Four pitchers for the Royals combined on a two-hitter and shut out the Rangers, 4-0. Doug Bird, who started for the Royals, was forced to quit after 1 1/3 hitless innings. Rookie southpaw Bob McClure, who relieved and gained his first major league victory, continued the hitless hurling until giving up a single by Roy Smalley with one out in the eighth. Steve Mingori yielded the Rangers' second hit, a single by Jim Fregosi. Marty Pattin finished the game.

The Royals, who kept their West Division hopes alive, decided the outcome in the first inning with two runs on doubles by Frank White and Amos Otis and a single by John Mayberry. White added a run with a homer in the third and Otis tacked on the final marker with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Royals       2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      White 2b              3   2   2   1     1   0   .239
Smalley 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Otis cf               3   1   1   2     0   1   .246
Hargrove dh           4   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .225      Mayberry dh           3   0   1   1     1   0   .295
Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  Fregosi ph,1b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     2   0   .294        Solaita 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Healy c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .254
Howell 3b             1   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .228
  Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Wohlford lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Pruitt c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sundberg c            1   0   0   0     1   1   .196        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenas ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .235        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Umbarger p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   2   0     5  10             Totals               28   4   8   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  6,451
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 5
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: White (10), Otis (25)
Home Runs: White (6)
Stolen Bases: Healy (4)
Caught Stealing: Killebrew (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brett (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Umbarger L(8-7)         2     6   3   3   0   0   1  10   4.12
Hargan                  4.2   2   1   1   3   1   0  19   3.76
Wright                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.44
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   2   1  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.25
McClure W(1-0)          6     1   0   0   4   8   0  24   0.00
Mingori                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.55
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.34
Totals                  9     2   0   0   5  10   0  35

Passed Balls: Healy (1)
Wild Pitches: Hargan (12)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


RANGERS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Smalley lined to first;
Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White doubled to left; Otis doubled to center [White
scored]; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Otis
to third]; Mayberry singled to left [Otis scored]; Cowens flied
into a double play (center to first) [Mayberry out at first]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs walked; Spencer popped to third; MCCLURE
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to center; Doug
Bird strained right shoulder on first pitch to Toby Harrah;
Grieve forced Burroughs (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew singled to left; Healy flied out to right;
Patek singled to second [Killebrew to second]; Killebrew was
picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop);
Wohlford flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Howell was called out on strikes; Sundberg walked;
Randle reached on an error by Patek [Sundberg to second];
Smalley popped to first; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: White homered; HARGAN REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING);
Otis was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out (third to
first); Mayberry walked; Cowens flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Spencer struck out; Harrah
walked; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Killebrew popped to shortstop; Healy walked; Healy
stole second; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Howell walked; Sundberg struck out; Randle popped
to second; Healy allowed a passed ball [Howell to second];
Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to center; Otis flied out to center;
Brett popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); FREGOSI BATTED FOR SPENCER;
Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mayberry flied
out to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 3.

RANGERS 7TH: SOLAITA REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Harrah
walked; Grieve flied out to center; NELSON BATTED FOR HOWELL;
Nelson was called out on strikes; CARDENAS BATTED FOR SUNDBERG;
Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: PRUITT REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING C ); CARDENAS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Healy singled to center; Patek forced
Healy (first to shortstop); Wohlford singled to third [Patek to
second]; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Patek to third, Wohlford to
second]; White walked; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek
scored]; WRIGHT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Brett lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle flied out to center; Smalley singled to
center; MINGORI REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); Hargrove popped to
second; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Cowens was
called out on strikes; Solaita grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Fregosi singled to third; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI
(PITCHING); Harrah popped to second in foul territory; Grieve
struck out; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR PRUITT; Cubbage grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 4.