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.

In the third, singles by Gene Clines and Mike Hargrove around an error resulted in another run. Hargrove took third on a single by Toby Harrah and scored when the Royals failed in an attempted rundown of Harrah. Also in the fifth, when Lenny Randle was picked off second, Fred Patek hit the runner with a throw, allowing Randle to race home. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      24, 1976 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       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.