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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 13, 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 13, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,872 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Dale Ford |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Tom Grieve | 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 |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | DH |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Third Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 13, 1977
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gura
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Blyleven
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. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Blyleven
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Blyleven
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Blyleven
There goes Cowens. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Blyleven
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Blyleven
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Gura
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Gura
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Blyleven
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Blyleven
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gura
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Gura
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Gura
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Blyleven
Poquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Blyleven
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Blyleven
Cowens hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gura
Campaneris bunts towards third. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Gura
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Gura
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Blyleven
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blyleven
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Blyleven
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Blyleven
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Blyleven
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gura
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Gura
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Gura
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, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Gura
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Gura
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 5
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Blyleven
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Blyleven
There goes Poquette. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blyleven
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Gura
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Gura
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gura
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Gura
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Blyleven
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Blyleven
LaCock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Blyleven
Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Blyleven
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Blyleven
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Gura
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Gura
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Gura
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Wathan and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Blyleven
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Littell
Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Willie Horton. Dave May pinch hits for Tom Grieve.
May takes first base on ball four. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Littell
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Littell
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Blyleven
Dave May now playing right field.
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Blyleven
Cowens hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Blyleven
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Blyleven
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Littell
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Littell
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Littell
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Littell
Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Blyleven
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Blyleven
Patek takes first base on ball four. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Blyleven
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to third for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. White moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1977 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Washington C, lf 5 0 2 0 Nelson D, dh 5 1 2 1
Campaneris B, ss 4 1 2 1 Poquette T, rf 4 0 2 0
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0 McRae H, lf 4 0 0 0
Horton W, dh 4 0 2 1 Cowens A, cf 4 0 1 1
Alomar S, pr 0 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 3 0 2 0
Grieve T, rf 3 0 1 0 Rojas C, 3b 4 1 1 0
May D, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Wathan J, c 4 0 2 1
Harrah T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0
Wills B, 2b 4 0 2 0 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 4 1 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 9 2 35 3 11 3
Texas 000 110 000 -- 2
Kansas City 100 001 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 8.1 11 3 2 2 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L 7.1 7 2 2 2 4
Littell M (W) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Wills B
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Kansas City 9
2B -- Poquette T, Rojas C
SB -- Cowens A
CS -- Poquette T, Campaneris B
PB -- Sundberg J
T -- 2:28
A -- 20872
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