Allowing only three singles, Dick Bosman posted the Rangers' first victory of the season, beating the Royals, 4-0. Two of the Rangers' runs off Wayne Simpson came on passes with the bases loaded, one to Dick Billings in the first inning and other to Elliott Maddox in the eighth. The Rangers had lost their first three games of the season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Harrah ss             5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .417
Epstein 1b            4   1   2   0     1   1   .188      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Carty dh              4   0   0   1     0   2   .063      Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .238
Johnson lf            4   1   3   0     1   0   .438      McRae rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Grieve lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   2   .385      Kirkpatrick dh        3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billings c            2   1   0   1     2   0   .125      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Lovitto 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      May c                 2   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Maddox cf             3   0   1   2     1   1   .250        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taylor c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Simpson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     7   7             Totals               29   0   3   0     3   0

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  9,345
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Royals 5
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1
Errors: Simpson
Doubles: Harrah (1), Johnson (2), Epstein (1)
Stolen Bases: Billings (1), Maddox (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (1)
GIDP: Carty (1), Hopkins (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(1-1)           9     3   0   0   3   0   0  32   1.15
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   0   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(1-1)          7     8   4   4   4   7   0  33   4.50
Wright                  1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   7   7   0  41

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
doubled to right; Epstein singled to right [Harrah to third];
Carty hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored, Epstein to
second]; Johnson walked; Johnson was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Simpson [Epstein to third, Johnson to
second]; Burroughs walked; Billings walked [Epstein scored,
Johnson to third, Burroughs to second]; Lovitto popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Maddox struck out; Harris popped to second in foul
territory; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; McRae popped to first in foul
territory; Piniella lined to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty
struck out; Johnson singled to right; Burroughs struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal flied out to left; May grounded out (second
to first); Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Billings walked; Lovitto flied out to center;
Billings stole second; Maddox singled to center [Billings
scored]; Maddox stole second; Harris struck out; Harrah popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
singled to left; Mayberry walked [Otis to second]; McRae flied
out to right; Piniella forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Epstein was called out on strikes; Carty grounded
out (pitcher to first); Johnson doubled to left; Burroughs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal
flied out to right; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings flied out to center; Lovitto grounded out
(second to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to left; Rojas walked; Otis forced
Rojas (third to second); Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah
grounded out (second to first); Epstein doubled to right; Carty
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to left; Piniella flied out to
right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson singled to center; Burroughs singled to
right [Johnson to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING);
Billings flied out to right; Lovitto walked [Burroughs to
second]; Maddox walked [Johnson scored, Burroughs to third,
Lovitto to second]; Harris flied out to center; Harrah popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal singled to center; HOPKINS BATTED FOR MAY;
Hopkins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Schaal out at second]; Patek singled to center; Rojas
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); JACKSON
REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Epstein walked; Carty grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Epstein out at
second]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: GRIEVE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.