The Rangers, who had lost 11 of their 12 previous games, came up with a 14-hit attack and defeated the Royals, 7-3. Lenny Randle and Jeff Burroughs each drove in a run for a 2-1 lead before the Rangers pulled away with another pair in the sixth inning on a double by Toby Harrah, triple by Randle and squeeze bunt by Joe Lovitto. Two more runs counted in the seventh. Alex Johnson scored on a single by Mike Hargrove and Burroughs crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Burroughs then capped the Rangers' scoring with a homer in the ninth. The Royals' scoring included a circuit clout by Amos Otis. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       18, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  1  2    2  0  1  -   7 14  1
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  9  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pinson rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  L. Brown 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .265
Johnson lf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .316      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .232
Burroughs rf          4   2   2   2     1   2   .294      McRae dh              3   0   3   0     0   0   .375
Hargrove 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .337      Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Sims c                5   0   1   0     0   1   .190      Wohlford lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .316
Harrah ss             4   1   3   0     0   0   .237      Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Randle 2b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .329      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Lovitto cf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .167      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  14   6     1   4             Totals               35   3   9   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 14,944
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 8
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Johnson, Healy 2
Doubles: Harrah (3), Otis (8)
Triples: Randle (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (9), Otis (2)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (2), Lovitto (1), Johnson (4), Healy (4), Patek (14)
Caught Stealing: Patek (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lovitto (3), McRae (2)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (1,by Hargan)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(3-3)           7.1   8   3   1   1   3   1  32   3.48
Foucault                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.76
Totals                  9     9   3   1   1   3   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(1-3)           5.1  10   4   4   0   3   0  26   4.84
McDaniel                1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   4.84
Mingori                 2.2   2   1   1   0   1   1  10   7.20
Totals                  9    14   7   7   1   4   1  42

Passed Balls: Sims (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hargan (2)
Wild Pitches: Hargan (3), Mingori (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Cubbage grounded out
(second to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek was hit by a pitch; Patek was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Pinson grounded out (second to
first); Otis doubled to left; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Otis to
third]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Hargrove singled to right;
Sims singled to second [Hargrove to second]; Harrah flied out to
left; Randle singled to right [Hargrove scored, Sims to third,
Randle to second (on throw to home)]; Lovitto grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled to left; Rojas forced McRae (third to
second); Wohlford singled to left [Rojas to second]; Healy
forced Wohlford (shortstop to second) [Rojas to third]; Healy
stole second; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
flied out to left; Johnson singled to center; Burroughs struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson struck
out; Otis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove lined to center; Sims struck out; Harrah
singled to center; Harrah stole second [Harrah to third (error
by Healy)]; Randle lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry singled to left; Sims allowed a passed ball
[Mayberry to second]; McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Mayberry to third]; Rojas walked; Wohlford forced Rojas
(shortstop to second) [Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Healy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto singled to right; Tovar lined to left;
Cubbage flied out to right; Johnson singled to right [Lovitto to
second]; Burroughs singled to left [Lovitto scored, Johnson to
second]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: L. BROWN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 3B); Brett
grounded out (catcher to first); Patek grounded out (pitcher to
first); Pinson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sims popped to second; Harrah doubled to left;
Randle tripled [Harrah scored]; MCDANIEL REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Lovitto reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Randle scored]; Tovar flied out to right; Lovitto stole
second; L. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Mayberry flied
out to left; McRae singled to left; Rojas forced McRae
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals
1.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson singled to right; Johnson stole second
[Johnson to third (error by Healy)]; Burroughs walked; Hargrove
singled to right [Johnson scored, Burroughs to second, Hargrove
out at first (right to shortstop to first)]; Mike Hargrove
rounded 1B too far; MINGORI REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING);
Sims grounded out (first to pitcher) [Burroughs to third];
Mingori threw a wild pitch [Burroughs scored]; Harrah singled to
left; Randle popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford singled to right; Healy was called out on
strikes; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Wohlford to
second]; Patek reached on an error by Johnson [Wohlford scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Pinson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto popped to shortstop; Tovar lined to center;
L. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis homered; Mayberry popped to third in foul
territory; McRae singled to center; FOUCAULT REPLACED HARGAN
(PITCHING); Rojas flied out to right; Wohlford popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Royals 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson flied out to center; Burroughs homered;
Hargrove struck out; Sims flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Healy lined to first; Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher); Patek singled to right; Patek stole second; Pinson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
7, Royals 3.