1976-Oct-10 • NYY/KCR • ALCS G2 - New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals - Radio
1976 MLB Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/leagues/mlb/... Royals Stadium . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/stadiums/roy... . Box Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.baseball-reference.com/bo... 1976 ALCS Game 2 Sunday, October 10, 1976 Start Time: 7:15 p.m. Local Attendance: 41,091 Game Duration: 2h45m Night Game, on turf . Starting Lineups ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ New York Yankees . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/teams/new-yo... 1 - CF - Mickey Rivers . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/mick... 2 - LF - Roy White . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/roy-... 3 - C - Thurman Munson . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/thur... 4 - 1B - Chris Chambliss . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/chri... 5 - DH - Carlos May . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/carl... 6 - 3B - Graig Nettles . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/grai... 7 - RF - Oscar Gamble . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/osca... 8 - 2B - Willie Randolph . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/will... 9 - SS - Fred Stanley . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/fred... - - P - Ed Figueroa . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/ed-f... - Kansas City Royals . . . . https://retroseasons.com/teams/kansas... 1 - LF - Jim Wohlford . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/jim-... 2 - CF - Al Cowens . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/al-c... 3 - 3B - George Brett . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/geor... 4 - 1B - John Mayberry . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/john... 5 - DH - Hal McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/hal-... 6 - RF - Tom Poquette . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/tom-... 7 - 2B - Frank White . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/fran... 8 - SS - Freddie Patek . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/fred... 9 - C - Buck Martinez . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/buck... - - P - Dennis Leonard . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/denn... . Radio Announcers ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Ernie Harwell . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/erni... Ned Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/ned-... Game Summary ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ On Sunday, October 10, 1976, the Kansas City Royals hosted the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the League Championship Series at Royals Stadium. The Yankees sent Ed Figueroa to the mound, a reliable workhorse who had logged an impressive 19-10 record with a 3.02 ERA during the regular season. The Royals answered with Dennis Leonard, a promising young right-hander who had posted a solid 17-10 record with a 3.79 ERA. At this point in the season, the Yankees were the defending American League champions and were looking to return to the World Series after losing to the Cincinnati Reds the previous year. The Royals, on the other hand, were eager to make their mark, having won their first division title in franchise history in 1976. The game began with both teams trading blows. The Royals jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, capitalizing on the Yankees' defensive errors. The Yankees didn't back down, though, scoring a run in the second and another in the third, keeping the game competitive. However, the Royals' offense proved to be too much for the Yankees' pitching. The Royals capitalized on key hits, including a triple by George Brett and a double by Tom Poquette, to put runs on the board. The Yankees' offense was also active, with multiple players, including Thurman Munson and Chris Chambliss, contributing hits, but they struggled to convert these into runs, leaving a high number of runners on base. The game concluded with a 7-3 victory for the Kansas City Royals, giving them a crucial win in the League Championship Series. Despite the loss, the Yankees went on to win the series 3-2, returning to the World Series for the second consecutive year. The 1976 season was a turning point for the Royals, establishing them as a perennial contender in the American League for the next decade. Despite their loss in this series, they would return to the playoffs in 1977, 1978, and 1980, finally winning their first World Series in 1985. Follow Us ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Website ▶ https://retroseasons.com TikTok ▶ / retroseasons Instagram ▶ / retroseasons Facebook ▶ / retroseasons Twitter ▶ / retroseasons YouTube ▶ / retroseasons
