A wild throw by catcher Fran Healy, after an attempted squeeze bunt failed, enabled Lenny Randle to score from third base with the run that gave the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Royals. With one out in the eighth inning, pinch-hitter Jim Spencer tripled for the Rangers and gave way on the paths to Randle.

Dave Nelson, with a count of 3-and-1, tried a squeeze bunt, but missed the ball. When Healy threw to third in an attempt to catch Randle, who was scrambling back to the bag, his peg sailed into left field and Randle came home with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     16, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1
Rangers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .207      Nelson 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .321      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .341
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Johnson lf            2   1   0   0     1   0   .244
Mayberry 1b           1   1   1   1     3   0   .391      Burroughs rf          3   1   1   2     0   0   .220
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .111      Grieve dh             3   0   1   0     0   0   .371
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .444      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Healy c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Schaal 3b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .300      Fregosi 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .310
Cowens rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Billings c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .214
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Randle pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .600
                                                            Sundberg c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     6   6             Totals               27   3   5   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 12,066
Left on Base: Royals 7, Rangers 2
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Healy, Nelson, Hargrove
Doubles: Cowens (2)
Triples: Spencer (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (3), Burroughs (5)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (2)
Caught Stealing: Patek (1), Harrah (2)
GIDP: Harrah (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(2-1)            8     5   3   2   2   5   1  29   3.68
Totals                  8     5   3   2   2   5   1  29

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   7.2   4   2   2   6   4   1  32   4.00
Foucault W(1-0)         1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Art Frantz


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rojas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Otis forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second); McRae struck out [Otis to second (error by Nelson)
(error by Hargrove)]; Amos Otis running on the pitch; he
headed back to 1B on throw to 2B; the relay throw to 1B was in
the dirt, advancing Otis to 2B; the throw back to 2B was also in
the dirt; Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal walked; Cowens was called out on strikes;
Patek popped to second; Wohlford walked [Schaal to second];
Rojas popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto flied out to left; Fregosi flied out to
center; Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry homered; Otis grounded out (third to
first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Healy flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson struck out; Harrah popped to catcher in foul
territory; Johnson walked; Johnson stole second; Burroughs
homered [Johnson scored]; Grieve singled to left; Hargrove flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal flied out to right; Cowens popped to first;
Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi
walked; Billings struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford flied out to left; Rojas flied out to
center; Mayberry walked; Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah singled to left; Harrah was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Johnson flied out to left; Burroughs
popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to center; Healy popped to second;
Schaal singled to right; Cowens doubled to left [Schaal scored,
Cowens to third (on throw to home)]; Patek popped to shortstop;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve flied out to center; Hargrove struck out;
Lovitto grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Rojas popped to
shortstop; Mayberry walked; Otis singled to left [Mayberry to
second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); McRae flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Fregosi struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR BILLINGS;
Spencer tripled to right; RANDLE RAN FOR SPENCER; Randle was
picked off third but was safe on an error by Healy [Randle
scored (unearned)]; Nelson singled to pitcher; Harrah grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Nelson out
at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING C ); Healy popped
to shortstop; Schaal was called out on strikes; SOLAITA BATTED
FOR COWENS; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 3.