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Clinching the victory with two homers, the Royals defeated the Rangers, 6-1, to end their four-game losing streak. Amos Otis hit for the circuit in the sixth inning and John Mayberry rapped a round-tripper with two aboard in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Thursday, May 17, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 6 9 0
Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Patek ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .230 Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .264 Biittner rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .146
Kirkpatrick rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .346 Johnson dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310
Otis cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 .309 Carty lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179
Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .165
Wohlford dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Harris cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .216
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .231 Suarez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296
Healy c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .206 Mason ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .242
Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dunning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 3 Totals 31 1 7 1 4 1
Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 5,522
Left on Base: Royals 4, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 3, Rangers 1
Errors: Harris 2
Triples: Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Otis (6), Mayberry (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (2)
GIDP: Patek (3), Epstein (2), Nelson (1), Harris (3)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Simpson W(3-2) 5.1 6 1 1 4 1 0 24 4.85
Garber SV(6) 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.21
Totals 9 7 1 1 4 1 0 35
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Siebert L(1-2) 6 6 3 3 1 3 1 25 3.38
Hudson 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 6 6.23
Dunning 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 5.68
Totals 9 9 6 6 3 3 2 37
Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan
ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas flied out to left; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (first unassisted); Biittner walked; Johnson forced
Biittner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Rangers 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick singled to center [Kirkpatrick to second
(error by Harris)]; Otis singled to center [Kirkpatrick scored,
Otis to second (error by Harris)]; Piniella out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Otis to third]; Wohlford singled to
center [Otis scored]; Bevacqua singled to left [Wohlford to
second]; Healy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wohlford to
third, Bevacqua to second]; Patek flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 2
E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Carty singled to center; Epstein grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Carty out at
second]; Harris singled to right; Suarez grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Otis walked
[Mayberry to second]; Piniella forced Otis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Mason walked; Nelson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Mason out at second]; Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
2, Rangers 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Wohlford lined to right; Bevacqua struck out; Healy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Biittner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Johnson singled to right; Carty grounded out (second to first)
[Johnson to second]; Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Patek popped to second; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Harris singled to center; Suarez singled to center
[Harris to third]; Mason forced Suarez (shortstop to second)
[Harris scored]; Nelson grounded out (second to first) [Mason to
second]; Harrah walked; Biittner grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Otis homered;
Piniella flied out to right; Wohlford grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Johnson tripled to right; Carty grounded out
(second to first); Epstein walked; GARBER REPLACED SIMPSON
(PITCHING); Harris grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Epstein out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1.
ROYALS 7TH: HUDSON REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Bevacqua flied
out to center; Healy singled to right; Patek singled to left
[Healy to second]; Rojas flied out to center [Healy to third];
Mayberry homered [Healy scored, Patek scored]; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6,
Rangers 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Suarez grounded out (second to first); Mason
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson singled to third;
Harrah forced Nelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 1.
ROYALS 8TH: DUNNING REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING); Otis grounded
out (shortstop to first); Piniella popped to shortstop; Wohlford
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
6, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 8TH: Biittner grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 1.
ROYALS 9TH: Bevacqua walked; Healy walked [Bevacqua to second];
Bevacqua was picked off second (pitcher to second); Patek
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Healy out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 9TH: Epstein grounded out (second to first); Harris
grounded out (second to first); Suarez flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 1.
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