Jeff Burroughs drove in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly to back the four-hit pitching of Bert Blyleven as the Rangers defeated the Royals, 3-1. The Rangers settled Andy Hassler's fate in the first inning when they scored two runs on a single by Toby Harrah, double by Jim Fregosi and single by Burroughs.

Gene Clines doubled in the third, advanced on a single by Fregosi and scored the Rangers' other run on Burroughs' sacrifice fly. The Royals' lone tally came in the sixth on a triple by George Brett and single by Hal McRae. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Cowens rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Harrah ss             5   1   1   0     0   1   .269      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .285
Fregosi 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .239      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Burroughs rf          2   0   2   2     1   0   .232      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .346
  Moates pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .241
Grieve dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Poquette lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .218      White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Thompson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .222        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stinson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                          Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     2   2             Totals               29   1   4   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 22,025
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 5
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Fregosi (6), Clines (9), Randle (9), Sundberg (20), Burroughs (22)
Triples: Brett (13)
Sacrifice Hits: White (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (4)
GIDP: Randle (4), Otis (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(11-15)       9     4   1   1   3   5   0  33   3.01
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   5   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(4-9)          9    11   3   3   2   2   0  38   3.47
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   2   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hassler (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rich Garcia


RANGERS 1ST: Clines flied out to right; Harrah singled to left;
Fregosi doubled to left [Harrah scored]; Burroughs singled to
center [Fregosi scored]; Grieve singled to center [Burroughs to
second]; Randle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Grieve out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens singled to right; Otis struck out; Brett
flied out to left; McRae forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to
right; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Poquette walked [Mayberry to
second]; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Mayberry to third, Poquette to second]; Patek popped to first
in foul territory; Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Clines doubled to left; Harrah flied out to center;
Fregosi singled to left [Clines to third]; Burroughs out on a
sacrifice fly to right in foul territory [Clines scored, Fregosi
to second]; Grieve struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
struck out; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle doubled to third [Randle out at second
(third to second)]; Thompson grounded out (third to first);
Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Poquette flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to left; Clines forced Sundberg
(shortstop to second); Harrah forced Clines (shortstop to
second); Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded
out (third to first); Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs walked; Grieve popped to second; Randle
flied out to center; Thompson forced Burroughs (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
struck out; Brett tripled; McRae singled to center [Brett
scored]; Mayberry walked [McRae to second]; Poquette flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sundberg doubled to left; Clines grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Sundberg to third]; Harrah popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; Patek popped to catcher
in foul territory; JONES BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Jones was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 8TH: STINSON REPLACED JONES (PLAYING C ); Fregosi flied
out to center; Burroughs doubled to center; MOATES RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first) [Moates to
third]; Randle walked; Thompson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: MOATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cowens singled
to second; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Cowens out at second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Beniquez singled to center; Sundberg forced
Beniquez (pitcher to shortstop); Clines flied out to center;
Hassler threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to second]; Harrah was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals
1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first to pitcher); Poquette grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.