Al Fitzmorris pitched the Royals' first shutout of the season and Fred Patek drove in two runs with a triple to beat the Rangers, 2-0. In the second inning, Hal McRae doubled and George Brett walked with one out. McRae was retired at third on a grounder by Frank White before Patek came up and lashed his triple to the right-center field wall. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     20, 1975 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Randle lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .180
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .190      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .281
McRae lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .326      Burroughs rf          4   0   3   0     0   1   .283
  Cowens pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Spencer dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Solaita dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Brett 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
White 2b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Nelson 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Patek ss              3   0   1   2     0   1   .194      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     1   2             Totals               32   0   7   0     1   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 13,412
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Mayberry, Harrah 2
Doubles: McRae (4), Solaita (1)
Triples: Patek (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (6), Hargrove (1)
Caught Stealing: Otis (2), Burroughs (1)
GIDP: Brett (1), Sundberg (1), Spencer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nelson (1,by Fitzmorris)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(3-0)       9     7   0   0   1   2   0  34   2.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   2   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan L(1-1)           9     6   2   2   1   2   0  34   1.62
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   2   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Fitzmorris (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry lined to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Davis flied
out to center; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae doubled to left; Solaita grounded out (pitcher
to first); Brett walked; White forced McRae (third unassisted)
[Brett to second]; Patek tripled to center [Brett scored, White
scored]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to center; Spencer grounded out
(first to second to pitcher) [Burroughs to second]; Harrah flied
out to center; Howell lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis singled
to center; Mayberry lined to center; McRae grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Randle lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita doubled to left; Brett grounded out (second
to first) [Solaita to third]; White grounded out (pitcher to
first); Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Davis singled to center; Hargrove grounded out
(second to first) [Davis to second]; Burroughs singled to
shortstop [Davis stayed at second]; Spencer flied out to center;
Burroughs was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez flied out to center; Pinson grounded out
(first unassisted); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah flied out to center; Howell flied out to
left; Nelson singled to center; Nelson stole second; Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to center; McRae forced Mayberry
(third to second); Solaita reached on a fielder's choice [McRae
to second (error by Harrah; assist by Hargrove)]; Brett grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Solaita out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle reached on an error by Mayberry (assist by
Brett); Davis flied out to right; Hargrove singled to right
[Randle to third]; Hargrove stole second; Burroughs struck out;
Spencer was walked intentionally; Harrah forced Hargrove (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: White popped to shortstop; Patek was called out on
strikes; Martinez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell popped to shortstop; Nelson was hit by a
pitch; Sundberg grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Nelson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis reached
on an error by Harrah; Otis was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); Hargrove flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; COWENS RAN FOR MCRAE; Solaita
was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out (first unassisted)
[Cowens to second]; White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Burroughs
singled to center; Spencer grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Harrah singled to
center; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.