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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 3, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on September 3, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Boggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,748 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Clines | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | DH |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 3, 1976
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Fitzmorris
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fitzmorris
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Fitzmorris
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Fitzmorris
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Fitzmorris
The umpire calls a balk on Fitzmorris Harrah moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howell vs. Fitzmorris
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Boggs
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Boggs
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boggs
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Boggs
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Fitzmorris
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Fitzmorris
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Randle. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Fitzmorris
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Boggs
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Boggs
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Boggs
There goes Cowens. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stinson vs. Boggs
Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Boggs
There's a wild pitch. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Boggs
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Fitzmorris
Clines strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fitzmorris
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Fitzmorris
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boggs
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Boggs
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Boggs
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fitzmorris
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Fitzmorris
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Fitzmorris
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boggs
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Boggs
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Boggs
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Boggs
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Fitzmorris
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Randle. The throw from Stinson and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Fitzmorris
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Boggs
Stinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Boggs
Patek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Boggs
There goes Patek. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Boggs
There goes Patek. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Howell applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boggs
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Boggs
There goes White. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Fitzmorris
Clines hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fitzmorris
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Fitzmorris
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Fitzmorris
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Fitzmorris
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Fitzmorris
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Boggs
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Boggs
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Boggs
There goes Poquette. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boggs
Brett bunts towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Boggs
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Fitzmorris
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Fitzmorris
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Fitzmorris
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Boggs
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Boggs
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Boggs
Stinson hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Fitzmorris
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Fitzmorris
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargrove vs. Fitzmorris
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Burroughs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching. Danny Thompson pinch hits for Roy Howell.
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clines scores. Harrah scores. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Littell
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Burroughs scores. Grieve moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Littell
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Boggs
Danny Thompson now playing third base. Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Boggs
White hits a fly ball into left field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Boggs
Poquette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Boggs
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Boggs covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Littell
Jamie Quirk now playing shortstop.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Littell
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Littell
Clines is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Boggs
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Boggs
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Boggs
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Boggs
Dave Nelson pinch runs for Hal McRae.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Boggs
Stinson takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Boggs
Quirk strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1976 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Clines G, lf 5 1 1 0 Poquette T, lf 3 0 1 0
Harrah T, ss 4 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 0 2 0
Burroughs J, rf 1 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 0 0
Howell R, 3b 3 0 1 1 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Thompson D, ph-3b 1 0 1 2 Nelson D, pr 0 0 0 0
Grieve T, dh 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 1
Randle L, 2b 4 0 2 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 1 0
Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 Quirk J, ph-ss 2 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 3 32 1 7 1
Texas 000 001 030 -- 4
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs T (W) 9.0 7 1 1 3 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (L) 7.1 6 3 3 3 6
Hall T* 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
Littell M 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Hargrove M, Patek F
LOB -- Texas 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Harrah T, Poquette T
SB -- Randle L, Cowens A, Patek F
CS -- Randle L, Patek F, White F, Poquette T
WP -- Boggs T
Balk -- Fitzmorris A
T -- 2:54
A -- 17748
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