The Rangers, who finished third in the West Division, capped their season by defeating the Royals, 3-1. The Rangers sent Stan Perzanowski on the road to victory by scoring twice in the first inning. Lenny Randle led off with a single and Roy Smalley sacrificed. When Jim Wohlford mishandled a fly by Mike Hargrove, Randle scored. Hargrove reached second on the error and counted on a single by Jim Spencer. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  1
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  5  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Randle cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .276
Otis cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Smalley 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .228
  Pinson rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Hargrove 1b           2   2   1   0     1   0   .303
  Stinson rf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Burroughs rf          2   0   1   1     2   1   .226
Quirk 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Spencer dh            4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Mayberry dh           3   0   1   0     1   0   .291      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .293
Solaita 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Cowens rf,cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Howell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Healy c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   2   .199
Wohlford lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .067        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Littell p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     2   4             Totals               26   3   5   2     4  10

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,470
Left on Base: Royals 7, Rangers 5
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Wohlford
Doubles: Wohlford (10), Healy (5)
Triples: Hargrove (2)
Stolen Bases: White (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (4), Hargrove (2)
GIDP: Solaita (6), Cowens (9), Spencer (9)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Littell L(1-2)          8     5   3   2   4  10   0  32   3.70
Totals                  8     5   3   2   4  10   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski W(3-3)      8.2   9   1   1   2   4   0  34   3.00
Foucault SV(10)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.12
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Ron Luciano


ROYALS 1ST: White singled to center; Otis flied out to center;
Quirk singled to left [White to third]; Mayberry walked [Quirk
to second]; Solaita grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Randle to second]; Hargrove reached on
an error by Wohlford [Randle scored (no RBI), Hargrove to
second]; Burroughs walked; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove
scored (unearned), Burroughs to second]; Harrah struck out;
Grieve popped to first; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens lined to shortstop; Healy singled to right
[Healy out at second (right to shortstop)]; Wohlford flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); Sundberg
walked; Randle struck out; Sundberg was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Scott struck out; White flied out to center; Otis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: PINSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING RF); COWENS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Smalley singled to center; Hargrove out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Smalley to second];
Burroughs struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Quirk grounded out (first unassisted); Mayberry
singled to right; Solaita singled to center [Mayberry to
second]; Cowens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Solaita out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah struck out; Grieve struck out; Howell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (second to first); Wohlford
doubled to right; Scott grounded out (second to first) [Wohlford
to third]; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg struck out; Randle grounded out (second to
first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Quirk was
called out on strikes; Mayberry grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: STINSON REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Hargrove
walked; Burroughs walked [Hargrove to second]; Spencer popped to
pitcher; Harrah lined to right; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita flied out to center; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Healy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Howell lined to second; Sundberg struck out; Randle
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wohlford singled to shortstop; Scott struck out;
White forced Wohlford (pitcher to shortstop); White stole
second; Stinson walked; Quirk grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Smalley was called out on strikes; Hargrove
tripled; Burroughs singled to left [Hargrove scored]; Spencer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Rangers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Solaita
popped to shortstop; Cowens singled to right; Healy doubled to
center [Cowens scored]; FOUCAULT REPLACED PERZANOWSKI
(PITCHING); Wohlford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 3.