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

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.