The Rangers, who seized on physical and mental errors, defeated the Royals, 5-2, sending the Kaycee club down to its sixth straight loss. Jeff Burroughs hit a bloop double that could have been caught and scored the Rangers' first run on a single by Roy Howell in the second inning. Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Thursday, June 24, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 13 2 Rangers 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 x - 5 12 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG D. Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Clines lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .287 Otis cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .312 Randle 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .246 Brett 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .359 Hargrove 1b 4 2 3 1 0 1 .295 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .236 Harrah ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .289 McRae lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .347 Burroughs rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Solaita dh 3 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Howell 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .269 Rojas ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Grieve dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Cowens rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Moates cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Beniquez ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .239 Martinez c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .295 Sundberg c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .224 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terpko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 13 2 1 5 Totals 33 5 12 3 4 7 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 14,455 Left on Base: Royals 7, Rangers 8 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Patek, Fitzmorris Doubles: Hargrove (16), Burroughs 2 (11), Harrah (9), Sundberg (14) Triples: Brett (7) Stolen Bases: Patek (35), Hargrove (1), Moates (2), Randle (14), Howell (1) Caught Stealing: Moates (1), Harrah (1) GIDP: Patek (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris L(8-4) 4.1 9 4 3 2 3 0 22 3.62 Hall 3.2 3 1 1 2 4 0 15 3.66 Totals 8 12 5 4 4 7 0 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan W(2-2) 5.2 9 2 2 1 4 0 23 3.27 Terpko 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.18 Hoerner SV(5) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.62 Totals 9 13 2 2 1 5 0 36 Passed Balls: Martinez (2) Wild Pitches: Hargan (4), Hoerner (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to right [Brett out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Clines struck out; Randle grounded out (second to first); Hargrove doubled; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to second)]; Solaita was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs doubled to right; Howell singled to right [Burroughs scored]; Grieve flied out to center; Moates forced Howell (shortstop to second); Sundberg singled to right [Moates out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens singled to second; Cowens was picked off first (catcher to first); Patek struck out; Martinez singled to center; D. Nelson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Clines singled to center; Clines was picked off first but was safe on an error by Fitzmorris [Clines to second]; Randle flied out to left; Hargrove singled to right [Clines scored (unearned)]; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Hargrove stole home; Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Harrah to second]; Howell was walked intentionally; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; Brett tripled to left; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; McRae popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Moates singled to right; Moates stole second; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Clines struck out while Moates was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 5TH: Solaita singled to right; Cowens forced Solaita (shortstop to second); Patek grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Randle walked; Randle stole second [Randle scored (error by Patek)]; Hargrove struck out; Harrah doubled to left; HALL REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Harrah was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Burroughs flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 6TH: Martinez walked; D. Nelson flied out to center; Otis singled to right [Martinez to second]; Brett flied out to center; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Martinez to third, Otis to second]; Mayberry singled to center [Martinez scored, Otis scored]; McRae singled to center [Mayberry to second]; TERPKO REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Solaita struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Howell walked; Grieve flied out to right; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR MOATES; Howell stole second; Beniquez struck out; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4. ROYALS 7TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cowens singled to center; Patek singled to left [Cowens to second]; Martinez hit into a double play (catcher to catcher to shortstop) [Cowens out at third]; Patek stole second; D. Nelson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Clines grounded out (second to first); Randle struck out; On a bunt Hargrove singled to second; Martinez allowed a passed ball [Hargrove to second]; Harrah walked; Burroughs doubled to left [Hargrove scored, Harrah to third]; Howell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 5. ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to left; Brett singled to center [Otis to second]; HOERNER REPLACED TERPKO (PITCHING); Hoerner threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Mayberry popped to second in foul territory; McRae popped to second; ROJAS BATTED FOR SOLAITA; Rojas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 5. RANGERS 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Grieve flied out to left; Beniquez was called out on strikes; Sundberg doubled to left; Clines flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 5. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Patek popped to shortstop; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 5. |
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