Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 (Game 2)
Game Played on Wednesday, May 26, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 11 1 Rangers 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 13 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG .000 Moates cf,rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .206 BATTINGTotals 35 4 11 4 2 3 Totals 40 5 13 5 4 2 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 16,510 Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 12 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 3 Errors: Patek, Harrah Doubles: Poquette 2 (7), Howell 3 (11), Burroughs (6), Fregosi (2) Home Runs: Grieve (7) Stolen Bases: Smalley (2) Caught Stealing: Poquette (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (2) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (2), Grieve (2) GIDP: Wathan (1), Smalley (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris 5.2 7 4 4 2 2 1 26 3.72 Hall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.09 Littell 2.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.79 Pattin L(1-5) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 3.00 Totals 9.1 13 5 5 4 2 1 45 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles 7.1 8 3 3 0 3 0 28 3.16 Hoerner 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3.18 Foucault W(4-1) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.89 Totals 10 11 4 3 2 3 0 39 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to right; Otis lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Poquette out at first]; Brett grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Moates grounded out (first to pitcher); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; McRae flied out to center; Cowens made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to center; Howell doubled to left; Grieve walked; Smalley singled to center [Howell scored, Grieve to third]; Fahey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to right; Poquette was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: WOHLFORD REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING LF); POQUETTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Moates grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage flied out to center; Hargrove walked; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford popped to third in foul territory; Brett singled to right; Mayberry singled to right [Brett to third]; McRae sacrifice flied into a double play to left [Brett scored, Mayberry out at second (left to third to second to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell doubled to left; Grieve homered [Howell scored]; Smalley singled to center; Fahey forced Smalley (second to shortstop); Moates struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Cubbage made an out to shortstop; Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 6TH: Stinson struck out; Poquette singled to left; Wohlford struck out; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs doubled to center; Howell grounded out (first unassisted) [Burroughs to third]; Grieve hit a sacrifice fly to right [Burroughs scored]; Smalley singled to right; HALL REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Smalley stole second; Fahey made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry lined to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Moates made an out to third; FREGOSI BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Fregosi doubled to right; Hargrove lined to right [Fregosi to third]; LITTELL REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4. ROYALS 8TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas grounded out (third to first); Patek singled to left; SOLAITA BATTED FOR STINSON; Solaita singled to right [Patek to third]; WATHAN RAN FOR SOLAITA; Poquette doubled to left [Patek scored, Wathan to third]; Debut game for John Wathan; HOERNER REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Wohlford flied out to right; Brett singled to shortstop [Poquette out at third (shortstop to third), Wathan scored]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Burroughs walked; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Howell singled to right [Beniquez to second]; Grieve singled [Beniquez to third, Howell to second]; Smalley grounded into a double play (first to catcher to first) [Howell to third, Grieve to second, Beniquez out at home]; Fahey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 4. ROYALS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED FAHEY (PLAYING C ); MOATES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Mayberry walked; D. NELSON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; FOUCAULT REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); McRae reached on an error by Harrah [D. Nelson to third]; Cowens singled to left [D. Nelson scored (unearned), McRae to second]; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [McRae to third, Cowens to second]; Patek was walked intentionally; Wathan grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [McRae out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: D. NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROJAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Moates grounded out (second to first); Fregosi singled to left; Hargrove forced Fregosi (first to shortstop); Harrah forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); game suspended and resumed the next day; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. ROYALS 10TH: Poquette doubled to right; Poquette was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third); Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 10TH: PATTIN REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Beniquez made an out to second; Howell doubled to left; Grieve reached on an error by Patek [Howell to third]; Smalley was walked intentionally [Grieve to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Howell scored, Grieve to third, Smalley to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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