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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 27, 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 27, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 27, 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 27, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Singer |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 14,755 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
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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Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Second Baseman |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | DH |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 27, 1976
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Singer
Poquette hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Burroughs fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Burroughs. Poquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Singer
Otis takes first base on ball four. Poquette scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Singer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Singer
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to third for the out. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Singer
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Singer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brett scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Singer
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
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Splittorff
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Singer
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Singer
There goes Patek. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Singer
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poquette vs. Singer
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Singer
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Singer
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Splittorff
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Splittorff
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Singer
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Singer
McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Singer
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Singer
White hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Splittorff
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Splittorff
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Splittorff
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Singer
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Singer
The umpire calls a balk on Singer Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Singer
Stinson hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Singer
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Singer
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brett. Hargrove goes all the way around to score. Harrah moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Splittorff
Grieve hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Splittorff
Fregosi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Splittorff
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Singer
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Singer
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Singer
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Singer
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Splittorff
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Splittorff
Beniquez bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to third. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Singer
White hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Singer
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Singer
Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Splittorff
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Splittorff
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Splittorff
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Singer
Poquette 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, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Singer
Otis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Beniquez. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Singer
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Hoerner
Joe Hoerner now pitching.
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Splittorff
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Splittorff
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hoerner
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hoerner
Cowens 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, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hoerner
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
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Splittorff
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Burroughs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grieve vs. Littell
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hargrove tags and scores. Harrah tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Littell
Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hoerner
Dave Moates now playing right field.
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Hoerner
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Bob Stinson.
Wohlford hits a popup towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hoerner
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Hoerner
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hoerner
Brett hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/27/1976 -- Kansas City at Texas (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Poquette T, lf 4 1 2 1 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 2 0 Rojas C, ph 1 1 1 0 Smalley R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 2 1 Hargrove M, 1b 3 2 2 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0 Harrah T, ss 4 2 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 1 1 1 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Moates D, rf 0 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 1 Grieve T, lf 3 0 0 1 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fregosi J, dh 4 1 2 3 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 10 3 30 6 9 5 Kansas City 210 000 001 -- 4 Texas 000 400 02x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L)* 7.0 8 6 2 3 3 Littell M 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Hall T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Singer B (W) 6.2 8 3 3 2 4 Hoerner J (S) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Burroughs J, Brett G DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Texas 5 2B -- Poquette T, Brett G, Otis A, Beniquez J, Rojas C HR -- Fregosi J SB -- Patek F SH -- Beniquez J SF -- Grieve T WP -- Singer B Balk -- Singer B T -- 2:44 A -- 14755
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