| Darrell Porter, John Mayberry and Al Cowens drove in two runs apiece to bat the Royals to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers. Porter accounted for his RBIs with a double in the fourth inning. Mayberry homered with a man on base in the sixth and Cowens capped the scoring with a triple in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April 26, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Royals 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 x - 6 11 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 4 1 0 0 1 3 .218 Brett 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Campaneris ss 4 0 2 1 1 1 .286 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .397 Washington lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .405 Poquette lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .423 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .327 Mayberry 1b 3 3 2 2 1 0 .231 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .321 Porter c 3 1 2 2 1 0 .362 Henderson rf,cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Cowens rf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .323 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 May ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .150 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fahey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 10 2 3 7 Totals 33 6 11 6 2 4 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 15,780 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 6 DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1 Errors: Brett, Porter Doubles: Harrah (3), Beniquez (3), Sundberg (1), Poquette (1), Otis (3), Porter 2 (5), Brett (5) Triples: Cowens (1) Home Runs: Mayberry (3) Stolen Bases: Campaneris (2) Caught Stealing: Campaneris (3) GIDP: Washington (1), White (1) Hit by Pitch: Patek (2,by Perry) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(1-3) 8 11 6 6 2 4 1 36 6.31 Totals 8 11 6 6 2 4 1 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler 3 6 3 2 3 1 0 16 4.00 Bird W(1-0) 6 4 0 0 0 6 0 22 1.74 Totals 9 10 3 2 3 7 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Perry (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller RANGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to right; Campaneris walked; Campaneris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Washington singled to center; Washington was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae struck out; Poquette doubled to center [Poquette out at third (center to second to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton popped to first; Harrah doubled to left; Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Otis doubled; Porter reached on a fielder's choice [Otis out at third (shortstop to third)]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez doubled to left; Wills walked; Campaneris singled to right [Beniquez scored, Wills to third]; Campaneris stole second [Wills scored (error by Porter) (unearned)]; Washington struck out; Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek was hit by a pitch; White grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 4TH: Horton singled to right; Harrah walked [Horton to second]; Henderson singled to pitcher [Horton to third, Harrah to second]; BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Sundberg forced Horton (shortstop to catcher) [Harrah to third, Henderson to second]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first) [Harrah scored, Henderson to third, Sundberg to second]; Wills struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae popped to third; Poquette singled to center; Mayberry singled to right [Poquette to second]; Otis struck out; Porter doubled to left [Poquette scored, Mayberry scored]; Cowens struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2. RANGERS 5TH: Campaneris singled to left; Washington grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Campaneris out at second]; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to center; Brett singled to left; McRae popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2. RANGERS 6TH: Horton struck out; Harrah flied out to center; Henderson singled to right; Sundberg doubled to right [Henderson to third]; Beniquez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Poquette singled to first; Mayberry homered [Poquette scored]; Otis grounded out (second to first); Porter doubled to right; Cowens flied out to center; Patek flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. RANGERS 7TH: Wills struck out; Campaneris flied out to left; Washington singled to left; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett doubled to right; McRae flied out to right; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. RANGERS 8TH: Horton struck out; Harrah reached on an error by Brett; Henderson flied out to right; MAY BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FAHEY REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING C ); Mayberry walked; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mayberry to second]; Porter was walked intentionally; Cowens tripled to center [Mayberry scored, Porter scored]; Patek popped to second; White flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 6. RANGERS 9TH: Fahey flied out to left; Wills struck out; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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