Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
August 1, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1976 at Royals 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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Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 5 0 2 3
Harrah ss 4 1 3 0
Fregosi 1b 5 0 2 1
Burroughs rf 5 1 1 0
Grieve dh 5 2 2 0
Randle 2b 5 2 2 1
Thompson 3b 3 1 1 0
Beniquez cf 3 1 1 1
Sundberg c 4 0 0 2
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 5 1 3 1
Jones dh 4 1 1 1
Brett 3b 4 0 2 1
  Quirk 3b 0 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 0 1
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Nelson ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Martinez c 4 1 2 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Bruno p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Texas 032 100 2008141
Kansas City 210 000 0014101
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (10-8) 9.0 10 4 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
2
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  L (0-7) 2.1 5 5 5 4 2
  Bruno   3.2 5 1 1 1 2
  Bird   2.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Mingori   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
6
6

  E–Burroughs (3), Poquette (2).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Texas Burroughs (17,off Hassler); Randle (7,off Hassler); Harrah (14,off Bruno); Fregosi (5,off Bruno); Thompson (6,off Mingori).  IBB–Beniquez (1,by Bird); Otis (6,by Perry).  SF–Cowens (3,off Perry).  SB–Randle (22,2nd base off Bird/Martinez).  CS–Jones (1,2nd base by Perry/Sundberg).  IBB–Perry (3,Otis); Bird (3,Beniquez).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:15.  A–24,732.
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