     R White         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Mason replaces Ron Guidry playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---     H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dave Nelson replaces Jamie Quirk playing DH batting 6th
   O      ---     D Nelson        Strikeout
          ---     C Rojas         Single
                  Frank White pinch runs for Cookie Rojas batting 7th
   R      1--     F Patek         Double to RF; White Scores
   O      -2-     B Martinez      Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Mingori facing 3-4-5
                  Frank White moves to 2B; Jim Wohlford replaces Hal McRae playing LF batting 5th; Tom Poquette moves to RF
   O      ---     T Munson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     L Piniella      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Grant Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     T Poquette      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     G Brett         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Mingori facing 6-7-8
   R      ---     G Nettles       Home Run (RF)
                  Otto Velez pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 7th
   O      ---     O Velez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Sandy Alomar pinch hits for Jim Mason batting 9th
   O      ---     S Alomar        Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 4.

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