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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 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 1, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 3 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 5 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 0
Cowens rf 4 0 2 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rojas ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Quirk ph,ss 1 0 1 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 0 0 0 0
  Stinson c 1 0 0 1
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Cram p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf 5 0 1 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 2 2 0
  Moates pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Howell 3b 4 0 2 0
Grieve dh 4 0 2 0
Randle 2b 2 0 1 2
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 1 2 0
Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Bacsik p 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 11 2
Kansas City 000 000 001151
Texas 011 001 00x3112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  L (12-10) 6.0 9 3 2 0 3
  Littell   1.0 0 0 0 3 2
  Cram   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
3
2
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Briles  W (11-9) 8.0 4 1 1 2 4
  Bacsik   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Skok   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hargan  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
4

  E–Brett (26), Harrah (36), Hargrove (21).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Texas Grieve (23,off Bird); Sundberg (23,off Bird); Howell (28,off Bird).  SH–Randle (5,off Cram).  SF–Randle (4,off Bird).  IBB–Hargrove (13,by Littell).  IBB–Littell (3,Hargrove).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:53.  A–4,650.
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