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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 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 2, Texas Rangers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford rf 6 0 0 0
Brett 3b 6 1 3 0
Otis cf 6 0 1 0
McRae lf 6 0 3 2
Davis dh 7 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
  White 2b,ss 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 5 0 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Nelson 2b 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Cowens ph 1 0 1 0
  Wathan c 2 1 1 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 2 12 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 6 1 2 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 5 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0
  Thompson 3b 2 0 0 0
Grieve dh 3 0 1 0
  Moates pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Ault ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Randle 2b 5 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 5 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Lahoud ph 0 0 0 0
  Fahey c 2 0 0 0
Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Terpko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 1 7 1
Kansas City 000 001 000 000 012121
Texas 000 100 000 000 00171
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   8.0 5 1 1 1 3
  Gura  W (3-0) 5.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Littell  SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
7
1
1
3
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Umbarger   9.1 9 1 1 3 3
  Bacsik   3.1 1 0 0 2 3
  Foucault  L (8-8) 0.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Skok   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Terpko   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
12
2
2
6
8

  E–Brett (25), Harrah (35).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (30,off Umbarger); Cowens (22,off Umbarger), Texas Grieve (22,off Fitzmorris); Clines (12,off Gura).  SF–McRae (7,off Umbarger); Hargrove (6,off Fitzmorris).  SH–Harrah (5,off Fitzmorris); Burroughs (2,off Gura).  IBB–Lahoud (3,by Fitzmorris); Harrah (5,by Gura).  SB–Wilson (2,2nd base off Bacsik/Fahey).  CS–Wohlford (15,2nd base by Umbarger/Sundberg); Randle (15,2nd base by Fitzmorris/Martinez); Harrah (4,2nd base by Gura/Martinez).  WP–Fitzmorris (3).  IBB–Fitzmorris (6,Lahoud); Gura (3,Harrah).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–4:35.  A–6,949.
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