Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 4 2 Rangers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 x - 5 9 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White 2b 2 1 0 1 1 1 .231 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Kirkpatrick cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Harris cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Wohlford lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .262 Maddox cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Ortenzio 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Johnson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .287 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .230 Biittner lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Hovley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Madlock 3b 3 3 2 0 1 0 .348 Poquette rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .130 Castle dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .222 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Nelson pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285 Floyd ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Billings c 3 1 3 3 1 0 .183 Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Mackanin ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .102 Martinez c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Randle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 4 4 3 7 Totals 32 5 9 5 3 1 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 4,445 Left on Base: Royals 4, Rangers 7 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Poquette, Martinez, Biittner Doubles: Kirkpatrick (24), Castle (1), Madlock (4), Billings (11) Triples: Madlock (3) Home Runs: Billings (3) Stolen Bases: White (3), McRae (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (2) Sacrifice Flies: White (2), Mackanin (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Littell L(1-3) 8 9 5 5 3 1 1 36 5.68 Totals 8 9 5 5 3 1 1 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby W(9-10) 9 4 4 3 3 7 0 35 3.77 Totals 9 4 4 3 3 7 0 35 Wild Pitches: Bibby 2 (10) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Jim Honochick ROYALS 1ST: White walked; White stole second; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first) [White scored]; Ortenzio struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Harris grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to third; Spencer singled to right [Johnson to second]; Madlock forced Johnson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: BIITTNER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); McRae struck out; Brett popped to second; Poquette struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Castle flied out to right; Billings singled to left; Billings was picked off first but was safe on an error by Martinez [Billings to third (error by Poquette)]; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Floyd struck out; Martinez popped to second; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs popped to second; Harris popped to third in foul territory; Biittner walked; Spencer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick doubled; Wohlford singled to right [Kirkpatrick scored, Wohlford to second (on throw to home)]; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to third]; Ortenzio walked; McRae popped to second; Brett struck out; Poquette flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Madlock walked; Castle doubled [Madlock to third]; Billings walked; Mackanin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Madlock scored, Castle to third]; Randle reached on a fielder's choice [Castle out at home (first to catcher), Billings to second]; Burroughs popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 1. ROYALS 5TH: Floyd singled to center; Bibby threw a wild pitch [Floyd to third]; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Floyd scored]; Kirkpatrick popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Harris lined to first; Biittner flied out to center; Spencer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1. ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); Ortenzio grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae walked; McRae stole second; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Madlock doubled; Castle struck out; Billings doubled to right [Madlock scored]; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Poquette reached on an error by Biittner [Poquette to second]; Floyd grounded out (pitcher to first) [Poquette to third]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Poquette scored (unearned)]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs popped to first; Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. ROYALS 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING CF); Kirkpatrick singled to left; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kirkpatrick to second]; Ortenzio grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kirkpatrick to third]; McRae lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Spencer lined to left; Madlock tripled to right; Castle singled to right [Madlock scored]; NELSON RAN FOR CASTLE; Billings homered [Nelson scored]; Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. ROYALS 9TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOVLEY BATTED FOR BRETT; Hovley was called out on strikes; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); HOPKINS BATTED FOR FLOYD; Hopkins flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 5. |
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