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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 26, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 26, 1976 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Bird |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 4,650 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 26, 1976
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Briles
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Briles
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Briles
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Briles
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bird
Clines hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bird
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Bird
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Briles
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Briles
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Briles
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Briles
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Bird
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Bird
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Bird
Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Bird
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burroughs tags and scores. Grieve tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beniquez vs. Bird
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Briles
Martinez hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Briles
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Briles
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Bird
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clines vs. Bird
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Bird
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sundberg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Bird
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Briles
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Briles
McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Briles
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Briles
Cowens hits a line drive towards the mound. Briles can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Briles
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Bird
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Bird
Howell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Howell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Bird
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Bird
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Briles
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Briles
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Briles
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Briles
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Bird
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Bird
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Bird
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Bird
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Bird
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Briles
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Briles
McRae hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Briles
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Bird
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Bird
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Bird
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randle vs. Bird
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Bird
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Briles
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Briles
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Briles
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Quirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Briles
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Davis takes first base on ball four. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Briles
Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Littell
Cookie Rojas now playing second base. Jamie Quirk now playing shortstop. Bob Stinson now catching. Mark Littell now pitching.
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clines vs. Littell
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Littell
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Littell
Hargrove is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Sundberg moves to third. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Littell
Dave Moates pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs.
Howell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Briles
Dave Moates now playing right field.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Briles
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Briles
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Cram
Jerry Cram now pitching.
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Cram
Randle bunts between the mound and first base. Cram scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Cram
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Cram
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Quirk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clines vs. Cram
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Briles
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Bacsik
Mike Bacsik now pitching.
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Bacsik
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Bacsik
Quirk takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stinson vs. Bacsik
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Jamie Quirk.
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mayberry scores. Cowens moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wohlford vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moates settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1976 -- Kansas City at Texas (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Poquette T, lf 3 0 0 0 Clines G, lf 5 0 1 0 Wohlford J, ph 0 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 5 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 3 2 2 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Moates D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 2 0 Grieve T, dh 4 0 2 0 White F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Randle L, 2b 2 0 1 2 Rojas C, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 2 0 Quirk J, ph-ss 1 0 1 0 Wilson W, pr 0 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Davis T, ph 0 0 0 0 Stinson B, c 1 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 5 1 32 3 11 2 Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1 Texas 011 001 00x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Bird D (L) 6.0 9 3 2 0 3 Littell M 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 Cram G 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Briles N (W)* 8.0 4 1 1 2 4 Bacsik M 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Skok C+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Hargan S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Hargrove M, Harrah T, Brett G DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Texas 10 2B -- Grieve T, Sundberg J, Howell R SH -- Randle L SF -- Randle L T -- 2:53 A -- 4650
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