Superb relief pitching by Steve Foucault, who allowed only two hits in 4 1/3 scoreless innings, enabled the Rangers to defeat the Royals, 7-5. Toby Harrah hit a three-run homer for the Rangers in the first, but the Royals tied the score at 5-5 before Foucault appeared on the scene in the fifth. Then in the sixth, the Rangers put over their winning pair on singles by Mike Hargrove and Harrah, a run-scoring wild pitch by Dennis Leonard and infield out by Tom Grieve. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Rangers      3  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   7  7  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
D. Nelson 2b          5   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Clines lf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .291
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .353      Hargrove 1b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .286
Mayberry 1b           5   1   0   0     0   0   .236      Harrah ss             4   2   2   3     0   1   .284
McRae dh,lf           5   2   1   0     0   0   .345      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .239
Cowens rf             4   0   3   1     0   1   .254        Beniquez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Wohlford lf           2   0   0   1     0   0   .218      Howell 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .267
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Grieve dh             3   1   0   1     0   1   .258
  Leonard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moates cf,rf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .205
Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Martinez c            2   0   1   0     1   1   .293      Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quirk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wathan c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .316

Totals               37   5  10   3     3   3             Totals               28   7   7   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 21,336
Left on Base: Royals 9, Rangers 3
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Hargrove, Harrah
Doubles: D. Nelson (3), Martinez (5), McRae (18), Cowens (8), Hargrove (15)
Home Runs: Harrah (5)
Stolen Bases: D. Nelson (7), Cowens (7), Clines (5)
Caught Stealing: D. Nelson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (4), Howell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (3)
Hit by Pitch: Grieve (2,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(7-3)          8     7   7   7   3   6   1  34   3.11
Totals                  8     7   7   7   3   6   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger                4.2   8   5   1   2   1   0  26   2.59
Foucault W(6-3)         4.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  15   2.31
Totals                  9    10   5   1   3   3   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (3)
Wild Pitches: Leonard (5)
Balks: Umbarger (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Al Clark


ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson doubled; D. Nelson stole third; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett reached on an error by
Harrah [D. Nelson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Umbarger balked
[Brett to second]; Mayberry flied out to left; McRae grounded
out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Clines singled to right; Randle flied out to right;
Clines stole second; Hargrove walked; Harrah homered [Clines
scored, Hargrove scored]; Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens struck out; Wohlford grounded out (third to
first); Patek lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve was hit by a pitch; Moates singled to left
[Grieve to second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Grieve to third, Moates to second]; Clines singled to
left [Grieve scored, Moates scored, Clines out at second (left
to third to second)]; Randle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez doubled to left; D. Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis walked; Brett grounded out (second to
first) [Martinez to third, Otis to second]; Mayberry popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove flied out to left; Harrah flied out to
center; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to left; Cowens doubled to left [McRae
scored]; Wohlford flied out to center; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Martinez walked; D. Nelson forced Martinez
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers
5.

RANGERS 4TH: Howell popped to third in foul territory; Grieve
popped to second; Moates lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis singled to left; Brett singled to center [Otis
to third]; Mayberry reached on an error by Hargrove [Otis scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Brett to second]; McRae reached on a
fielder's choice [Brett out at third (shortstop to third),
Mayberry to second]; Cowens singled to right [Mayberry to third,
McRae to second]; Wohlford hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Patek singled to left [McRae
scored (unearned), Cowens to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER
(PITCHING); Martinez was called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines
flied out to center; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 6TH: D. Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson was picked off
and caught stealing second (catcher to first); Otis flied out to
center; Brett walked; Mayberry popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to center; Harrah singled to left
[Hargrove to third]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Hargrove
scored, Harrah to second]; Burroughs walked; Howell out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Harrah to third, Burroughs to
second]; Grieve grounded out (third to first) [Harrah scored];
Moates flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Rangers 7.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to center; Cowens singled to second;
SOLAITA BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Cowens stole second; Solaita
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens to third]; Patek
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Rangers 7.

RANGERS 7TH: MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LEONARD
REPLACED SOLAITA (PITCHING); Sundberg flied out to center;
Clines struck out; Randle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 8TH: QUIRK BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Quirk flied out to right;
D. Nelson struck out; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 7.

RANGERS 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED QUIRK (PLAYING C ); Hargrove
doubled to right; Harrah struck out; Burroughs flied out to
right; Howell was walked intentionally; Grieve struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 7.

ROYALS 9TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); MOATES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mayberry flied out to left; McRae popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 7.