Although the hits were even in each game, the Royals swept over the Rangers in a doubleheader, 7-4 and 10-6. Ranger pitchers walked seven in the opener and 10 in the nightcap. Steve Busby pitched the route for the Royals in the first game and gained his first victory since May 4. The Royals broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fifth inning on a single by Carl Taylor, pass to Steve Hovley, singles by Cookie Rojas and Amos Otis and a triple by John Mayberry.

Mark Littell pitched the first 5 1/3 innings for the Royals in the second game and was credited with his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  2
Royals       0  2  0    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   7  9  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Hovley cf             3   1   3   1     2   0   .254
  Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .254
Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Otis dh               5   1   1   1     0   1   .284
  Sudakis 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   2     2   0   .319
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Kirkpatrick rf        5   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Schaal 3b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .287
Burroughs rf          4   2   2   2     0   2   .261      White ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .222
Harris cf,2b          3   1   2   0     1   0   .266      Taylor c              2   2   1   0     2   0   .197
Suarez c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .317      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mason ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     1  10             Totals               33   7   9   5     7   2

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Royals 10
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1
Errors: Harris, Bibby, Taylor, Busby
Doubles: Spencer (8)
Triples: Mayberry (2)
Home Runs: Burroughs (8)
Stolen Bases: Harris (2), Nelson (17), Taylor (2), Hovley (2)
GIDP: Carty (7)
Hit by Pitch: Schaal (2,by Stanhouse)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(0-2)            4     7   6   5   3   1   0  22   7.94
Stanhouse               4     2   1   1   4   1   0  19   4.38
Totals                  8     9   7   6   7   2   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(4-7)            9     9   4   4   1  10   1  35   4.96
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1  10   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Stanhouse (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Marty Springstead


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah struck out;
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Hovley walked; Rojas flied out to right; Otis struck
out; Mayberry walked [Hovley to second]; Kirkpatrick forced
Mayberry (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
popped to second in foul territory; Burroughs singled to center;
Harris walked [Burroughs to second]; Suarez singled to left
[Burroughs scored, Harris to second]; Mason singled to right
[Harris scored, Suarez to third]; Nelson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to right; Schaal forced Piniella
(shortstop to second); White singled to center [Schaal to
second]; Taylor reached on an error by Bibby [Schaal scored,
White scored (error by Harris) (unearned), Taylor to first];
Hovley singled to right [Taylor to third]; Rojas lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Hovley out at first]; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Carty popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer flied out to left; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; Harris singled to center; Harris stole second
[Harris to third (error by Taylor)]; Suarez struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella popped to second; Schaal flied out to left;
White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason grounded out (first to pitcher); Nelson
singled to third; Nelson stole second; Nelson was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Busby [Nelson to third];
Nelson was picked off third (pitcher to third); Harrah was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals
2.

ROYALS 5TH: Taylor singled to center; Hovley walked [Taylor to
second]; Rojas singled to center [Taylor scored, Hovley to
third]; Otis singled to right [Hovley scored, Rojas to third];
Mayberry tripled to center [Rojas scored, Otis scored];
STANHOUSE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); Piniella flied out to right; Schaal grounded
out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson struck out; Carty grounded out (third to
first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Taylor walked;
Taylor stole second; Hovley singled to left [Taylor scored];
Hovley stole second; Rojas walked; Otis flied out to right;
Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs struck out; Harris popped to catcher in
foul territory; Suarez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING CF); SUDAKIS
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella flied
out to right; Schaal was hit by a pitch; White grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Mason was called out on strikes; Maddox grounded
out (third to first); Sudakis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Taylor walked; Hovley singled to center [Taylor to
second]; Rojas struck out; Otis lined to center [Taylor to
third]; Mayberry walked [Hovley to second]; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals
7.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson singled to center; Carty grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Spencer doubled to right; Burroughs homered [Spencer
scored]; Harris singled to right; Suarez grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 7.