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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

1976-09-27 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 37914 · 3:08

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 8–3. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 6th. Vida Blue earned the win. Sal Bando went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	10
OAK	0	1	2	0	1	4	0	0		8	11

W: Vida Blue L: Dennis Leonard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Ron Luciano · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Wohlford	4	1	2	0	1	1
George Brett	5	0	2	1	0	0
Hal McRae	4	0	1	1	0	1
Tommy Davis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Cowens	4	0	2	0	0	0
John Mayberry	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cookie Rojas	4	0	2	1	0	0
Frank White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Martinez	1	1	0	0	1	1
Dave Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Wathan	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bert Campaneris	4	0	0	3	0	1
Joe Rudi	4	0	0	0	1	1
Gene Tenace	5	1	1	0	0	1
Sal Bando	4	1	3	1	0	0
Don Baylor	2	0	0	0	0	0
Claudell Washington	3	1	2	1	1	0
Ron Fairly	3	3	2	1	1	1
Phil Garner	3	1	1	2	0	1
Gary Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dennis Leonard	5.0	7	1	2
Steve Mingori	0.1	0	1	0
Bob McClure	0.0	0	1	0
Jerry Cram	0.0	1	0	0
Ken Sanders	1.1	2	1	0
Tom Hall	0.1	0	0	1
Tom Bruno	1.0	1	0	2

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vida Blue	9.0	10	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Wohlford: K/C
George Brett: 43
Hal McRae: 8

Bot 1

Bill North: 43
Bert Campaneris: 53
Joe Rudi: 63

Top 2

Tommy Davis: S9
Al Cowens: S8.1-2
John Mayberry: K/C
Cookie Rojas: S7.2-H;1-2
Frank White: 4/P
Buck Martinez: K

Bot 2

Gene Tenace: S7
Sal Bando: 8/L
Don Baylor: 63.1-2
Claudell Washington: S8.2-H
Ron Fairly: CS2(26)

Top 3

Jim Wohlford: S9
George Brett: SB2
George Brett: 7/L
Hal McRae: K
Tommy Davis: 3/G

Bot 3

Ron Fairly: HR/9
Phil Garner: K
Bill North: S7
Bert Campaneris: PO1(E1).1-3
Bert Campaneris: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Joe Rudi: K

Top 4

Al Cowens: 53
John Mayberry: 7
Cookie Rojas: 63

Bot 4

Gene Tenace: 2/FL/P
Sal Bando: S8
Don Baylor: 64(1)/FO
Claudell Washington: 7

Top 5

Frank White: 3/P
Buck Martinez: W
Jim Wohlford: S9.1-2
George Brett: D7.2-H;1-3
Hal McRae: 8/L/SF.3-H
Tommy Davis: 3/G

Bot 5

Ron Fairly: D9
Phil Garner: 24/SH.2-3
Bill North: HP
Bert Campaneris: 43.3-H;1-2
Joe Rudi: W
Gene Tenace: 7/L

Top 6

Al Cowens: T7
John Mayberry: FC3.3XH(32)
Cookie Rojas: 9/FL
Frank White: 4/P

Bot 6

Sal Bando: HR/78
Don Baylor: HP
Claudell Washington: POCS2(136)
Claudell Washington: W
Ron Fairly: W.1-2
Phil Garner: SB3
Phil Garner: D7.3-H;1-H
Bill North: WP.2-3
Bill North: W
Bert Campaneris: 43.3-H;1-2
Joe Rudi: 43

Top 7

Dave Nelson: K
Jim Wohlford: 6/P
George Brett: S7
Hal McRae: S7.1-2
Tommy Davis: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Gene Tenace: 63
Sal Bando: S7
Gary Woods: 64(1)/FO
Claudell Washington: S8.1-2
Ron Fairly: K

Top 8

Al Cowens: 8/L
John Mayberry: 7
Cookie Rojas: S9
Frank White: 9

Bot 8

Phil Garner: E6
Bill North: S9.1-3
Bert Campaneris: SB2
Bert Campaneris: K
Joe Rudi: 3/FL/P
Gene Tenace: K

Top 9

John Wathan: K
Jim Wohlford: W
George Brett: 43.1-2
Hal McRae: 9

Notes & reviews

1:07 rain delay before start of game
400' HR
Don Baylor charged the mound; pitcher Dennis Leonard backed off and George Brett stepped in; Baylor knocked Brett down with a right handed punch; Baylor ejected by HP umpire Bill Haller
Steve Mingori left with injury

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