Bert Blyleven continued his mastery of the Royals by pitching the Rangers to a 5-0 victory. The shutout was Blyleven's sixth of his career against the Royals and the victory was his fifth straight since 1975 and his 18th against 10 defeats in meetings with the Kaycee crew. The game was memorable for Juan Beniquez, who hit his first homer in a Ranger uniform and drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     27, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   5  8  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills 2b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .217      Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .329
Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .403
Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .366      Poquette lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   2   .246
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Harrah 3b             2   2   2   0     2   0   .345      Porter c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .347
Henderson rf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .306      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Sundberg c            2   1   1   2     0   1   .214      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   3     0   0   .159      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   5     3   6             Totals               34   0   7   0     1   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 16,822
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Royals 9
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Porter
Doubles: Wills (2)
Home Runs: Beniquez (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (8)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Sundberg (3)
Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (1,by Leonard), Porter (1,by Blyleven)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(2-2)         9     7   0   0   1   6   0  36   1.81
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   6   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(1-1)          6     7   4   4   2   3   1  26   4.22
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.84
Gura                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.82
Pattin                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   1.23
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (1), Leonard (1)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven 2 (2), Pattin (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RANGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
singled to third; Campaneris was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett struck out; McRae singled to center; Poquette
popped to shortstop; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Hargrove
flied out to center; Harrah walked; Harrah was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
walked; Cowens lined to shortstop; Patek flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Henderson walked; Sundberg was hit by a pitch
[Henderson to second]; Henderson was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Porter [Henderson to third, Sundberg to
second]; Beniquez homered [Henderson scored, Sundberg scored];
Wills doubled to right; Campaneris grounded out (second to
first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae singled to center;
Poquette forced McRae (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Harrah
singled to right; Henderson flied out to right; Sundberg was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals
0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; Otis lined to shortstop; Porter
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Wills
struck out; Campaneris lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens flied out to center; Patek singled to center;
White forced Patek (shortstop to second); Brett singled to
second [White to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [White to
third, Brett to second]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington struck out; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette singled to left; Mayberry singled to left
[Poquette to second]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Poquette to
third, Mayberry to second]; Otis struck out; Porter struck out;
Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah singled to center; Henderson singled to
center [Harrah to third]; Sundberg singled to center [Harrah
scored, Henderson to third]; LITTELL REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Beniquez reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson
out at home (third to catcher), Sundberg to second]; Wills
struck out; Campaneris struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek popped to first; White flied out to center;
Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 8TH: GURA REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Washington
grounded out (third to first); Horton struck out; Hargrove flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry singled to left; Otis
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 9TH: PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Harrah walked;
Henderson singled to left [Harrah to third]; Sundberg hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored]; Pattin threw a wild
pitch [Henderson to second]; Beniquez grounded out (second to
first) [Henderson to third]; Wills grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter was hit by a pitch; Darrell Porter charged
mound; Cowens forced Porter (third to second); Patek forced
Cowens (second to shortstop); LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; Patek
stole second; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 0.