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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 4, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on September 4, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 4, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 4, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Umbarger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 31,541 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Dave Phillips |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Joe Lahoud | DH |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Bill Fahey | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 4, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Umbarger
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Umbarger
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Umbarger
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Clines picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clines. Wohlford scores. Brett moves all the way to home. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Umbarger
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Umbarger
Otis hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
There goes Otis. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Leonard
Lahoud is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Umbarger
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Umbarger
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Umbarger
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wohlford vs. Umbarger
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Martinez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Umbarger
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Leonard
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Umbarger
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Umbarger
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Umbarger
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Umbarger
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Umbarger
Patek hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Umbarger
Martinez bunts towards the mound. Umbarger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Poquette vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching. Tom Poquette pinch hits for Jim Wohlford.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores. Patek moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cowens vs. Hargan
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek scores. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Hargan
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Tom Poquette now playing left field.
Burroughs hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Leonard
Lahoud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hargan
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hargan
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hargan
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle bunts towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Leonard
Fahey hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hargan
White hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hargan
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hargan
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Hargan
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lahoud vs. Leonard
Lahoud hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hargan
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hargan
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hargan
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Leonard
Fahey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fahey moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hargan
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Hargan
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hargan
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Hargan
There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Hargan
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hargan
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Willie Wilson now playing center field.
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Leonard
Lahoud hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/4/1976 -- Texas at Kansas City (N) Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Clines G, lf 4 0 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 1 1 1 1 Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Poquette T, ph-lf 2 0 0 1 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Lahoud J, dh 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Randle L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 0 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 2 2 0 0 Fahey B, c 3 0 1 0 White F, 2b 4 2 2 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 2 2 Martinez B, c 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 32 7 10 6 Texas 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 210 300 01x -- 7 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Umbarger J (L)* 3.0 8 6 5 1 1 Hargan S 5.0 2 1 1 2 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 4 * Pitched to 4 batters in 4th E -- Clines G DP -- Texas 1, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 5 SB -- Otis A SF -- Wohlford J WP -- Hargan S T -- 2:18 A -- 31541
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