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Saturday September 29, 1973
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Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals       1  0  2    0  0  1    0  1  2  -   7 14  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Wohlford lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .308
Bevacqua 3b           2   1   1   1     0   0   .257      Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .342
  Brett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .262
McRae dh              3   1   2   0     2   0   .234      Billings c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .181
Ortenzio 1b           5   1   3   4     0   0   .286      Castle dh             4   0   2   1     0   1   .308
Reichardt rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Harris cf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .249
  Poquette pr,rf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Kirkpatrick cf        4   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Mackanin ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .100
Floyd 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .347      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Taylor c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .228        Durham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez c          1   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  14   7     3   4             Totals               32   1   7   1     3  10

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  8,139
Left on Base: Royals 9, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Kirkpatrick, Busby, Mackanin
Doubles: White (6), McRae (18), Ortenzio (2)
Triples: Reichardt (3)
Home Runs: Ortenzio (1)
Stolen Bases: Harris (13)
Caught Stealing: Floyd (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Floyd (2)
GIDP: White (1), Castle (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(16-15)          8     5   0   0   3   9   0  30   4.23
Bird SV(20)             1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.02
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3  10   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(4-8)            7.1  11   5   4   3   3   0  36   5.11
Durham                  1.2   3   2   2   0   1   1   7   7.59
Totals                  9    14   7   6   3   4   1  43

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: White doubled to left; Wohlford out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third]; Bevacqua grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White scored]; McRae walked; Ortenzio
singled to right [McRae to third]; Reichardt forced Ortenzio
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve was
called out on strikes; Madlock singled to shortstop; Madlock was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Busby [Madlock to
second]; Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Floyd
popped to shortstop; Taylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (third to first); Castle was
called out on strikes; Harris walked; Harris stole second;
Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to left; McRae doubled to
right [Bevacqua to third]; Ortenzio doubled [Bevacqua scored,
McRae scored]; Reichardt struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mackanin struck out; Burroughs singled to
shortstop; Grieve flied out to left; Madlock flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; Floyd singled to
center; Floyd was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: BRETT REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Spencer
singled to right; Billings walked [Spencer to second]; Castle
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Spencer to third,
Billings out at second]; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt White grounded out (third to first);
Wohlford singled to center; Brett grounded out (second to first)
[Wohlford to second]; McRae walked; Ortenzio forced McRae
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Mackanin
walked; Burroughs struck out; Grieve was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Reichardt tripled; Kirkpatrick walked; Floyd hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Reichardt scored, Kirkpatrick to
second]; Taylor flied out to center [Kirkpatrick to third];
White struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Madlock lined to center; Spencer flied out to left;
Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford popped to first; Brett grounded out (second
to first); McRae singled to right; Ortenzio flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Castle
singled [Castle to second (error by Kirkpatrick)]; Harris
singled to right [Castle to third]; Randle flied into a double
play (right to catcher) [Castle out at home]; Mackanin forced
Harris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Reichardt reached on an error by Mackanin; POQUETTE
RAN FOR REICHARDT; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Floyd singled
to left [Poquette to third]; 6 minute rain delay;
Martinez singled to center [Poquette scored (unearned), Floyd to
second]; DURHAM REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); White grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Martinez out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burroughs
flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (third to first); Madlock
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford singled to left; Brett struck out; McRae
lined to right; Ortenzio homered [Wohlford scored]; Poquette
singled to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Spencer singled to
center; Billings grounded out (third to first) [Spencer to
second]; Castle singled to right [Spencer scored]; Harris struck
out; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 7, Rangers 1.



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