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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 12, 1977
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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 May 12, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Jim McKean |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Frank Lucchesi | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 12, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Perry
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Leonard
May strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas 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: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Perry
White takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Washington reaches second base with a double. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May 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, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Perry
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Perry
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Perry
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Perry
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rojas for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Perry
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White.
LaCock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Washington. LaCock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Perry
Bob Heise pinch runs for Pete LaCock.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heise moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Perry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Bob Heise now playing second base.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Leonard
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Perry
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1977 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Washington C, lf 5 0 1 1 Poquette T, lf 4 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0
Horton W, dh 4 0 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 0 0
May D, rf 4 0 2 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 0 0 0
Wills B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Rojas C, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sundberg J, c 3 1 2 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 1 0
Beniquez J, cf 4 0 1 0 White F, 2b 1 0 0 0
LaCock P, ph 1 0 1 0
Heise B, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 11 2 30 0 4 0
Texas 100 100 000 -- 2
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 9.0 11 2 2 1 6
DP -- Texas 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Washington C, McRae H, LaCock P
SH -- Sundberg J
WP -- Leonard D
T -- 2:30
A -- 20391
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