After Texas rallied for six runs to tie the game in the ninth, 7-7, Kansas City scored in the 12th to gain an 8-7 victory. Al Cowens walked with two out in the 12th and scored the winning run on Tom Poquette's double. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 7
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   7 10  1
Royals       0  2  0    3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 16  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Cowens cf             6   2   1   2     1   0   .236
  Moates cf           2   0   1   1     0   1   .182      Poquette rf           6   0   3   2     1   0   .316
Randle lf,2b          4   1   1   0     1   1   .243      Brett 3b              6   0   2   0     0   0   .383
Hargrove 1b           4   1   0   1     2   1   .290      Mayberry 1b           6   1   1   0     0   0   .218
Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     1   0   .315      McRae lf              6   2   2   0     0   0   .298
  Pape ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Solaita dh            6   1   2   0     0   2   .381
  Fregosi ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .222      White 2b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .205
  Clines lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Patek ss              6   1   2   1     0   0   .341
Burroughs rf          6   1   2   2     0   1   .271      Stinson c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Howell 3b             6   1   2   0     0   2   .277        Martinez c          4   0   1   3     1   0   .294
Grieve dh             6   1   1   1     0   1   .226      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Smalley 2b,ss         6   0   1   0     0   2   .247        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .165        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fahey c             1   1   0   0     1   0   .375        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   7  10   7     7  10             Totals               50   8  16   8     4   3

Time of Game: 3:57   Attendance: 18,936
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Royals 13
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Beniquez (4), Howell (3), Poquette (4)
Triples: Poquette (3)
Stolen Bases: Randle (10), Patek 2 (15), White (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (2), White (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Moates (1), Martinez (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer                  3.2   8   5   5   1   1   0  20   3.33
Perzanowski             0.2   4   2   2   0   1   0   6   8.10
Terpko                  4.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  18   0.93
Foucault L(3-1)         3     1   1   1   2   1   0  12   1.10
Totals                 11.2  16   8   8   4   3   0  56

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard                 8.1   8   5   5   3   8   0  36   3.74
Littell                 0.1   0   2   2   3   0   0   4   1.00
Pattin                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.29
Hall W(1-0)             3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  12   2.79
Totals                 12    10   7   7   7  10   0  53

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips


RANGERS 1ST: MARTINEZ REPLACED STINSON (PLAYING C ); Beniquez
doubled to right; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Beniquez to third]; Hargrove made an out to second;
Harrah singled to center [Beniquez scored]; Burroughs struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Poquette
tripled to left; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to left; Grieve struck out;
Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left; Solaita singled to left
[McRae to second]; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [McRae to third, Solaita to second]; Patek flied out to
right; Martinez singled to right [McRae scored, Solaita scored];
Cowens flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled to
left; Randle stole second; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); Brett
singled to left; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Howell doubled to right; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita struck out; White walked; Patek singled to
center [White to second]; Martinez lined to center [White to
third]; Patek stole second; Cowens singled to left [White
scored, Patek scored, Cowens to second (on throw to home)];
Poquette singled to center [Cowens scored]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED
SINGER (PITCHING); Brett popped to third in foul territory; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley singled to left; Sundberg flied to right in
foul territory; Beniquez struck out; Randle flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry singled to center; McRae singled to right
[Mayberry to second]; Solaita singled to left [Mayberry to
third, McRae to second]; White struck out; Patek singled to left
[Mayberry scored, McRae to third, Solaita to second]; TERPKO
REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to
left [McRae scored]; Cowens flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (third to first); Harrah
walked; Burroughs flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: MOATES REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Poquette
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve flied out to center; Smalley struck out;
Sundberg walked; Moates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: FAHEY REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); McRae grounded
out (second to first); Solaita made an out to shortstop; White
singled to center; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Hargrove was
called out on strikes; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: PAPE REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Martinez flied
out to center; Debut game for Ken Pape; Cowens made an
out to second; Poquette walked; Brett singled to right [Poquette
to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs singled to left; Howell singled to center
[Burroughs to second]; Grieve singled to center [Burroughs
scored, Howell to second]; Smalley grounded out (second to
first) [Howell to third, Grieve to second]; Fahey walked;
LITTELL REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Moates hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Howell scored]; Randle walked [Grieve to third, Fahey
to second]; Hargrove walked [Grieve scored, Fahey to third,
Randle to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR PAPE; Fregosi walked
[Fahey scored, Randle to third, Hargrove to second]; PATTIN
REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Burroughs singled to right [Randle
scored, Hargrove scored, Fregosi to third]; HALL REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Howell struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING LF); RANDLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SMALLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
McRae flied out to center; Solaita grounded out (shortstop to
first); White singled to left; White stole second; Patek reached
on an error by Smalley [White to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED
TERPKO (PITCHING); Patek stole second; Martinez walked; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers
7, Royals 7.

RANGERS 10TH: Grieve grounded out (second to first); Smalley
flied out to right; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 10TH: Poquette flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 7.

RANGERS 11TH: Moates singled to left; Randle flied out to left;
Hargrove walked [Moates to second]; Clines lined to right;
Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 11TH: McRae flied out to center; Solaita struck out;
White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Royals 7.

RANGERS 12TH: Howell struck out; Grieve grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 12TH: Patek lined to shortstop; Martinez flied out to
right; Cowens walked; Poquette doubled to right [Cowens scored];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 8.