Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 5 (Game 2)
Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 - 8 9 0 Rangers 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pinson rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .273 Tovar cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .284 Otis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Randle lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 Cowens cf,rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .247 Burroughs rf 3 2 0 0 2 0 .300 Brett 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .272 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .326 McRae lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .311 Spencer dh 5 0 1 2 0 2 .280 xMayberry dh 2 1 0 1 1 0 .000 Harrah ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 .267 Solaita 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .269 Sims c 5 0 3 0 0 0 .200 Healy c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Howell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 xWhite 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .234 Patek ss 4 1 3 4 0 0 .227 J. Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terpko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 8 9 8 5 3 Totals 37 5 11 5 5 6 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 20,085 Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 11 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 2 Errors: Sims 2 Doubles: Patek 2 (18), Harrah (23) Triples: Brett (5) Home Runs: Harrah (21) Stolen Bases: McRae (11), Pinson (18) Caught Stealing: Solaita (3) Sacrifice Hits: Randle (14) GIDP: Cowens (8), Healy (12) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby W(21-14) 7.2 10 5 5 4 6 1 37 3.46 Bird SV(10) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2.77 Totals 9 11 5 5 5 6 1 43 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA J. Brown 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 6 3.73 Foucault L(8-8) 6 6 5 4 2 2 0 25 2.15 Merritt 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4.60 Terpko 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Clyde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.01 Totals 9 9 8 6 5 3 0 40 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead ROYALS 1ST: Pinson singled to shortstop; Cowens grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at second]; Brett grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tovar to second]; Burroughs walked; Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher) [Tovar to third, Burroughs to second]; Spencer singled to right [Tovar scored, Burroughs scored]; On a bunt Harrah grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2. ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; McRae stole second; Mayberry walked; Solaita walked [McRae to third, Mayberry to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED J. BROWN (PITCHING); Healy lined to pitcher; White struck out; Patek doubled to left [McRae scored, Mayberry scored, Solaita to third]; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Sims singled to center; Howell singled to right [Sims to second]; Nelson forced Sims (pitcher unassisted) [Howell to second]; Tovar flied out to right; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove walked; Spencer struck out; Harrah flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Solaita walked; Solaita was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Healy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. RANGERS 4TH: Sims singled to left; Howell singled to right [Sims to second]; Nelson struck out; Tovar struck out; Randle popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 2. ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt White grounded out (third to first); Patek doubled to center; Pinson singled to center [Patek scored]; Cowens struck out; Pinson stole second; Brett singled to center [Pinson scored]; McRae lined to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2. RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs walked; Hargrove flied out to left; Spencer flied out to right; Harrah homered [Burroughs scored]; Sims grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry reached on catcher's interference by Sims; Solaita forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); Healy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Solaita out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Howell popped to third; Nelson was called out on strikes; Tovar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. ROYALS 7TH: White lined to second; Patek grounded out (second to first); Pinson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Randle singled to center; Burroughs flied out to right; Hargrove popped to shortstop; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4. ROYALS 8TH: Cowens singled to shortstop; Brett tripled to right [Cowens scored]; McRae walked; MERRITT REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Mayberry forced McRae (center to shortstop) [Brett scored]; Solaita forced Mayberry (first to shortstop); Healy singled to left [Solaita to second]; TERPKO REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); White reached on catcher's interference by Sims [Solaita to third, Healy to second]; Patek singled to left [Solaita scored (unearned), Healy scored (unearned), White to second]; Pinson struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: OTIS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harrah walked; Sims singled to right [Harrah to third]; Howell popped to second; Nelson struck out; Tovar singled to right [Harrah scored, Sims to second]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Randle walked [Sims to third, Tovar to second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 5. ROYALS 9TH: CLYDE REPLACED TERPKO (PITCHING); Cowens lined to center; Brett popped to shortstop; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 5. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to pitcher); Spencer popped to shortstop; Harrah doubled to center; Sims popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Rangers 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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