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John Mayberry hit a two-run homer off Fergie Jenkins in the eighth inning to carry the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers. Jenkins, who went into the game with a 6-1 record after winning his last five straight decisions, fell behind in the third inning when the Royals scored on singles by Amos Otis and Hal McRae around a pass to Mayberry. George Brett added a run with a homer in the seventh. The Rangers came back in their half when Mike Hargrove hit a two-run homer off Al Fitzmorris, but Mayberry countered with his winning blow for the Royals. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 8, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 9 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Nelson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Tovar cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 Otis cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .250 Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .314 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .202 Burroughs rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .293 McRae dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .341 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .354 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .337 Hargrove dh 4 1 1 2 0 2 .351 Pinson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Sims c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Healy c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Sundberg c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Brett 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .455 Harrah ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randle 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .348 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 1 6 Totals 32 2 8 2 1 6 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 10,466 Left on Base: Royals 6, Rangers 4 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 2 Errors: Spencer Doubles: Brett (1), Otis (5) Home Runs: Brett (1), Mayberry (5), Hargrove (2) Stolen Bases: Patek (12), Rojas (1), Nelson (8), Randle (7) GIDP: Rojas (7), Patek (1), Hargrove (1) Hit by Pitch: McRae (1,by Jenkins) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris W(3-1) 7 8 2 2 1 3 1 27 3.21 Bird 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 2.87 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 6 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(6-2) 9 9 4 4 1 6 2 37 1.88 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 6 2 37 Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (1) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Nestor Chylak ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Patek stole second; Wohlford reached on an error by Spencer [Patek to third]; Otis popped to second; Mayberry struck out; McRae was hit by a pitch [Wohlford to second]; Rojas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson stole second; Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nelson to third]; Johnson struck out; Nelson was picked off third (pitcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Healy grounded out (second to first); Brett doubled to left; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt Spencer singled to pitcher; Hargrove struck out; Sims popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford popped to second; Otis singled to center; Mayberry walked [Otis to second]; McRae singled to center [Otis scored, Mayberry to third]; Rojas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle singled to center; Randle stole second; Nelson lined to center; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Pinson flied out to left; Healy struck out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Burroughs singled to center [Johnson to third]; Spencer popped to shortstop; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Patek was called out on strikes; Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Otis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sims grounded out (second to first); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to right; McRae grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to center; Burroughs singled to left [Johnson out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; Alex Johnson rounded 2B too far; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 7TH: Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Healy struck out; Brett homered; Patek flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Spencer singled to center; Hargrove homered [Spencer scored]; Sims lined to left; Harrah popped to shortstop; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. ROYALS 8TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED SIMS (PLAYING C ); Wohlford struck out; Otis doubled to left; Mayberry homered [Otis scored]; McRae struck out; Rojas singled to left; Rojas stole second; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Nelson struck out; Tovar struck out; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. ROYALS 9TH: Healy singled to center; Brett forced Healy (catcher to shortstop); Patek grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Spencer popped to catcher in foul territory; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. |
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