Undefeated Al Fitzmorris boosted his record to 5-0 by pitching the Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Amos Otis started the Royals' scoring with a homer in the second inning. A double by Hal McRae and single by Frank White added a tally in the third. The Royals' final run came in the eighth on a single by Otis and double by John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       18, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3
Royals       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moates cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .133      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Randle lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Otis cf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .282
Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .373
Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .219
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .270      McRae lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .306
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Poquette lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Fregosi dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Rojas dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Smalley 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      White 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .222
Sundberg c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .171      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .330
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   2             Totals               31   3   9   3     0   1

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 14,116
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Royals 6
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 2
Errors: Harrah 2, Howell
Doubles: Sundberg (5), McRae 2 (7), Mayberry (3)
Home Runs: Otis (7)
Stolen Bases: Randle (11), Patek (16)
Caught Stealing: Patek (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (1), Brett (2)
GIDP: Smalley (2), Harrah (4), Patek (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(3-3)         7.1   9   3   3   0   1   1  31   3.69
Hargan                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.93
Totals                  8     9   3   3   0   1   1  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(5-0)       9     7   1   1   1   2   0  33   2.86
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   2   0  33

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


RANGERS 1ST: Moates grounded out (first to pitcher); Randle
grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out
to right; Brett reached on an error by Harrah; Mayberry forced
Brett (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; Howell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to left; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [McRae to third]; White singled to right [McRae
scored]; Patek forced White (third to second); Patek stole
second; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi walked; Smalley grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; Sundberg
doubled to right; Moates struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis
homered; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle singled to right; Hargrove singled to left
[Randle to second]; Harrah grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Randle to third, Hargrove out at
second]; Burroughs singled to center [Randle scored]; Howell
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to right; Rojas was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to left [McRae
out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; White singled to left
[Rojas to second]; Patek grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Fregosi lined to third; Smalley flied out to
center; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez flied out to right; Cowens flied out to
center; Otis reached on an error by Howell; Brett flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Moates struck out; Randle grounded out (first
unassisted); Hargrove singled to right; Harrah singled to right
[Hargrove to second]; Burroughs lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry lined to first; McRae was called out on
strikes; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Fregosi
flied out to center; Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek reached
on an error by Harrah; Patek was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Martinez singled; Cowens
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Moates
grounded out (second to first); Randle singled to right; Randle
stole second; Hargrove lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to left; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Otis to second]; Mayberry doubled to right
[Otis scored]; HARGAN REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); McRae flied
out to right; Rojas flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 3.

RANGERS 9TH: POQUETTE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs flied out to right;
Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 3.