George Brett, Hal McRae and Frank White hit home runs in a five-run first inning that sent the Royals on their way to a 14-11 triumph over the Rangers. Seven Texas errors helped Kansas City score seven unearned runs, five coming in a six-run fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 14, Texas Rangers 11
Game Played on Monday, May       24, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       5  1  0    6  1  1    0  0  0  -  14 12  2
Rangers      0  1  4    0  0  0    0  1  5  -  11 16  7


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           6   2   1   0     0   0   .231      Moates cf             5   0   3   2     1   0   .240
Otis cf               5   2   3   3     0   0   .326      Cubbage dh            3   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Brett 3b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .346        Clines ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Mayberry 1b           5   1   1   2     0   0   .260      Hargrove 1b           3   2   1   0     2   2   .311
McRae dh              4   3   2   1     1   0   .311      Harrah ss             5   1   3   1     0   0   .325
Cowens rf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .230        Pape pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .250
White 2b              5   1   1   1     0   1   .248      Burroughs rf          5   2   2   1     0   0   .264
Patek ss              2   2   0   0     2   1   .337      Howell 3b             5   1   2   3     0   1   .276
Stinson c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .289      Grieve lf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .271
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smalley 2b            5   2   2   1     0   1   .241
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     1   1   .155
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  14  12  11     3   4             Totals               41  11  16  10     5   6

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 12,751
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 9
DP: Royals 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Wohlford, White, Hargrove, Harrah, Howell, Smalley, Sundberg 2, Barr
Doubles: Otis (9), Stinson (2), McRae (10), Moates 2 (3), Burroughs (5), Hargrove (7), Howell 2 (8)
Home Runs: Brett (2), McRae (2), White (1), Smalley (1)
Stolen Bases: Wohlford (6), Otis (4), Patek (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Stinson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Grieve (1)
GIDP: Cowens (3), Burroughs (7), Cubbage (1)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (1,by Hargan)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    2     7   5   5   1   3   0  14   4.14
Mingori W(2-0)          5     4   0   0   2   1   0  19   1.93
Hall                    1     1   1   1   1   1   1   5   3.38
Gura                    0.1   3   4   3   1   0   0   5  20.25
Pattin                  0.2   1   1   0   0   1   0   4   2.55
Totals                  9    16  11   9   5   6   1  47

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-3)             0.1   3   4   3   0   0   2   5   4.32
Perzanowski             3     4   5   3   2   1   1  15   8.38
Hargan                  5.2   5   5   1   1   3   0  26   1.77
Totals                  9    12  14   6*  3   4   3  46

Hit by Pitch: Hargan (1)
Wild Pitches: Gura (1), Hargan (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford reached on an error by Harrah [Wohlford to
third (error by Barr)]; Otis doubled to center [Wohlford scored
(unearned)]; Brett homered [Otis scored]; Mayberry popped to
shortstop; McRae homered; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED BARR (PITCHING);
Cowens grounded out (first to pitcher); White homered (unearned,
but earned for the pitcher); Patek struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H,
2 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Moates doubled to center; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first) [Moates to third]; Hargrove was called out on
strikes; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Stinson flied out to center; Wohlford singled to
right; Wohlford stole second [Wohlford to third (error by
Sundberg)]; Otis singled to left [Wohlford scored]; Brett flied
out to center; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs doubled to left; Howell was called out on
strikes; Grieve singled to left [Burroughs scored (error by
Wohlford)]; Smalley struck out; Sundberg singled to second
[Grieve to second]; Moates grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; White
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Cubbage walked; Hargrove doubled to right [Cubbage
to third]; Harrah singled to left [Cubbage scored, Hargrove to
third]; Burroughs singled to center [Hargrove scored, Harrah to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Howell doubled to
right [Harrah scored, Burroughs to third]; Grieve hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Burroughs scored]; Smalley flied out to
right; Sundberg walked; Moates grounded out (first unassisted);
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek walked; Stinson reached on an error by Smalley
(assist by Sundberg) on a sacrifice bunt [Patek to second];
Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek to third,
Stinson to second]; Otis singled to left [Patek scored, Stinson
to third]; HARGAN REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Brett popped
to second; Otis stole second; Mayberry singled to left [Stinson
scored (unearned), Otis scored (unearned)]; McRae reached on an
error by Howell [Mayberry to second]; Cowens singled to left
[Mayberry scored (unearned), McRae to third, Cowens to second
(on throw)]; McRae was picked off third but was safe on an error
by Sundberg [McRae scored (unearned), Cowens scored (unearned)];
White popped to second; 6 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Cubbage flied out to center; Hargrove walked;
Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Burroughs grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrah out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 12, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Stinson doubled to
left [Patek scored]; Wohlford flied out to right; Otis grounded
out (third to first) [Stinson to third]; Brett grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 13, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Grieve
flied out to right; Smalley singled to left; Sundberg flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 13, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry lined to center; McRae doubled to right;
Hargan threw a wild pitch [McRae to third]; Cowens struck out;
White reached on an error by Hargrove [McRae scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Patek popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 14, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Moates singled to center; Cubbage grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Moates out at
second]; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 14, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Stinson struck out; Wohlford flied out to center;
Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 14,
Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs flied out to
center; Howell grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 14, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
flied out to right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 14, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: HALL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Grieve struck
out; Smalley homered; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first); Moates walked; CLINES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Clines
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
14, Rangers 6.

ROYALS 9TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cowens grounded
out (second to first); White was called out on strikes; Patek
was hit by a pitch; Stinson singled to right [Patek to third];
Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 14, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: GURA REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Hargrove walked;
Harrah singled to third [Hargrove to second]; PAPE RAN FOR
HARRAH; Burroughs flied out to center; Gura threw a wild pitch
[Hargrove to third, Pape to second]; Howell doubled to right
[Hargrove scored, Pape scored]; Grieve singled to right [Howell
scored]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Smalley reached on an
error by White [Grieve to second]; Sundberg struck out; Moates
doubled to left [Grieve scored (unearned), Smalley scored
(unearned)]; Clines lined to second; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 14, Rangers 11.