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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 26, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 26, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 26, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Russ Goetz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Bob Stinson | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Moates | Center Fielder |
Mike Cubbage | DH |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Second Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 26, 1976
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Leonard
Cubbage strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Moates moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Perry
Perry fires to first and picks off Cowens. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Smalley 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
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Perry
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a line drive towards the mound. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Leonard
Cubbage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perry
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moates. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Perry
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Perry
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Perry
Stinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Perzanowski
Stan Perzanowski now pitching.
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell 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
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perzanowski
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Perzanowski
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perzanowski
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moates. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Perzanowski
There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Perzanowski
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perzanowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Perzanowski
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Smalley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perzanowski
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perzanowski
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Perzanowski
There goes Patek. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Perzanowski
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Perzanowski
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Barr
Steve Barr now pitching.
Otis hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Stinson scores. Poquette goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barr
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Leonard
Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Barr
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Barr
McRae takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Barr
Dave Nelson pinch runs for Hal McRae.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Barr
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Frank White now playing shortstop. Jim Wohlford now playing left field.
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Barr
Ken Pape now playing third base.
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Barr
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Barr
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Barr
There's a wild pitch. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Barr
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pape juggles the ball. That's an error on Pape. Wohlford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Barr
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Leonard
Cubbage is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Barr
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Barr
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Barr
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Mayberry scores. There goes Nelson trying to get to home. Grieve throws the ball in to Harrah who relays the ball to Sundberg, who tags Nelson, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Barr
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wohlford vs. Barr
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pape fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cowens scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stinson vs. Barr
Stinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 14 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Barr
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 14 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Barr
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 14 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pape vs. Leonard
Jamie Quirk now playing third base. Tony Solaita now playing first base.
Pape hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 14 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 14 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Leonard
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1976, game 1 -- Kansas City at Texas (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Poquette T, lf 4 1 2 0 Moates D, cf 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cubbage M, dh 4 0 2 0 Otis A, cf 6 1 2 3 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Brett G, 3b 5 1 1 0 Harrah T, ss 4 0 1 1 Quirk J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 2 2 0 Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Solaita T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Pape K, 3b 1 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 1 2 2 Grieve T, lf 4 0 0 0 Nelson D, pr 1 0 1 0 Smalley R, 2b 3 1 0 0 Cowens A, rf 5 2 3 1 Sundberg J, c 2 1 0 0 White F, 2b-ss 5 1 1 0 Patek F, ss 2 1 2 2 Wohlford J, lf 2 2 2 1 Stinson B, c 5 2 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 14 21 12 32 2 6 2 Kansas City 001 322 015 -- 14 Texas 000 000 020 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (L) 3.2 8 4 4 0 5 Perzanowski S 2.0 5 4 4 1 0 Barr S 3.1 8 6 5 2 1 E -- Pape K DP -- Kansas City 1, Texas 2 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Texas 6 2B -- Brett G, Mayberry J, Cowens A HR -- Patek F, Otis A, Stinson B SB -- Cowens A, McRae H CS -- Cowens A, Patek F WP -- Perzanowski S, Barr S T -- 2:54 A -- 0
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