Although Richie Scheinblum and Cookie Rojas collected three hits apiece in each half of a doubleheader, the Royals lost the first game to the Rangers, 7-5, in 10 innings, before coming back to win the second game, 8-3. Rojas rapped three doubles and Scheinblum hit a double and two singles in the lidlifter. The Rangers, after taking a 4-0 lead, dropped behind but then tied the score on a homer by Hal King in the seventh inning. Ted Ford walked in the 10th and scored on singles by Joe Lovitto and Ted Kubiak to break the tie. Frank Howard followed with a pinch-single to drive in an extra run.

In the nightcap, Scheinblum hit a single, double and homer, batting in two runs, while Rojas accounted for three RBIs with three singles. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Rangers      3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   7 15  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  2  3    0  0  0    0  -   5 13  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             6   1   3   0     0   1   .251      Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Jones 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .190      Keough lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Mincher 1b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .199      Otis cf               5   1   2   0     0   2   .304
Billings c            1   1   0   1     0   0   .287      Scheinblum rf         5   1   3   1     0   2   .331
  King c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .156      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .300
Biittner lf           5   0   2   1     0   0   .303      Kirkpatrick c         3   1   1   0     0   1   .303
Ford rf               3   1   1   1     2   0   .250        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Lovitto cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .198        May c               1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Kubiak 2b             5   0   2   1     0   1   .217      Rojas 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .284
Bosman p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Schaal 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .219
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Floyd 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Howard ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .253        Murphy p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nelson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255        Hovley ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .231
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Fitzmorris p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  15   7     2   3             Totals               41   5  13   5     2   7

Time of Game: 3:10
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Royals 8
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Biittner (7), Rojas 3 (15), Schaal (10), Otis (12), Scheinblum (5)
Home Runs: King (3)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (21), Patek (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (10), Jones (2)
GIDP: Lovitto (4)
Hit by Pitch: Billings (1,by Murphy)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  7.1  11   5   5   0   6   0  31   3.84
Shellenback             0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   4.02
Pina W(1-3)             1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.54
Lindblad                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.37
Cox SV(3)               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.98
Totals                 10    13   5   5   2   7   0  43

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton              0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4   3.51
Murphy                  4.2   6   1   1   1   2   0  21   4.93
Fitzmorris              4     3   1   1   0   1   1  15   3.60
Burgmeier L(4-2)        0.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   4   2.45
Abernathy               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.74
Totals                 10    15   7   7   2   3   1  47

Passed Balls: Kirkpatrick (5)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (3)

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to shortstop; Jones singled to
center [Harrah to third]; Mincher singled to center [Jones to
third, Harrah scored]; Billings forced Mincher (pitcher to
shortstop) [Jones scored]; MURPHY REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); Kirkpatrick allowed a passed ball [Billings to
second]; Biittner doubled to left [Billings scored]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); Lovitto grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Keough flied out to left;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Kubiak singled to right; Bosman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Kubiak to second]; Harrah popped to
first in foul territory; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum struck out; Mayberry singled to right;
Kirkpatrick struck out; Rojas doubled to right [Mayberry to
third]; Schaal grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mincher singled to second; Billings was hit by a
pitch [Mincher to second]; Biittner forced Billings (pitcher to
shortstop) [Mincher to third]; Ford singled to left [Mincher
scored, Biittner to second]; Lovitto struck out; Kubiak flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: KING REPLACED BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); Murphy popped
to catcher in foul territory; Patek made an out to first; Keough
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Bosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
was called out on strikes; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Scheinblum struck out;
Mayberry forced Otis (second to shortstop); Mayberry was picked
off first (catcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Mincher singled to right; King grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mincher to second]; Biittner singled to center
[Biittner to second (on throw), Mincher to third]; Ford walked;
Lovitto grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ford
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick lined to first; Rojas doubled to right;
Schaal doubled to left [Rojas scored]; HOVLEY BATTED FOR MURPHY;
Hovley singled to center [Schaal scored]; Patek made an out to
shortstop; Keough flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, Royals 2.

RANGERS 6TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Kubiak made
an out to shortstop; Bosman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah singled to left; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis doubled to center; Scheinblum singled to right
[Otis scored]; Mayberry struck out; Kirkpatrick singled to
center [Scheinblum to second]; Rojas doubled to left
[Kirkpatrick scored, Scheinblum scored, Rojas out at third (left
to third to catcher)]; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 5.

RANGERS 7TH: FLOYD REPLACED SCHAAL (PLAYING 3B); Mincher
grounded out (second to first); King homered; Biittner grounded
out (second to first); Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Fitzmorris made an out to third; Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first); Keough popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto lined to second; Kubiak was called out on
strikes; Bosman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis struck out; Scheinblum singled to center;
SHELLENBACK REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Mayberry walked
[Scheinblum to second]; PINIELLA BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK;
Piniella was called out on strikes; PINA REPLACED SHELLENBACK
(PITCHING); Rojas forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

RANGERS 9TH: MAY REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING C ); Harrah singled
to third; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Harrah to second]; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harrah to third]; King grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Floyd grounded out (third to first); HOPKINS BATTED
FOR FITZMORRIS; Hopkins flied out to left; Patek singled to
right; Patek stole second; Keough was walked intentionally; Otis
forced Patek (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
5, Royals 5.

RANGERS 10TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Biittner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford walked; Lovitto singled
to left [Ford to second]; Kubiak singled to center [Lovitto to
third, Ford scored]; HOWARD BATTED FOR PINA; ABERNATHY REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Howard singled to center [Kubiak to third,
Lovitto scored]; NELSON RAN FOR HOWARD; Nelson stole second;
Harrah lined to right; Jones made an out to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Scheinblum
doubled to center; Mayberry flied out to center; COX REPLACED
LINDBLAD (PITCHING); May flied out to center; Rojas flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 5.