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Tuesday October 3, 1972
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The Rangers, who ended their 15-game losing streak with Dick Bosman's 1-0 victory over the White Sox October 1, made it two straight shutouts when Mike Paul and Bill Gogolewski combined to beat the Royals, 3-0. Bill Fahey, who had three of the Rangers' hits, scored one run and drove in another. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Tuesday, October 3, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Rangers      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Schaal 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Harrah ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .293
Biittner 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Scheinblum rf         2   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .233        May c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Billings lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .298
Fahey c               4   1   3   1     0   0   .172      Piniella lf           4   0   3   0     0   1   .310
Mason 3b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .199      Taylor c,rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .265
Harris 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .142      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Paul p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Gogolewski p        2   0   0   0     0   2   .125        Keough ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                          Busby p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Wohlford ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .272

Totals               34   3   8   3     1   8             Totals               32   0   8   0     3   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  6,075
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Royals 9
DP: Rangers 3, Royals 0
Errors: Nelson
Doubles: Mason (3), Otis (28)
Stolen Bases: Fahey 2 (4), Billings (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Paul (3)
GIDP: Rojas (17), Hovley (2)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (3,by Paul)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul W(8-9)             5.1   8   0   0   3   5   0  26   2.17
Gogolewski SV(2)        3.2   0   0   0   0   3   0  10   4.24
Totals                  9     8   0   0   3   8   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(3-1)            6     6   2   2   0   4   0  24   1.58
Drago                   3     2   1   1   1   4   0  12   3.01
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   8   0  36

Passed Balls: Taylor (4)
Hit by Pitch: Paul (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Biittner singled to center;
Taylor allowed a passed ball [Biittner to second]; Ford struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Schaal flied out to right; Otis lined to right;
Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (second to first); Fahey
singled to right; Fahey stole second; Mason doubled to center
[Fahey scored]; Harris grounded out (second to first) [Mason to
third]; Paul grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Piniella singled to center
[Mayberry to second]; Taylor struck out; Rojas grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Piniella out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); Busby struck
out; Schaal singled to left; Otis singled to center [Schaal to
third]; Scheinblum walked [Otis to second]; Mayberry struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
flied out to right; Fahey singled to center; Fahey stole second;
Mason was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella singled to left; Taylor walked [Piniella to
second]; On a bunt Rojas singled to third [Piniella to third,
Taylor to second]; Patek forced Piniella (shortstop to catcher)
[Taylor to third, Rojas to second]; Busby lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Patek out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Harris singled to pitcher; Paul out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Harris to second]; Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harris to third]; Harrah
singled to left [Harris scored]; Biittner flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal flied out to left; Otis doubled to left;
Scheinblum struck out; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Ford popped to first in foul territory; Billings
was called out on strikes; Fahey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella singled to left; Taylor singled to center
[Piniella to third (error by Nelson), Taylor to second (on
throw)]; Rojas struck out; Patek was hit by a pitch; WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR BUSBY; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); HOVLEY
BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Hovley grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); TAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MAY REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING C );
Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris grounded out
(first unassisted); Gogolewski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis struck
out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied
out to right; Biittner walked; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Piniella
was called out on strikes; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Billings singled to left; Billings stole second;
Fahey singled to right [Billings scored, Fahey to second (on
throw)]; Mason struck out; Harris flied to left in foul
territory; Gogolewski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas flied out to right; KEOUGH BATTED FOR PATEK;
Keough grounded out (second to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR
DRAGO; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.



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