Bill Hands, who was obtained from the Twins on waivers September 4, turned in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Rangers to a 5-0 victory over the Royals. The Rangers decided the game at Nelson Briles' expense in the sixth inning when Jeff Burroughs singled and Jim Spencer homered. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 29, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 5 8 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Pinson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Tovar lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .292 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .221 Burroughs rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .301 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .326 Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Spencer dh 4 2 2 2 0 0 .280 McRae dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 Bevacqua ph,dh,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .198 L. Brown 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Harrah ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Lovitto cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Healy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Sundberg c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Hands p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Totals 36 5 8 3 2 7 Totals 33 0 6 0 0 1 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8,928 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Royals 6 DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0 Errors: White, Bevacqua Doubles: Sundberg (13), Otis (31) Home Runs: Spencer (7) Stolen Bases: Pinson (21) Caught Stealing: Tovar (9) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hands W(6-5) 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 33 4.18 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles L(5-7) 9 8 5 4 2 7 1 38 4.02 Totals 9 8 5 4 2 7 1 38 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Tovar singled to shortstop; Burroughs reached on an error by White [Tovar to third]; Hargrove walked [Burroughs to second]; Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); White was called out on strikes; Brett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to center; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 3RD: Nelson struck out; Tovar singled to center; Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burroughs walked; Hargrove singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Spencer lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 4TH: Howell popped to shortstop; Harrah struck out; Lovitto grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); White singled to shortstop; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to second]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR MCRAE; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 5TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Nelson was called out on strikes; Tovar lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens lined to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs singled to center; Hargrove grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to second]; Spencer homered [Burroughs scored]; Howell flied out to left; Harrah popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford popped to second; Patek singled to center; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek to second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 7TH: Lovitto grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens singled to center; Otis doubled to left [Cowens to third]; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 8TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Burroughs struck out; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford popped to third in foul territory; Patek popped to second; Pinson singled to second; Pinson stole second; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 9TH: BRILES REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Spencer singled to right; Howell struck out; Harrah singled to left [Spencer to second]; Lovitto reached on a fielder's choice [Spencer scored (no RBI), Harrah scored (error by Bevacqua) (no RBI), Lovitto to second]; Sundberg doubled to left [Lovitto scored (unearned)]; Nelson flied out to right; Tovar struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: L. BROWN REPLACED HOWELL (PLAYING 3B); Brett singled to second; Bevacqua forced Brett (third to second); Cowens flied out to right; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0.

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