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Kansas City Royals @ 
New York Yankees
1976-07-07 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 23172 · night · 2:22
Kansas City Royals defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Mark Littell earned the win and Steve Mingori picked up the save. Hal McRae went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Mark Littell L: Catfish Hunter SV: Steve Mingori
Umpires — HP: Bill Kunkel · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Rich Garcia · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 George Brett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jamie Quirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buck Martinez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Thurman Munson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Lou Piniella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Chambliss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fran Healy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sandy Alomar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Klutts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Hassler | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
 Mark Littell | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Catfish Hunter | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Cowens: 3/L
- Amos Otis: 6/P
- George Brett: 7
Bot 1
- Mickey Rivers: 7
- Roy White: K
- Thurman Munson: K
Top 2
- John Mayberry: 43
- Hal McRae: 43
- Jamie Quirk: K
Bot 2
- Lou Piniella: 63
- Chris Chambliss: K
- Graig Nettles: K
Top 3
- Buck Martinez: 63
- Freddie Patek: K
- Frank White: 5/P
Bot 3
- Fran Healy: S9
- Sandy Alomar: 64(1)3/GDP
- Mickey Klutts: K
Top 4
- Al Cowens: K
- Amos Otis: 53/BG
- George Brett: S9
- John Mayberry: K
Bot 4
- Mickey Rivers: 43
- Roy White: 63
- Thurman Munson: W
- Lou Piniella: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Hal McRae: 9/9D
- Jamie Quirk: 8
- Buck Martinez: K
Bot 5
- Chris Chambliss: 63
- Graig Nettles: 3/G
- Fran Healy: W
- Sandy Alomar: S9.1-3
- Mickey Klutts: SB2
- Mickey Klutts: 7
Top 6
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Frank White: 8
- Al Cowens: 3/L
Bot 6
- Mickey Rivers: 9
- Roy White: 13
- Thurman Munson: S8
- Lou Piniella: POCS2(134)
Top 7
- Amos Otis: 3/P
- George Brett: 6/L
- John Mayberry: 43
Bot 7
- Lou Piniella: 6/P
- Chris Chambliss: 43
- Graig Nettles: 2/FL/P
Top 8
- Hal McRae: HR/9
- Jamie Quirk: S9
- Buck Martinez: 34/SH.1-2
- Freddie Patek: FC6.2X3(65)
- Frank White: CS2(26)
Bot 8
- Fran Healy: 43
- Sandy Alomar: E6.B-2
- Mickey Klutts: 63
- Mickey Rivers: S9.2-H(UR);B-3(E9)
- Roy White: W
- Thurman Munson: K
Top 9
- Frank White: S8
- Al Cowens: SB2.1-3(E6)
- Al Cowens: 3/FL/P
- Amos Otis: 8/SF.3-H
- George Brett: S9
- John Mayberry: W.1-2
- Hal McRae: K
Bot 9
- Carlos May: S7
- Chris Chambliss: 16(1)/FO
- Graig Nettles: 9
- Fran Healy: 8
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Mickey Klutts