Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Rangers      1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  1
Royals       0  2  3    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   7  8  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .259      Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Grieve lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .321      Rojas 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .276
Johnson dh            4   1   0   0     0   0   .287      Kirkpatrick cf        5   1   2   0     0   0   .267
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Mayberry 1b           2   1   1   0     3   0   .278
Fregosi 1b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Hopkins dh            1   1   0   1     2   1   .248
  Spencer ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Reichardt ph,dh     2   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Harris cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Wohlford lf           3   2   1   1     1   1   .218
Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Schaal 3b             2   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Mackanin ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .106        Brett 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .080
  Sudakis ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Poquette rf           4   0   1   2     0   1   .118
  Broberg pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .232
Randle 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Henninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     2   3             Totals               32   7   8   5     9   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 11,183
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Royals 10
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 1
Errors: Burroughs, Schaal, Poquette 2
Doubles: Fregosi (6), Billings (10), Poquette (1)
Home Runs: Randle (1), Grieve (6)
Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (35), Rojas (17)
GIDP: Billings (10)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(8-10)           3.1   5   6   5   5   2   0  20   3.81
Henninger               2.1   2   0   0   2   0   0  11   3.15
Shellenback             1.1   0   0   0   0   3   0   4   0.00
Gogolewski              0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   4.13
Hudson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.76
Allen                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   9.06
Totals                  8     8   7   6   9   6   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(19-11)     6     6   4   3   2   1   2  26   4.04
Bird SV(18)             3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.05
Totals                  9     7   4   3   2   3   2  36

Wild Pitches: Henninger (3), Hudson (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah flied out to right; Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson reached on an error by Schaal
[Johnson to second]; Burroughs singled [Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Fregosi walked [Burroughs to second]; Harris was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

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

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (third to first); Mackanin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Hopkins
walked; Wohlford walked [Hopkins to second]; Schaal singled to
third [Hopkins to third, Wohlford to second]; Poquette doubled
to left [Hopkins scored, Wohlford scored, Schaal to third];
Taylor struck out; Patek flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson lined to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to left; Kirkpatrick singled to
left; Mayberry walked [Kirkpatrick to second]; Hopkins struck
out; Wohlford singled to right [Kirkpatrick scored, Mayberry
scored (error by Burroughs), Wohlford to third]; Schaal singled
to center [Wohlford scored (unearned)]; Poquette grounded out
(third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 5.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs lined to left; Fregosi doubled to left;
Harris singled to left [Fregosi to third]; Billings grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harris out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Taylor walked; Patek popped to catcher in foul
territory; Rojas walked [Taylor to second]; HENNINGER REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); Henninger threw a wild pitch [Taylor to third,
Rojas to second]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted);
Mayberry walked; Hopkins walked [Taylor scored, Rojas to third,
Mayberry to second]; Wohlford flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 6.

RANGERS 5TH: BRETT REPLACED SCHAAL (PLAYING 3B); Mackanin
grounded out (third to first); Randle homered; Harrah walked;
Grieve homered [Harrah scored]; Johnson flied out to center;
Burroughs flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); Poquette popped
to second; Taylor popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Royals 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Fregosi flied out to left; Harris flied out to
right; Billings doubled to right [Billings to third (error by
Poquette)]; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick singled to right;
Mayberry singled to right [Kirkpatrick to third]; SHELLENBACK
REPLACED HENNINGER (PITCHING); REICHARDT BATTED FOR HOPKINS;
Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 6.

RANGERS 7TH: REICHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BIRD
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Randle grounded out (first to
pitcher); Harrah struck out; Grieve popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford struck out; Brett grounded out (second to
first); Poquette struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Royals 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson flied out to right; Burroughs struck out;
SPENCER BATTED FOR FREGOSI; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GOGOLEWSKI
REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; Rojas walked;
HUDSON REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Patek stole third and
Rojas stole second; Kirkpatrick reached on a fielder's choice
[Patek out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Rojas to
third, Kirkpatrick to second]; Hudson threw a wild pitch [Rojas
scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; ALLEN REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING);
Mayberry was walked intentionally; Reichardt was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 7.

RANGERS 9TH: Harris grounded out (pitcher to first); Billings
flied out to left; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Sudakis singled
to right [Sudakis to second (error by Poquette)]; BROBERG RAN
FOR SUDAKIS; Randle lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Royals 7.