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The Royals took advantage of two errors and scored a pair of unearned runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Rangers, 6-5. Hal McRae reached second on an error by Roy Howell and Harmon Killebrew walked. McRae advanced to third after George Brett flew out and scored on a single by Jim Wohlford. Rodney Scott, running for Killebrew, took third on Wohlford's hit and scored what proved to be the winning run on a wild throw by Jim Sundberg during a rundown. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 5Game Played on Wednesday, May 7, 1975 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 - 5 10 4 Royals 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 x - 6 8 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Patek ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Lovitto lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Otis cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Grieve ph,lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .188 Davis cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .208 McRae lf 3 1 2 1 2 0 .296 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Killebrew dh 3 0 0 0 2 0 .211 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Scott pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .253 Howell 3b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .195 Wohlford rf 2 0 2 1 2 0 .354 Smalley ss 2 2 1 1 2 0 .280 White 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .135 Sundberg c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .203 Martinez c 2 1 0 0 3 0 .258 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 5 4 4 Totals 31 6 8 5 12 1 Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: 7,282 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Royals 15 DP: Rangers 0, Royals 1 Errors: Hargrove, Smalley, Sundberg, Foucault, Brett Doubles: Spencer (5), Smalley (1), Davis (4), Brett (4), Mayberry (2), McRae 2 (7) Stolen Bases: Lovitto (2), Patek (11), Wohlford (2), White (1) Caught Stealing: McRae (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (2) Sacrifice Flies: White (2) GIDP: Hargrove (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(0-2) 3.2 5 4 4 6 0 0 23 4.07 Thomas 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.00 Foucault 3.2 2 2 1 5 1 0 18 4.63 Totals 8 8 6 5 12 1 0 45 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(4-2) 8.1 9 5 5 4 4 0 36 2.98 Bird SV(4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.45 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 4 0 39 Wild Pitches: Busby (3) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead RANGERS 1ST: 1:38 rain delay before start of game; Randle grounded out (second to first); Lovitto struck out; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Otis flied out to right; Mayberry walked; McRae walked [Mayberry to second]; Killebrew forced McRae (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Hargrove grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Spencer doubled to right; Busby threw a wild pitch [Spencer to third]; Howell walked; Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Brett doubled to right; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Brett to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored]; Martinez walked; Patek singled to left [Martinez to second]; Otis singled to right [Martinez scored, Patek to third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Lovitto singled to center; Lovitto stole second; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: McRae reached on an error by Hargrove; Killebrew flied out to right; Brett reached on a fielder's choice [McRae to second (error by Smalley)]; McRae was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to first to third to second) [Brett to second]; Wohlford was walked intentionally; White flied out to left; Rangers Manager Billy Martin ejected by 3B umpire Marty Springstead sometime in fourth; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Hargrove flied out to left; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Martinez walked; Patek popped to pitcher; Otis forced Martinez (second to shortstop); Mayberry doubled to right [Otis scored]; McRae doubled to center [Mayberry scored]; THOMAS REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Killebrew walked (walk was charged to Wright); Brett forced McRae (third unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4. RANGERS 5TH: Howell walked; Smalley doubled to left [Howell scored]; Sundberg singled to center [Smalley scored]; Randle struck out; GRIEVE BATTED FOR LOVITTO; Grieve struck out; Davis doubled to center [Sundberg scored, Davis out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wohlford singled to second; White grounded out (third to first) [Wohlford to second]; Martinez walked; FOUCAULT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Patek forced Martinez (second to shortstop) [Wohlford to third]; Patek stole second; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs popped to shortstop; Hargrove flied out to center; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry was called out on strikes; McRae walked; McRae was picked off first but was safe on an error by Foucault [McRae to second]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett was walked intentionally; Wohlford walked [McRae to third, Brett to second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. RANGERS 7TH: Howell popped to second; Smalley walked; Sundberg singled to second [Smalley to second]; Brett dropped a foul fly hit by Randle for an error; Randle popped to third in foul territory; Grieve flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. RANGERS 8TH: Davis struck out; Burroughs flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled; Killebrew walked; SCOTT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Brett flied out to left [McRae to third]; Wohlford singled to center [McRae scored, Scott to third]; Wohlford stole second [Scott scored (unearned), Wohlford to third (error by Sundberg)]; White walked; White stole second; Martinez popped to third in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 6. RANGERS 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Spencer singled to right; Howell forced Spencer (second to shortstop); Smalley walked [Howell to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Howell scored, Smalley to second]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Randle flied out to left; Grieve singled to left [Smalley scored, Sundberg to second]; Davis popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 6. |
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