Athletics 5 – 8 Kansas City Royals
2 July 1976 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Buck Martinez | 1 in 107 games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games | |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | John Mayberry | 1 in 462 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Box score
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bert Campaneris | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Baylor | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Rudi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sal Bando | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Gene Tenace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Claudell Washington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Haney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Bahnsen | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wohlford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Amos Otis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Mayberry | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2 2B |
| Hal McRae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Cowens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Buck Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Littell | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |