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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 23, 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 June 23, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 23, 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 | June 23, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Umbarger |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 21,336 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Al Clark |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Dave Moates | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 23, 1976
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Umbarger
Nelson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Moates. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Umbarger
There goes Nelson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Nelson steals third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Umbarger
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Umbarger
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Harrah. Nelson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
The umpire calls a balk on Umbarger Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Umbarger
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle 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: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
There goes Clines. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Clines steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
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, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Umbarger
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Umbarger
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Umbarger
Patek hits a line drive towards third. Howell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Grieve moves to third. Moates moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford throws the ball in to Brett who relays the ball to Nelson who tags Clines trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Grieve scores. Moates scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Umbarger
Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Umbarger
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Umbarger
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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. Martinez moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Umbarger
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Umbarger
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clines. Cowens reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Umbarger
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Umbarger
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Umbarger
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Umbarger
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Umbarger
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Umbarger
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Umbarger
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Otis scores. Brett moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Umbarger
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to third for the out. Mayberry moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Umbarger
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wohlford vs. Umbarger
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mayberry tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Umbarger
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. Cowens moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, 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 -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Foucault
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Foucault
Sundberg fires to first and picks off Nelson. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Foucault
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Foucault
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Foucault
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Hargrove scores. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moates vs. Leonard
Moates hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Foucault
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Foucault
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Foucault
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Jim Wohlford.
There goes Cowens. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Foucault
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Solaita for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Foucault
Patek 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, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Hal McRae now playing left field. Dennis Leonard now pitching.
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Leonard
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Foucault
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Quirk hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Foucault
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Foucault
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
John Wathan now catching.
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Leonard
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Foucault
Juan Beniquez now playing center field. Dave Moates now playing right field.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Foucault
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Foucault
McRae hits a popup, foul, 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 6/23/1976 -- Kansas City at Texas (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Clines G, lf 4 1 2 2 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0 Randle L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 2 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 1 0 0 Harrah T, ss 4 2 2 3 McRae H, dh-lf 5 2 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 3 1 Beniquez J, cf 0 0 0 0 Wohlford J, lf 2 0 0 1 Howell R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Solaita T, ph 1 0 0 0 Grieve T, dh 3 1 0 1 Leonard D, p-p 0 0 0 0 Moates D, cf-rf 3 1 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 1 1 Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 1 0 Quirk J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 10 3 28 7 7 6 Kansas City 100 130 000 -- 5 Texas 320 002 00x -- 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 8.0 7 7 7 3 6 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Umbarger J 4.2 8 5 1 2 1 Foucault S (W) 4.1 2 0 0 1 2 E -- Harrah T, Hargrove M LOB -- Kansas City 9, Texas 3 2B -- Nelson D, Martinez B, McRae H, Cowens A, Hargrove M HR -- Harrah T SB -- Nelson D, Clines G, Cowens A CS -- Nelson D SH -- Sundberg J, Howell R SF -- Wohlford J HBP -- by Leonard D (Grieve T) WP -- Leonard D Balk -- Umbarger J T -- 2:52 A -- 21336
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