Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 24, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1976 at Arlington Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 14, Texas Rangers 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 6 2 1 0
Otis cf 5 2 3 3
Brett 3b 5 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 5 1 1 2
McRae dh 4 3 2 1
Cowens rf 5 1 1 1
White 2b 5 1 1 1
Patek ss 2 2 0 0
Stinson c 4 1 2 1
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 14 12 11
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Moates cf 5 0 3 2
Cubbage dh 3 1 0 0
  Clines ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 2 1 0
Harrah ss 5 1 3 1
  Pape pr 0 1 0 0
Burroughs rf 5 2 2 1
Howell 3b 5 1 2 3
Grieve lf 4 1 2 2
Smalley 2b 5 2 2 1
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 16 10
Kansas City 510 611 00014122
Texas 014 000 01511167
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird   2.0 7 5 5 1 3
  Mingori  W (2-0) 5.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Hall   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Gura   0.1 3 4 3 1 0
  Pattin   0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
9
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (1-3) 0.1 3 4 3 0 0
  Perzanowski   3.0 4 5 3 2 1
  Hargan   5.2 5 5 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
14
7
3
4

  E–Wohlford (1), White (9), Hargrove (4), Harrah (10), Howell (13), Smalley (8), Sundberg 2 (4), Barr (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (9,off Barr); Stinson (2,off Hargan); McRae (10,off Hargan), Texas Moates 2 (3,off Bird,off Pattin); Burroughs (5,off Bird); Hargrove (7,off Bird); Howell 2 (8,off Mingori,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City Brett (2,1st inning off Barr 1 on, 0 out); McRae (2,1st inning off Barr 0 on, 1 out); White (1,1st inning off Perzanowski 0 on, 2 out), Texas Smalley (1,8th inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Stinson (3,off Perzanowski).  HBP–Patek (1,by Hargan).  SF–Grieve (1,off Mingori).  SB–Wohlford (6,2nd base off Perzanowski/Sundberg); Otis (4,2nd base off Hargan/Sundberg); Patek (19,2nd base off Hargan/Sundberg).  WP–Gura (1), Hargan (2).  HBP–Hargan (1,Patek).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–3:10.  A–12,751.
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