The Royals unleashed a 21-hit attack, featuring homers by Amos Otis, Bob Stinson and Fred Patek, to bury the Rangers, 14-2, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader. The nightcap was halted by American League curfew with the score tied, 4-4, after nine innings and was completed prior to the regularly scheduled night game, May 27. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 14, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, May 26, 1976 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 5 - 14 21 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .328 Moates cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 Rojas 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Cubbage dh 4 0 2 0 0 2 .250 Otis cf 6 1 2 3 0 0 .326 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .312 Brett 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .340 Harrah ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .322 Quirk 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Mayberry 1b 4 2 2 0 1 2 .267 Howell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Solaita 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Pape 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 McRae dh 3 1 2 2 1 0 .319 Grieve lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 D. Nelson pr,dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Smalley 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .234 Cowens rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .243 Sundberg c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .152 White 2b,ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .245 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 2 1 2 2 1 0 .349 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wohlford lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 .259 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stinson c 5 2 3 3 0 1 .326 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 14 21 12 3 6 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:54 Left on Base: Royals 6, Rangers 6 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Pape Doubles: Brett (6), Mayberry (6), Cowens (6) Home Runs: Patek (1), Otis (8), Stinson (1) Stolen Bases: McRae (4), Cowens (3) Caught Stealing: Cowens (4), Patek (4) GIDP: Cowens 2 (5), Grieve (2) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(4-1) 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 35 3.11 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 35 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(4-4) 3.2 8 4 4 0 5 1 18 3.89 Perzanowski 2 5 4 4 1 0 1 10 10.03 Barr 3.1 8 6 5 2 1 1 19 5.40 Totals 9 21 14 13 3 6 3 47 Wild Pitches: Perzanowski (1), Barr (3) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to center; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Moates singled to center; Cubbage struck out; Hargrove walked [Moates to second]; Harrah struck out; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae flied out to left; Cowens singled to left; Cowens was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Howell singled to center; Grieve grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: White struck out; Patek homered; Stinson struck out; Poquette singled to center; Otis lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Moates popped to second; Cubbage singled to center; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett doubled to center; Mayberry struck out; McRae singled to center [Brett scored]; Cowens singled to left [McRae to third]; White struck out; McRae stole home and Cowens stole second; Patek singled to center [Cowens scored]; Stinson singled to right [Patek to third]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Poquette flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah struck out; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Otis homered; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry doubled to center; Perzanowski threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to third]; McRae singled to pitcher [Mayberry scored]; Cowens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Grieve flied out to right; Smalley lined to second; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 0. ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (second to first); Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stinson singled to second; Poquette singled to center [Stinson to third]; BARR REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Otis singled to right [Stinson scored, Poquette scored]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Moates was called out on strikes; Cubbage singled to right; Hargrove popped to shortstop; Harrah forced Cubbage (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 0. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled to right; McRae walked [Mayberry to second]; D. NELSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Cowens grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mayberry to third, D. Nelson out at second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROJAS REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); WOHLFORD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING LF); Burroughs struck out; Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 0. ROYALS 8TH: PAPE REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Wohlford singled to left; Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wohlford to second]; Rojas struck out; Barr threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to third]; Otis reached on an error by Pape [Wohlford scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: Smalley walked; Sundberg walked [Smalley to second]; Moates flied out to right; Cubbage was called out on strikes; Hargrove singled to right [Smalley scored, Sundberg to second]; Harrah singled to left [Sundberg scored, Hargrove to second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Rangers 2. ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry walked; D. Nelson singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Cowens doubled to left [Mayberry scored, D. Nelson out at third (left to shortstop to catcher)]; White singled to shortstop [Cowens to third]; Wohlford singled to third [Cowens scored, White to second]; Stinson homered [White scored, Wohlford scored]; Rojas flied out to right; Otis flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 14, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: QUIRK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); SOLAITA REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING 1B); Pape flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (catcher to first); Smalley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 14, Rangers 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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