Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       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.