Wednesday, 21 April 1976

Splittorff Unhittable Again as Royals Romp Twins



American League
New York 2 at Baltimore 8
- 10 of the Orioles first 14 games have been decided by one run. Not tonight as Wayne Garland (2-0, 2.63) went the distance and the O’s hit four home runs  - two of them off former teammate Ken Holtzman who’s ERA is 16.88 after allowing three runs in the 8th in relief of loser Catfish Hunter (2-2, 3.75)
Minnesota 0 at Kansas City 11
- The Royals erupt for 8 in the 4th off Bill Singer (0-3, 9.98) and rookie John Verhoeven. Winner Paul Splittorff wins his 4th and lowers his ERA to a microscopic 0.27 and combines with Don Hood (0.00) on the shutout
Chicago 2 at California 3
- Dave Goltz upped his mark to 3-0, 2.03 as the Angels edge the White Sox
Texas 2 at Oakland 4
- Don Sutton is also to four wins (4-0, 1.38) and Joe Rudi drove in two as the A’s keep pace with the Royals
Detroit at Cleveland, ppd
Boston at Milwaukee, ppd


 
National League
Philadelphia 10 at New York 1
-Mets are still winless at home as the Phils roll over them again chasing Tom Seaver (2-1, 6.66) from the game in the 2nd. Sixto Lezcano and Johnny Oates each homered and had three hits apiece
Chicago 4 at Pittsburgh 5
-The Cubs chase Bob Moose in the 3rd but the Pirates rally thanks to 7 shutout relief innings from Sam McDowell (2-0, 0.79), Dave Giusti (H, 1.38), and Kent Tekulve (3SV, 0.00)
Montreal 12 at St. Louis 9
- The Expos release their starting pitcher after the game and still win! Dave McNally (16.71 ERA) got chased in the 3rd but the Cardinals pitching wasn’t any better. Reliever Greg Terlecky (0-3, 6.75) took the loss for St. Louis – their sixth straight
Cincinnati 2 at Atlanta 6
- Willie Montanez’s 3-run home run in the 7th gave the struggling Braves a comfortable lead they would not relinquish. The struggles continue meanwhile for Reds starter Fred Norman (1-3, 5.50)
Los Angeles 4 at Houston 1
- Steve Yeager homered and Burt Hooton (2-1, 2.05) pitched 8 strong innings to knock off Nolan Ryan (2-1, 5.59) and the Astros
San Diego 1 at San Francisco 2
- Vida Blue (1-1, 3.60) outdueled Bill Grief (0-2, 5.91) and Milt May homered as the Giants avoid the sweep



4/21/1976, MIN76-KCR76, Royals Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Minnesota         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  8  1     9  0
1976 Kansas City       0  2  0  8  1  0  0  0  x    11 14  0    12  3
 
Minnesota            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Kansas City          AB  R  H BI   AVG
Bostock           rf  3  0  0  0  .259    Cowens            rf  4  1  1  1  .219
Speier            ss  4  0  3  0  .283    McRae             lf  4  2  1  2  .203
Soderholm         3b  4  0  1  0  .358     Hood             p   1  0  0  0  .000
Carew             1b  2  0  0  0  .256    Brett             3b  4  1  2  0  .434
Ford              lf  4  0  0  0  .370    Otis              cf  5  2  2  2  .255
Brye              cf  3  0  1  0  .313    White             2b  5  2  2  1  .279
Borgmann          c   4  0  3  0  .300    Stinson           c   4  1  2  3  .353
Mackanin          2b  2  0  0  0  .313    Davis             1b  4  0  1  1  .267
 Hisle            ph  1  0  0  0  .220     Mayberry         1b  0  0  0  0  .267
 Milbourne        2b  1  0  0  0  .200    Terrell           ss  4  1  3  0  .280
Singer            p   1  0  0  0  .333    Splittorff        p   3  1  0  0  .143
 Verhoeven        p   1  0  0  0  .333     Lahoud           lf  0  0  0  0  .400
 Oliva            ph  1  0  0  0  .176                         38 11 14 10
 Butler           p   0  0  0  0  .000
 Thompson         ph  1  0  0  0  .267
                     32  0  8  0
 
Minnesota                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Singer           L 0-3           3.2  5  8  4  5  1  76  36  9.98
Verhoeven                        2.1  7  3  3  2  3  59  34  6.10
Butler                           2.0  2  0  0  2  0  42  25  2.70
                                 8.0 14 11  7  9  4 177  95 
 
Kansas City                      INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Splittorff       W 4-0           7.0  6  0  0  2  4 108  68  0.27
Hood                             2.0  2  0  0  2  0  30  16  0.00
                                 9.0  8  0  0  4  4 138  84 
 
MIN: Hisle batted for Mackanin in the 7th
     Oliva batted for Verhoeven in the 7th
     Milbourne inserted at 2b in the 7th
     Thompson batted for Butler in the 9th
KCR: Lahoud inserted at lf in the 8th
     Mayberry inserted at 1b in the 9th
 
E-Speier. 2B-Borgmann, Stinson. 3B-Speier. HR-McRae(2). SB-Cowens(6). 
CS-Brett. K-Bostock, Ford, Mackanin, Verhoeven, Otis, Terrell, Splittorff 2. 
BB-Bostock, Carew 2, Brye, Cowens 2, McRae, Brett, Stinson, Davis, Terrell, 
Splittorff, Lahoud. 
GWRBI: Stinson
 
 
 


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