Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals       0  2  0    0  2  0    0  4  0  -   8  9  0
Rangers      2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   5 11  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .273      Tovar cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .284
  Otis cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Randle lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .307
Cowens cf,rf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Burroughs rf          3   2   0   0     2   0   .300
Brett 3b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .272      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .326
McRae lf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .311      Spencer dh            5   0   1   2     0   2   .280
xMayberry dh          2   1   0   1     1   0   .000      Harrah ss             4   2   2   2     1   0   .267
Solaita 1b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .269      Sims c                5   0   3   0     0   0   .200
Healy c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Howell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .273
xWhite 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .234
Patek ss              4   1   3   4     0   0   .227      J. Brown p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Terpko p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Clyde p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8   9   8     5   3             Totals               37   5  11   5     5   6

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 20,085
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 11
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Sims 2
Doubles: Patek 2 (18), Harrah (23)
Triples: Brett (5)
Home Runs: Harrah (21)
Stolen Bases: McRae (11), Pinson (18)
Caught Stealing: Solaita (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (14)
GIDP: Cowens (8), Healy (12)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(21-14)          7.2  10   5   5   4   6   1  37   3.46
Bird SV(10)             1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.77
Totals                  9    11   5   5   5   6   1  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Brown                1     1   2   2   3   0   0   6   3.73
Foucault L(8-8)         6     6   5   4   2   2   0  25   2.15
Merritt                 0.2   1   1   0   0   0   0   3   4.60
Terpko                  0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Clyde                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.01
Totals                  9     9   8   6   5   3   0  40

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson singled to shortstop; Cowens grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at
second]; Brett grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Randle out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tovar to second]; Burroughs walked;
Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tovar to third,
Burroughs to second]; Spencer singled to right [Tovar scored,
Burroughs scored]; On a bunt Harrah grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; McRae stole second; Mayberry walked;
Solaita walked [McRae to third, Mayberry to second]; FOUCAULT
REPLACED J. BROWN (PITCHING); Healy lined to pitcher; White
struck out; Patek doubled to left [McRae scored, Mayberry
scored, Solaita to third]; Pinson grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Sims singled to center; Howell singled to right
[Sims to second]; Nelson forced Sims (pitcher unassisted)
[Howell to second]; Tovar flied out to right; Randle grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers
2.

ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first);
Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove walked; Spencer struck out; Harrah flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Solaita
walked; Solaita was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Sims singled to left; Howell singled to right [Sims
to second]; Nelson struck out; Tovar struck out; Randle popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt White grounded out (third to first); Patek
doubled to center; Pinson singled to center [Patek scored];
Cowens struck out; Pinson stole second; Brett singled to center
[Pinson scored]; McRae lined to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs walked; Hargrove flied out to left;
Spencer flied out to right; Harrah homered [Burroughs scored];
Sims grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 4, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry reached on catcher's interference by Sims;
Solaita forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); Healy grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell popped to third; Nelson was called out on
strikes; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 7TH: White lined to second; Patek grounded out (second to
first); Pinson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle singled to center; Burroughs flied out to
right; Hargrove popped to shortstop; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to shortstop; Brett tripled to right
[Cowens scored]; McRae walked; MERRITT REPLACED FOUCAULT
(PITCHING); Mayberry forced McRae (center to shortstop) [Brett
scored]; Solaita forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); Healy
singled to left [Solaita to second]; TERPKO REPLACED MERRITT
(PITCHING); White reached on catcher's interference by Sims
[Solaita to third, Healy to second]; Patek singled to left
[Solaita scored (unearned), Healy scored (unearned), White to
second]; Pinson struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
8, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: OTIS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harrah walked; Sims singled to right
[Harrah to third]; Howell popped to second; Nelson struck out;
Tovar singled to right [Harrah scored, Sims to second]; BIRD
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Randle walked [Sims to third, Tovar
to second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 8, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 9TH: CLYDE REPLACED TERPKO (PITCHING); Cowens lined to
center; Brett popped to shortstop; McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to pitcher); Spencer
popped to shortstop; Harrah doubled to center; Sims popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Rangers 5.