The Royals started with three runs in the first inning and proceeded to defeat the Rangers, 7-2. Amos Otis and Richie Scheinblum singled and John Mayberry walked to load the bases, setting the stage for two runs on a double by Lou Piniella and another on a sacrifice fly by Ed Kirkpatrick. Paul Schaal added to the Royals' lead with a homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       3  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  0  -   7 15  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford 2b           4   0   3   0     1   0   .500      Nelson 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .231
Otis cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .302      Ragland 2b            3   0   2   0     1   1   .227
  Hovley cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Ford rf               3   0   0   1     0   2   .240
Scheinblum rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   3   .265
  Taylor rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Grieve lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   0     1   0   .295      Lovitto cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .221
Piniella lf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .312      Biittner 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
  Keough lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Martinez ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .191
Kirkpatrick c         4   1   0   1     0   1   .270      Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .159
Schaal 3b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .209        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Patek ss              5   0   0   1     0   0   .224        Broberg p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .080
Splittorff p          3   1   1   0     2   1   .242        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Stanhouse ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               39   7  15   7     5   2             Totals               33   2   9   2     1  10

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  3,011
Left on Base: Royals 13, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Patek, Martinez
Doubles: Piniella (30), Wohlford (1), Lovitto (8), Ragland (2)
Home Runs: Schaal (4)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Kirkpatrick (3), Martinez (1), Ford (4)
GIDP: Mayberry (6)
Hit by Pitch: Scheinblum (4,by Pina), Wohlford (1,by Pina)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(11-10)     9     9   2   2   1  10   0  36   3.35
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1  10   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(10-11)           5     8   4   4   2   1   1  24   3.14
Broberg                 1.2   6   3   3   1   0   0  12   4.51
Panther                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.41
Pina                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.73
Totals                  9    15   7   7   5   2   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Pina 2 (8)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to center; Otis singled to left;
Scheinblum singled to center [Otis to third, Scheinblum to
second (on throw)]; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Piniella
doubled to right [Otis scored, Scheinblum scored, Mayberry to
third]; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Mayberry
scored]; Schaal flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to center; Nelson was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Ragland was called
out on strikes; Ford popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek lined to center; Splittorff struck out;
Wohlford doubled to left; Otis reached on a fielder's choice
[Wohlford out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings was called out on strikes; Grieve singled
to left; Lovitto struck out; Biittner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Scheinblum grounded out (first to pitcher); Mayberry
flied out to left; Piniella popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Martinez popped to first in foul territory; Hand
struck out; Nelson struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Schaal homered;
Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Splittorff walked;
Wohlford singled to second [Splittorff to second]; Otis forced
Splittorff (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ragland singled to second; Ford struck out;
Billings flied out to right; Grieve grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum singled to left [Scheinblum out at second
(left to second)]; Mayberry singled to center; Piniella flied
out to center; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto doubled to center; Biittner singled to left
[Lovitto to third]; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Lovitto scored]; JONES BATTED FOR HAND; Jones grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Biittner to second]; Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: BROBERG REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Schaal lined to
left; Patek flied out to right; Splittorff walked; Wohlford
singled to first [Splittorff to second]; Otis singled to center
[Splittorff scored, Wohlford to third, Otis to second (on
throw)]; Scheinblum flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Ragland walked; Ford was called out on strikes;
Billings was called out on strikes; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry singled to right; Piniella singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; Kirkpatrick forced Piniella (shortstop to
second) [Mayberry to third]; Schaal singled to center [Mayberry
scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; Patek forced Schaal (second to
shortstop) [Kirkpatrick scored]; Splittorff singled to center
[Patek to second]; PANTHER REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Wohlford
walked [Patek to third, Splittorff to second]; Otis forced
Wohlford (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 7,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: HOVLEY REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); KEOUGH REPLACED
PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Lovitto lined to pitcher; Biittner
singled to right; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Biittner to
second]; Martinez lined to right; HARRIS BATTED FOR PANTHER;
Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: PINA REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Scheinblum was hit
by a pitch; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Scheinblum out at second]; Keough walked;
Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 8TH: TAYLOR REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING RF); Nelson
singled to left; Ragland doubled to left [Nelson to third]; Ford
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nelson scored, Ragland to third];
Billings struck out; Grieve flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal singled to right; Patek forced Schaal (first
to shortstop) [Patek to second (error by Martinez)]; Splittorff
grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek to third]; Wohlford was
hit by a pitch; Hovley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Lovitto singled to left; Biittner forced Lovitto
(second to shortstop) [Biittner to second (error by Patek)];
Martinez flied out to center; STANHOUSE BATTED FOR PINA;
Stanhouse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Rangers 2.