The three-hit pitching of Dave Nelson, plus homers by Richie Scheinblum and Amos Otis, gave the Royals a 2-0 victory over the Rangers. Rich Hand, who pitched eight innings for the Rangers, also gave up only three hits, but they included Scheinblum's smash in the fourth. Otis homered off Horacio Pina in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  4  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              1   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Floyd ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .303      Billings lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Scheinblum rf         2   1   1   1     2   0   .316      Ford rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .240
Kirkpatrick c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Piniella lf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .307      Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Hopkins 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Harris 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .091
  Mayberry 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Hand p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .162
Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Maddox pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               28   2   4   2     5   3             Totals               30   0   3   0     1   4

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 10,440
Left on Base: Royals 4, Rangers 4
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 2
Home Runs: Scheinblum (8), Otis (8)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (2)
GIDP: Hopkins (1), Schaal (9)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(5-4)           9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31   1.89
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(9-8)             8     3   1   1   5   3   1  29   2.40
Pina                    1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.33
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   3   2  33

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Patek to second]; Otis struck out; Scheinblum walked;
Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Biittner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Piniella was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hopkins grounded out
(second to first); Schaal flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings was called out on strikes; Ford walked;
Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ford to second];
Fahey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Patek struck
out; Rojas walked; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: FLOYD REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Harris made an
out to second; Hand struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum homered; Kirkpatrick popped to catcher in
foul territory; Piniella walked; Hopkins grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Piniella out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Biittner
singled to center; Billings struck out; Ford forced Biittner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers
0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Nelson popped
to third in foul territory; Floyd flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto made an out to pitcher; Fahey grounded out
(second to first); Harris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis made
an out to shortstop; Scheinblum walked; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Hand struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella singled to second; Hopkins flied to left in
foul territory; Schaal grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: MAYBERRY REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 1B); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Billings flied out to right;
Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Nelson made an out to third; Floyd popped to catcher
in foul territory; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto grounded out (first to pitcher); Fahey
grounded out (second to first); Harris singled to first; HOWARD
BATTED FOR HAND; Howard singled to right [Harris to third];
MADDOX RAN FOR HOWARD; Nelson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: PINA REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Otis homered;
Scheinblum flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(pitcher to first); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah flied out to center; Biittner grounded out
(first unassisted); Billings grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.