Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
June 23, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 5, Texas Rangers 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 2 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 1 0 0
McRae dh,lf 5 2 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 3 1
Wohlford lf 2 0 0 1
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 1
Martinez c 2 0 1 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
  Wathan c 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 4 1 2 2
Randle 2b 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 2 2 0
Harrah ss 4 2 2 3
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
  Beniquez cf 0 0 0 0
Howell 3b 2 0 0 0
Grieve dh 3 1 0 1
Moates cf,rf 3 1 1 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 7 7 6
Kansas City 100 130 0005100
Texas 320 002 00x772
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (7-3) 8.0 7 7 7 3 6
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger   4.2 8 5 1 2 1
  Foucault  W (6-3) 4.1 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
1
3
3

  E–Hargrove (9), Harrah (17).  2B–Kansas City D Nelson (3,off Umbarger); Martinez (5,off Umbarger); McRae (18,off Umbarger); Cowens (8,off Umbarger), Texas Hargrove (15,off Leonard).  HR–Texas Harrah (5,1st inning off Leonard 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Wohlford (3,off Umbarger).  SH–Sundberg (4,off Leonard); Howell (1,off Leonard).  HBP–Grieve (2,by Leonard).  IBB–Howell (4,by Leonard).  SB–D Nelson (7,3rd base off Umbarger/Sundberg); Cowens (7,2nd base off Foucault/Sundberg); Clines (5,2nd base off Leonard/Martinez).  CS–D Nelson (3,2nd base by Foucault/Sundberg).  WP–Leonard (5).  BK–Umbarger (2).  HBP–Leonard (3,Grieve).  IBB–Leonard (3,Howell).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:52.  A–21,336.
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