Ending a personal four-game losing streak, Gaylord Perry pitched the Rangers to a 2-0 victory over the Royals. The Rangers scored a run in the first inning on singles by Bert Campaneris, Willie Horton and Dave May. Their other tally followed in the fourth on a single by Jim Sundberg and double by Claudell Washington. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       12, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 11  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington lf         5   0   1   1     0   2   .333      Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Campaneris ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .304      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .291      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .211
May rf                4   0   2   1     0   1   .206      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Wills 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Rojas 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Sundberg c            3   1   2   0     0   0   .233      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .210      White 2b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Heise pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     1   6             Totals               30   0   4   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 20,391
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Royals 5
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Washington (6), McRae (8), LaCock (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (4)
GIDP: Sundberg (2), Porter (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(2-4)            9     4   0   0   2   5   0  32   5.32
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(2-2)          9    11   2   2   1   6   0  38   3.19
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Leonard (2)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Washington was called out on strikes; Campaneris
singled to center; Hargrove flied out to left; Horton singled to
right [Campaneris to second]; May singled to left [Campaneris
scored, Horton to second]; Harrah popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae
popped to first; Cowens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Wills flied out to center; Sundberg singled to
center; Beniquez singled to right [Sundberg to second];
Washington struck out; Campaneris forced Beniquez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Otis forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second); Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Horton
singled to left; May struck out; Harrah walked [Horton to
second]; Wills struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to center; Patek singled to center;
White walked [Patek to second]; Poquette flied out to left;
McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg singled to shortstop; Leonard threw a wild
pitch [Sundberg to second]; Beniquez lined to right; Washington
doubled to left [Sundberg scored]; Campaneris was called out on
strikes; Hargrove flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens struck out; Mayberry grounded out (second to
first); Otis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Horton flied out to right; May grounded out (second
to first); Harrah popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Rojas singled
to center; Patek forced Rojas (third to second); White grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills singled to left; Sundberg out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Beniquez lined to
second; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae
doubled to center; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [McRae
to third]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
flied out to right; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Porter flied out
to center; Rojas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 8TH: May singled to right; Harrah flied out to right;
Wills singled to right [May to second]; Sundberg grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to right; LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE;
LaCock doubled to left; HEISE RAN FOR LACOCK; Poquette grounded
out (second to first) [Heise to third]; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 9TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Beniquez
grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
struck out; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 0.