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Monday September 4, 1972
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John Mayberry and Lou Piniella drove in two runs apiece to lead the Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. Bill Fahey and Tom Grieve homered for the Rangers' runs, Fahey's drive coming with a man on base. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals       1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  9  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford 2b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .301      Mason ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Scheinblum rf         4   1   0   0     1   0   .310      Biittner 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Mayberry 1b           5   1   3   2     0   1   .293      Ford rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Piniella lf           4   0   1   2     1   0   .310      Grieve lf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .227
Kirkpatrick c         4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Lovitto cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .217
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Fahey c               4   1   1   2     0   0   .134
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .101
Nelson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Stanhouse p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Abernathy p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lindblad p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .174
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               36   4   7   4     5   3             Totals               34   3   9   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  3,710
Left on Base: Royals 10, Rangers 5
DP: Royals 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Kirkpatrick, Nelson, Mason
Doubles: Mayberry (20)
Home Runs: Fahey (1), Grieve (3)
Stolen Bases: Patek (27)
GIDP: Ford (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson W(9-4)           6.1   7   2   2   1   1   1  27   1.96
Abernathy SV(4)         2.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   8   1.64
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   2   2  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(2-5)        4.1   6   4   3   4   1   0  23   3.39
Lindblad                2.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.62
Panther                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.43
Roland                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.85
Pina                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.81
Totals                  9     7   4   3   5   3   0  41

Passed Balls: Fahey (1)
Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to shortstop; Fahey allowed a
passed ball [Wohlford to second]; Otis lined to left; Scheinblum
flied out to left; Mayberry singled to right [Wohlford scored
(unearned)]; Stanhouse threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to second];
Piniella walked; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to right; On a bunt Mason made an
out to first; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nelson
to second]; Ford lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal flied out to left; Patek lined to pitcher;
Nelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve lined to first; Lovitto walked; Fahey flied
out to left; Harris lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford walked; Otis popped to second; Scheinblum
forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); Mayberry singled to
second [Scheinblum to second]; Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Stanhouse flied out to right; Nelson flied out to
left; Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Schaal flied out to
center; Patek walked; Patek stole second; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Ford
singled to left; Grieve forced Ford (third to second); Lovitto
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis
singled to left; Scheinblum walked [Otis to second]; Mayberry
doubled to right [Otis scored, Scheinblum to third]; Piniella
singled to right [Scheinblum scored, Mayberry scored]; LINDBLAD
REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick flied out to center;
Schaal grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Fahey flied out to right; Harris flied out to left;
Lindblad popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); Nelson popped
to first; Wohlford lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson flied out to center; Mason singled to
center; Biittner flied out to center; Ford singled to right
[Mason to second]; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 4, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to left; Scheinblum reached on an
error by Nelson; Mayberry struck out; Piniella flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto singled to right; Fahey homered [Lovitto
scored]; Harris grounded out (second to first); JONES BATTED FOR
LINDBLAD; Kirkpatrick dropped a foul fly hit by Jones for an
error; Jones singled to right; ABERNATHY REPLACED NELSON
(PITCHING); Nelson lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Jones out at first]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick
singled to second; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Patek popped to second; Abernathy
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Mason was called out on strikes; Biittner singled
to shortstop; Ford grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford flied out to left; Otis walked; Scheinblum
reached on a fielder's choice [Otis to second (error by Mason)];
ROLAND REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Mayberry flied out to
center; PINA REPLACED ROLAND (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve homered; Lovitto grounded out (second to
first); Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers
3.



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