Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 26, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1976 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf,rf 5 0 4 1
Otis cf 1 0 0 0
  Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 1 2 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
  Nelson pr,2b 0 1 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 1
Cowens rf,cf 4 0 1 1
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rojas ph,2b,1b 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
Stinson c 2 0 1 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 1 0
  Wathan pr,c 1 1 0 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Moates cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Cubbage dh 3 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph,dh 2 0 2 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 5 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 1 1 0
  Beniquez pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Howell 3b 5 3 4 0
Grieve lf 3 1 2 3
Smalley 2b 4 0 3 1
Fahey c 4 0 0 0
  Sundberg c 1 0 1 1
Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Kansas City 000 100 021 04111
Texas 010 201 000 15131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   5.2 7 4 4 2 2
  Hall   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Littell   2.1 3 0 0 1 0
  Pattin  L (1-5) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
13
5
5
4
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   7.1 8 3 3 0 3
  Hoerner   0.2 1 1 0 1 0
  Foucault  W (4-1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
3
2
3

  E–Patek (5), Harrah (11).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 3.  2B–Kansas City Poquette 2 (7,off Briles,off Foucault), Texas Howell 3 (11,off Fitzmorris 2,off Pattin); Burroughs (6,off Fitzmorris); Fregosi (2,off Hall).  HR–Texas Grieve (7,4th inning off Fitzmorris 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Rojas (2,off Foucault).  SF–McRae (2,off Briles); Grieve (2,off Fitzmorris).  IBB–Patek (3,by Foucault); Smalley (2,by Pattin).  CS–Poquette (2,3rd base by Foucault/Sundberg).  SB–Smalley (2,2nd base off Hall/Stinson).  IBB–Pattin (1,Smalley); Foucault (2,Patek).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–3:07.  A–16,510.
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