Allowing only three singles, Dick Bosman posted the Rangers' first victory of the season, beating the Royals, 4-0. Two of the Rangers' runs off Wayne Simpson came on passes with the bases loaded, one to Dick Billings in the first inning and other to Elliott Maddox in the eighth. The Rangers had lost their first three games of the season. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Rangers 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harris 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Harrah ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .417 Epstein 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .188 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Carty dh 4 0 0 1 0 2 .063 Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .238 Johnson lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .438 McRae rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Grieve lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Piniella lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .385 Kirkpatrick dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billings c 2 1 0 1 2 0 .125 Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Lovitto 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143 May c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Maddox cf 3 0 1 2 1 1 .250 Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Bosman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Simpson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 4 7 7 Totals 29 0 3 0 3 0 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 9,345 Left on Base: Rangers 10, Royals 5 DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1 Errors: Simpson Doubles: Harrah (1), Johnson (2), Epstein (1) Stolen Bases: Billings (1), Maddox (1) Sacrifice Flies: Carty (1) GIDP: Carty (1), Hopkins (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman W(1-1) 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 32 1.15 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson L(1-1) 7 8 4 4 4 7 0 33 4.50 Wright 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0.00 Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 8 4 4 7 7 0 41 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah doubled to right; Epstein singled to right [Harrah to third]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to right [Harrah scored, Epstein to second]; Johnson walked; Johnson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Simpson [Epstein to third, Johnson to second]; Burroughs walked; Billings walked [Epstein scored, Johnson to third, Burroughs to second]; Lovitto popped to shortstop in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 2ND: Maddox struck out; Harris popped to second in foul territory; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; McRae popped to first in foul territory; Piniella lined to center; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 3RD: Epstein grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty struck out; Johnson singled to right; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Schaal flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 4TH: Billings walked; Lovitto flied out to center; Billings stole second; Maddox singled to center [Billings scored]; Maddox stole second; Harris struck out; Harrah popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to left; Mayberry walked [Otis to second]; McRae flied out to right; Piniella forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. RANGERS 5TH: Epstein was called out on strikes; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson doubled to left; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal flied out to right; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. RANGERS 6TH: Billings flied out to center; Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to left; Rojas walked; Otis forced Rojas (third to second); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. RANGERS 7TH: Harris grounded out (first to pitcher); Harrah grounded out (second to first); Epstein doubled to right; Carty was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to left; Piniella flied out to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0. RANGERS 8TH: Johnson singled to center; Burroughs singled to right [Johnson to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Billings flied out to right; Lovitto walked [Burroughs to second]; Maddox walked [Johnson scored, Burroughs to third, Lovitto to second]; Harris flied out to center; Harrah popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 8TH: Schaal singled to center; HOPKINS BATTED FOR MAY; Hopkins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Schaal out at second]; Patek singled to center; Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0. RANGERS 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); JACKSON REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Epstein walked; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Epstein out at second]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 9TH: GRIEVE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.

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