Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
April 26, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1977 at Royals 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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Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 1 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 1
Washington lf 4 0 2 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 3 1 1 0
Henderson rf,cf 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
  May ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 1 1 1
  Fahey c 1 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Poquette lf 4 2 3 0
Mayberry 1b 3 3 2 2
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 3 1 2 2
Cowens rf 4 0 1 2
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Texas 002 100 0003100
Kansas City 000 202 02x6112
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (1-3) 8.0 11 6 6 2 4
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler   3.0 6 3 2 3 1
  Bird  W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
3
7

  E–Brett (3), Porter (3).  DP–Texas 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Texas Harrah (3,off Hassler); Beniquez (3,off Hassler); Sundberg (1,off Bird), Kansas City Poquette (1,off Perry); Otis (3,off Perry); Porter 2 (5,off Perry 2); Brett (5,off Perry).  3B–Kansas City Cowens (1,off Perry).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (3,6th inning off Perry 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Patek (2,by Perry).  IBB–Porter (1,by Perry).  SB–Campaneris (2,2nd base off Hassler/Porter).  CS–Campaneris (3,2nd base by Hassler/Porter).  HBP–Perry (1,Patek).  IBB–Perry (1,Porter).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:31.  A–15,780.
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