A double by Jeff Burroughs and triple by Tom Grieve capped a rally as the Rangers scored three runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Royals, 4-2. Cookie Rojas batted in the Royals' runs with a single in the sixth for a 2-1 lead. Lenny Randle singled for the Rangers in the eighth and when Gene Garber threw wildly on a bunt by Dave Nelson, both runners were safe. Toby Harrah singled, driving in Randle to tie the score. Alex Johnson hit into a double play, wiping out Harrah, but Burroughs doubled, sending Nelson home with the leading run, and Grieve followed with his triple to produce an insurance counter. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     17, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   4 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .250      Nelson 2b             2   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     1   0   .341
Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .360      Burroughs rf          3   1   2   1     1   0   .250
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .133      Grieve dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .385
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .313      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Lovitto cf            3   0   2   1     0   0   .184
Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Fregosi 3b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .300
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Hargrove ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .318
Briles p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        L. Brown 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randle ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .667
                                                            Billings c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   4   2     5   4             Totals               28   4  10   4     3   0

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,799
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 5
DP: Royals 3, Rangers 2
Errors: Garber
Doubles: Patek (1), Grieve (4), Burroughs (2)
Triples: Grieve (2)
Stolen Bases: Mayberry (1), Patek (6)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (1), Johnson (2), Nelson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (2)
GIDP: Mayberry (2), Rojas (2), Sundberg (1), Fregosi (2), Johnson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Bibby), Nelson (1,by Briles)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles                  6.2   6   1   1   3   0   0  25   1.35
Garber L(0-2)           1     3   3   1   0   0   0   6   2.70
McDaniel                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.91
Totals                  8    10   4   2   3   0   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(3-1)            9     4   2   2   5   4   0  34   3.73
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Briles (1), Bibby (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Patek singled to third; Patek was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Jim Spencer faked a throw back
to Jim Bibby and tagged Freddie Patek as he stood up; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); Wohlford lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied
out to right; Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Mayberry stole second; Otis struck
out; Rojas flied out to left; McRae lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs popped to second; Grieve doubled to left;
Spencer singled to left [Grieve to third]; Lovitto forced
Spencer (second to shortstop) [Grieve scored]; Lovitto was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal walked; Healy flied out to right; Patek
doubled to left [Schaal to third]; Pinson popped to shortstop;
Wohlford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi walked; Sundberg grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Fregosi out at second]; Nelson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Otis grounded
out (first to pitcher); Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson
singled to shortstop; Johnson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Burroughs walked; Grieve flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to center; Schaal grounded out
(third to first); Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto
singled to second; Fregosi grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lovitto out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Pinson struck out;
Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Otis was hit by a pitch [Patek to third, Mayberry
to second]; Rojas singled to left [Patek scored, Mayberry
scored, Otis to second]; McRae grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Nelson was hit by a
pitch; Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Harrah walked; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal struck out; Healy popped to first; Patek
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs singled to left; Grieve popped to catcher
in foul territory; Spencer flied out to right; Lovitto singled
to left [Burroughs to second]; GARBER REPLACED BRILES
(PITCHING); HARGROVE BATTED FOR FREGOSI; Hargrove flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: L. BROWN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 3B); Pinson
flied out to left; Wohlford walked; Mayberry grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Wohlford out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: RANDLE BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Randle singled to
right; Nelson reached on an error by Garber on a sacrifice bunt
[Randle to third]; Harrah singled to center [Randle scored,
Nelson to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nelson to third, Harrah out at
second]; Burroughs doubled to center [Nelson scored (unearned)];
MCDANIEL REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Grieve tripled [Burroughs
scored (unearned)]; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R
(1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 9TH: BILLINGS REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING C ); Otis singled
to left; Rojas grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Otis out at second]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.