Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
September 25, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 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 0, Texas Rangers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 3 0 1 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Stinson c 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  White ss 0 0 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 4 0 3 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 0
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
  Moates rf 0 0 0 0
Grieve dh 3 0 1 1
Randle 2b 3 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0
Thompson 3b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 000 000041
Texas 000 100 00x160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  L (5-11) 8.0 6 1 1 4 2
Totals
8.0
6
1
1
4
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (13-16) 9.0 4 0 0 2 11
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
11

  E–Patek (26).  DP–Kansas City 2, Texas 2.  PB–Stinson (3).  2B–Kansas City Cowens (23,off Blyleven).  HBP–Poquette (4,by Blyleven).  IBB–McRae (7,by Blyleven).  CS–Harrah (5,2nd base by Hassler/Stinson).  WP–Hassler (4).  HBP–Blyleven (12,Poquette).  IBB–Blyleven (6,McRae).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:12.  A–9,001.
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