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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 7

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Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 7

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Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1976 (N) at Royals Stadium

TEX A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  6    0  0  0  -   7 10  1
KC  A    0  2  0    3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   8 16  0
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Beniquez cf                   3   1   1   0       0   1       5   0
  Moates cf                   2   0   1   1       0   1       4   0
Randle lf,2b                  4   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Hargrove 1b                   4   1   0   1       2   1      11   1
Harrah ss                     3   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
  Pape ss                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fregosi ph                  0   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
  Clines lf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Burroughs rf                  6   1   2   2       0   1       4   0
Howell 3b                     6   1   2   0       0   2       1   1
Grieve dh                     6   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Smalley 2b,ss                 6   0   1   0       0   2       3   4
Sundberg c                    2   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Fahey c                     1   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Singer p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perzanowski p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Terpko p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Foucault p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       44   7  10   7       7  10      35  10
FIELDING - 
E: Smalley (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Beniquez (4,off Leonard); Howell (3,off Leonard).
SH: Randle (2,off Leonard).
SF: Moates (1,off Littell).
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Randle (10,2nd base off Leonard/Martinez).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cowens cf                     6   2   1   2       1   0       3   0
Poquette rf                   6   0   3   2       1   0       4   0
Brett 3b                      6   0   2   0       0   0       0   3
Mayberry 1b                   6   1   1   0       0   0      13   0
McRae lf                      6   2   2   0       0   0       4   0
Solaita dh                    6   1   2   0       0   2       0   0
White 2b                      4   1   2   0       1   1       2   4
Patek ss                      6   1   2   1       0   0       0   5
Stinson c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Martinez c                  4   0   1   3       1   0      10   0
Leonard p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Littell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pattin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hall p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       50   8  16   8       4   3      36  13
BATTING - 
2B: Poquette (4,off Foucault).
3B: Poquette (3,off Singer).
SH: White (5,off Singer).
SF: Martinez (1,off Terpko).
Team LOB: 13.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Patek 2 (15,2nd base off Singer/Sundberg,2nd base off Foucault/Fahey);
White (5,2nd base off Terpko/Fahey).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Singer                        3.2   8   5   5   1   1   0  20
Perzanowski                   0.2   4   2   2   0   1   0   6
Terpko                        4.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  18
Foucault L(3-1)               3     1   1   1   2   1   0  12
Totals                       11.2  16   8   8   4   3   0  56
Inherited Runners - Scored: Perzanowski 1-0; Terpko 3-1; Foucault 2-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Leonard                       8.1   8   5   5   3   8   0  36
Littell                       0.1   0   2   2   3   0   0   4
Pattin                        0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Hall W(1-0)                   3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  12
Totals                       12    10   7   7   7  10   0  53
Inherited Runners - Scored: Littell 3-3; Pattin 3-2; Hall 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dave Phillips
Time of Game: 3:57   Attendance: 18936
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals       
1. Beniquez            cf        Cowens              cf
2. Randle              lf        Poquette            rf
3. Hargrove            1b        Brett               3b
4. Harrah              ss        Mayberry            1b
5. Burroughs           rf        McRae               lf
6. Howell              3b        Solaita             dh
7. Grieve              dh        White               2b
8. Smalley             2b        Patek               ss
9. Sundberg            c         Stinson             c
   Singer              p         Leonard             p

RANGERS 1ST: MARTINEZ REPLACED STINSON (PLAYING C ); Beniquez
doubled to right; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Beniquez to third]; Hargrove made an out to second;
Harrah singled to center [Beniquez scored]; Burroughs struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Poquette
tripled to left; Brett flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell flied out to left; Grieve struck out;
Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left; Solaita singled to left
[McRae to second]; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [McRae to third, Solaita to second]; Patek flied out to
right; Martinez singled to right [McRae scored, Solaita scored];
Cowens flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled to
left; Randle stole second; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); Brett
singled to left; Mayberry flied out to center; McRae flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Howell doubled to right; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita struck out; White walked; Patek singled to
center [White to second]; Martinez lined to center [White to
third]; Patek stole second; Cowens singled to left [White
scored, Patek scored, Cowens to second (on throw to home)];
Poquette singled to center [Cowens scored]; PERZANOWSKI REPLACED
SINGER (PITCHING); Brett popped to third in foul territory; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Smalley singled to left; Sundberg flied to right in
foul territory; Beniquez struck out; Randle flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry singled to center; McRae singled to right
[Mayberry to second]; Solaita singled to left [Mayberry to
third, McRae to second]; White struck out; Patek singled to left
[Mayberry scored, McRae to third, Solaita to second]; TERPKO
REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to
left [McRae scored]; Cowens flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (third to first); Harrah
walked; Burroughs flied out to center; Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: MOATES REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Poquette
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve flied out to center; Smalley struck out;
Sundberg walked; Moates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: FAHEY REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING C ); McRae grounded
out (second to first); Solaita made an out to shortstop; White
singled to center; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle was called out on strikes; Hargrove was
called out on strikes; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: PAPE REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Martinez flied
out to center; Debut game for Ken Pape; Cowens made an
out to second; Poquette walked; Brett singled to right [Poquette
to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs singled to left; Howell singled to center
[Burroughs to second]; Grieve singled to center [Burroughs
scored, Howell to second]; Smalley grounded out (second to
first) [Howell to third, Grieve to second]; Fahey walked;
LITTELL REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Moates hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Howell scored]; Randle walked [Grieve to third, Fahey
to second]; Hargrove walked [Grieve scored, Fahey to third,
Randle to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR PAPE; Fregosi walked
[Fahey scored, Randle to third, Hargrove to second]; PATTIN
REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Burroughs singled to right [Randle
scored, Hargrove scored, Fregosi to third]; HALL REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Howell struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 9TH: CLINES REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING LF); RANDLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SMALLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
McRae flied out to center; Solaita grounded out (shortstop to
first); White singled to left; White stole second; Patek reached
on an error by Smalley [White to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED
TERPKO (PITCHING); Patek stole second; Martinez walked; Cowens
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers
7, Royals 7.

RANGERS 10TH: Grieve grounded out (second to first); Smalley
flied out to right; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 10TH: Poquette flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 7.

RANGERS 11TH: Moates singled to left; Randle flied out to left;
Hargrove walked [Moates to second]; Clines lined to right;
Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 11TH: McRae flied out to center; Solaita struck out;
White grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Royals 7.

RANGERS 12TH: Howell struck out; Grieve grounded out (shortstop
to first); Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 12TH: Patek lined to shortstop; Martinez flied out to
right; Cowens walked; Poquette doubled to right [Cowens scored];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          7  10   1   10
 Royals           8  16   0   13
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