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An action-packed ninth inning saw the Rangers score four runs to take a 7-4 lead and the Royals then come back with four runs to gain an 8-7 victory. Toby Harrah homered to start the Rangers' outburst and three other runs followed on a single by Alex Johnson, doubles by Rico Carty and Jeff Burroughs, a single by Jim Spencer and sacrifice fly by Ken Suarez. Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 7Game Played on Saturday, June 23, 1973 (Day game) at Royals StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 - 7 15 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 - 8 12 1
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Nelson 2b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Hovley rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .237
Harrah 3b 3 1 3 2 2 0 .253 Rojas 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .254
Johnson dh 5 2 1 0 0 0 .277 Otis cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .285
Carty lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .222 Mayberry 1b 4 3 2 2 1 0 .318
Maddox pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 Kirkpatrick lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .327
Burroughs rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .256 Piniella dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 .233
Spencer 1b 5 0 3 2 0 1 .280 Schaal 3b 3 0 2 1 2 0 .291
Harris cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Floyd ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .316
Suarez c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .320 Bevacqua ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .278
Mason ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .248 White ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Broberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Healy c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hopkins ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Paul p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 7 15 7 4 2 Totals 35 8 12 8 8 2
Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 11,672
Left on Base: Rangers 12, Royals 11
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1
Errors: Schaal
Doubles: Harris (5), Harrah (10), Carty (7), Mayberry (11)
Home Runs: Harrah (3), Kirkpatrick (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Suarez (2)
GIDP: Johnson (8), Rojas (10)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Broberg 6 5 2 2 3 0 1 25 5.08
Foucault 2 3 4 4 4 2 0 13 4.12
Gogolewski 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.80
Paul L(4-4) 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 5.53
Stanhouse 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.53
Totals 8 12 8 8 8 2 1 43
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Splittorff 8 11 4 3 3 2 1 38 2.92
Garber 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 4 3.88
Wright W(3-1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.70
Totals 9 15 7 6 4 2 1 46
Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty
RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
walked; Johnson flied out to right [Harrah to second]; Carty
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Hovley walked; Rojas grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hovley out at second]; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Spencer
struck out; Harris doubled to left; Suarez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella walked;
Schaal walked [Piniella to second]; Floyd grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (second to first); Nelson
singled to center; Harrah singled to right [Nelson to third];
Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Healy flied out to right; Hovley singled to second;
Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hovley to second]; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
singled to pitcher; Spencer popped to second; Harris singled to
center [Burroughs to second]; Suarez walked [Burroughs to third,
Harris to second]; Mason lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(first unassisted); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
walked; Johnson forced Harrah (third to second); Carty singled
to right [Johnson to second]; Burroughs singled to right
[Johnson scored, Carty to second]; Spencer singled to right
[Carty scored, Burroughs to third, Spencer to second (on
throw)]; Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Floyd singled
to center; Healy forced Floyd (shortstop to second); Hovley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
2, Royals 0.
RANGERS 6TH: Suarez reached on an error by Schaal; Mason forced
Suarez (pitcher to shortstop); Nelson struck out; Harrah doubled
to right [Mason scored (unearned)]; Johnson popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals
0.
ROYALS 6TH: Rojas flied out to left; Otis flied out to center;
Mayberry singled to left; Kirkpatrick homered [Mayberry scored];
Piniella grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Royals 2.
RANGERS 7TH: Carty lined to left; Burroughs lined to shortstop;
Spencer singled to center; Harris forced Spencer (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Schaal singled to center; FOUCAULT REPLACED BROBERG
(PITCHING); On a bunt Floyd made an out to pitcher; HOPKINS
BATTED FOR HEALY; Hopkins walked [Schaal to second]; TAYLOR RAN
FOR HOPKINS; Hovley forced Taylor (second to shortstop) [Schaal
to third]; Rojas popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
RANGERS 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Suarez flied
out to center; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); Nelson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3,
Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Otis struck out; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick
singled to third [Mayberry to second]; Piniella struck out;
Schaal walked [Mayberry to third, Kirkpatrick to second];
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR FLOYD; Bevacqua singled to center [Mayberry
scored, Kirkpatrick scored, Schaal to second]; Taylor popped to
first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4.
RANGERS 9TH: WHITE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); Harrah
homered; GARBER REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to left; Carty doubled to right [Johnson to third]; MADDOX RAN
FOR CARTY; Burroughs singled to left [Johnson scored, Maddox to
third]; Spencer singled to right [Maddox scored, Burroughs to
third]; WRIGHT REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Harris flied out to
center; Suarez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Burroughs scored];
Mason walked [Spencer to second]; Nelson flied out to center; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 4.
ROYALS 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hovley walked;
Rojas singled to center [Hovley to second]; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED
FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Otis singled to left [Hovley scored, Rojas
to second]; PAUL REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Mayberry
doubled to left [Rojas scored, Otis scored]; Kirkpatrick singled
[Mayberry to third]; Piniella was walked intentionally
[Kirkpatrick to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING);
Schaal singled to left [Mayberry scored, Kirkpatrick to third,
Piniella to second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 8.
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