Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 29, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 - 7 14 2 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .230 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 Wohlford lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Grieve lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .308 Bevacqua 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .257 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .342 Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Spencer 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .262 McRae dh 3 1 2 0 2 0 .234 Billings c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .181 Ortenzio 1b 5 1 3 4 0 0 .286 Castle dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 .308 Reichardt rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Harris cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .249 Poquette pr,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Randle 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Kirkpatrick cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Mackanin ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .100 Floyd 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .347 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Durham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .276 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 14 7 3 4 Totals 32 1 7 1 3 10 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 8,139 Left on Base: Royals 9, Rangers 7 DP: Royals 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Kirkpatrick, Busby, Mackanin Doubles: White (6), McRae (18), Ortenzio (2) Triples: Reichardt (3) Home Runs: Ortenzio (1) Stolen Bases: Harris (13) Caught Stealing: Floyd (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wohlford (3) Sacrifice Flies: Floyd (2) GIDP: White (1), Castle (2) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(16-15) 8 5 0 0 3 9 0 30 4.23 Bird SV(20) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.02 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 10 0 35 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde L(4-8) 7.1 11 5 4 3 3 0 36 5.11 Durham 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 7 7.59 Totals 9 14 7 6 3 4 1 43 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry Barnett ROYALS 1ST: White doubled to left; Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third]; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first) [White scored]; McRae walked; Ortenzio singled to right [McRae to third]; Reichardt forced Ortenzio (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Grieve was called out on strikes; Madlock singled to shortstop; Madlock was picked off first but was safe on an error by Busby [Madlock to second]; Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Floyd popped to shortstop; Taylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (third to first); Castle was called out on strikes; Harris walked; Harris stole second; Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to left; McRae doubled to right [Bevacqua to third]; Ortenzio doubled [Bevacqua scored, McRae scored]; Reichardt struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mackanin struck out; Burroughs singled to shortstop; Grieve flied out to left; Madlock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick popped to shortstop; Floyd singled to center; Floyd was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: BRETT REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Spencer singled to right; Billings walked [Spencer to second]; Castle grounded into a double play (second to first) [Spencer to third, Billings out at second]; Harris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford singled to center; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Wohlford to second]; McRae walked; Ortenzio forced McRae (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (first to pitcher); Mackanin walked; Burroughs struck out; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0. ROYALS 6TH: Reichardt tripled; Kirkpatrick walked; Floyd hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reichardt scored, Kirkpatrick to second]; Taylor flied out to center [Kirkpatrick to third]; White struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Madlock lined to center; Spencer flied out to left; Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford popped to first; Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to right; Ortenzio flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Castle singled [Castle to second (error by Kirkpatrick)]; Harris singled to right [Castle to third]; Randle flied into a double play (right to catcher) [Castle out at home]; Mackanin forced Harris (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 0. ROYALS 8TH: Reichardt reached on an error by Mackanin; POQUETTE RAN FOR REICHARDT; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Floyd singled to left [Poquette to third]; 6 minute rain delay; Martinez singled to center [Poquette scored (unearned), Floyd to second]; DURHAM REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); White grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Martinez out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Burroughs flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (third to first); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 0. ROYALS 9TH: Wohlford singled to left; Brett struck out; McRae lined to right; Ortenzio homered [Wohlford scored]; Poquette singled to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 0. RANGERS 9TH: BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Spencer singled to center; Billings grounded out (third to first) [Spencer to second]; Castle singled to right [Spencer scored]; Harris struck out; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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