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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 2Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 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.
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