Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, June 24, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   6 11  2
Royals       2  1  3    0  1  0    0  3  x  -  10 11  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   1     1   1   .288      White ss              4   1   1   1     1   0   .224
Harrah ss             5   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Bevacqua 3b           3   1   0   1     2   1   .270
Johnson lf            5   1   1   1     0   0   .275      Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .286
Carty dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Mayberry dh           3   3   1   1     2   0   .319
Spencer 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .288      Kirkpatrick rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Harris 3b             5   2   3   2     0   0   .274        Hovley rf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .254
Biittner rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Piniella lf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .237
Billings c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .180      Hopkins 1b            2   2   0   0     3   0   .294
Maddox cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .233      Floyd 2b              3   2   3   1     1   0   .366
Allen p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
  Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Littell p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  11   6     4   3             Totals               33  10  11   9    10   1

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 20,050
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Royals 9
DP: Rangers 2, Royals 0
Errors: Harrah, Dunning, Bevacqua
Doubles: Johnson (11), Otis (13)
Home Runs: Harris (3)
Stolen Bases: Otis (6), Mayberry (1)
GIDP: Piniella (13)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allen L(0-3)            2.2   5   6   4   5   1   0  18  14.40
Dunning                 4.1   6   4   4   5   0   0  23   6.23
Foucault                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.02
Totals                  8    11  10   8  10   1   0  43

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Littell W(1-1)          5.1   6   4   4   4   2   0  27   6.57
Dal Canton SV(3)        3.2   5   2   2   0   1   1  16   3.84
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   3   1  43

Wild Pitches: Allen (5), Dal Canton (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Harrah singled to center;
Johnson doubled to right [Harrah scored]; Carty popped to
shortstop; Spencer singled to center [Johnson scored, Spencer to
second (on throw)]; Harris grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White reached on an error by Harrah; Bevacqua flied
out to center; Otis grounded out (third to first) [White to
second]; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick walked [White to third,
Mayberry to second]; Piniella singled to center [White scored
(unearned), Mayberry scored (unearned), Kirkpatrick out at home
(center to catcher to second to pitcher)]; Ed Kirkpatrick
advanced to 3B on the single and tried to score when Lou
Piniella was trapped between 1B and 2B; Kirkpatrick was tagged
hard by pitcher Lloyd Allen; Kirkpatrick went back at Allen and
a fight started; both benches cleared; Kirkpatrick ejected by HP
umpire Larry Barnett; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 2ND: HOVLEY REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING RF); Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Maddox walked; Nelson walked
[Maddox to second]; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Hopkins walked; Floyd singled to center [Hopkins to
third]; Healy reached on a fielder's choice [Hopkins out at home
(third to catcher to third), Floyd to second]; White singled to
center [Floyd scored, Healy to second]; Bevacqua struck out;
Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer singled to center;
Harris flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry walked; Hovley flied out to left; Piniella
flied out to right; Hopkins walked [Mayberry to second]; Floyd
singled to right [Mayberry scored, Hopkins to third]; Allen
threw a wild pitch [Hopkins scored, Floyd to second]; Healy
singled to center [Floyd scored]; DUNNING REPLACED ALLEN
(PITCHING); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 6.

RANGERS 4TH: Biittner flied out to left; Billings reached on an
error by Bevacqua; Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to center; Otis doubled to left;
Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; Hovley
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, Royals 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah popped to second; Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Carty singled to right; Spencer flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella flied out to right; Hopkins walked; Floyd
walked [Hopkins to second]; Healy flied out to right; White
walked [Hopkins to third, Floyd to second]; Bevacqua walked
[Hopkins scored, Floyd to third, White to second]; Otis forced
Bevacqua (third to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris singled to right; Biittner flied out to
left; Billings walked [Harris to second]; Maddox walked [Harris
to third, Billings to second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED LITTELL
(PITCHING); Nelson forced Maddox (second to shortstop) [Harris
scored, Billings to third]; On a bunt Harrah singled to third
[Billings scored, Nelson to second]; Johnson forced Harrah
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals
7.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry popped to second; Hovley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Piniella singled to center; Hopkins flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Spencer
popped to second; Harris singled to shortstop; Biittner singled
to left [Harris to second]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch
[Harris to third]; Billings was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Floyd singled to center; Healy forced Floyd (first
to shortstop); White hit into a double play (right to first)
[Healy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals
7.

RANGERS 8TH: Maddox flied out to center; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Bevacqua walked; On a bunt Otis singled to pitcher
[Bevacqua to third (error by Dunning)]; Mayberry singled to
center [Bevacqua scored, Otis to second]; Otis stole third and
Mayberry stole second; Hovley singled to left [Otis scored,
Mayberry scored]; FOUCAULT REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Piniella
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hovley out at second]; Hopkins grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 10.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Carty popped to
second; Spencer singled to right; Harris hit an inside the park
homer to left [Spencer scored]; Biittner lined to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Royals 10.