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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 2, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on August 2, 1974 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Armando Rodriguez |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Tony Solaita | DH |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 2, 1974
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Briles
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Briles
Johnson strikes out. There goes Tovar. The throw from Healy to Patek, and Tovar is out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Briles
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Jenkins
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Briles
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Briles
Randle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Briles
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Jenkins
Jenkins spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Jenkins. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solaita vs. Jenkins
Solaita hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Briles
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Briles
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Briles
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Jenkins
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Briles
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Briles
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Briles
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Jenkins
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Briles
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Briles
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Briles
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Briles
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Jenkins
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Briles
Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Briles
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Briles
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Briles
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Jenkins
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Jenkins covering, for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Jenkins
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Briles
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Briles
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Briles
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Briles
Spencer hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Randle. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Jenkins
There goes Otis. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Jenkins
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Briles
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Briles
Nelson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Briles
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Jenkins
Healy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek takes first base on ball four. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tovar. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Healy scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Jenkins
Rojas hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. Pinson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Briles
Al Cowens now playing center field.
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Briles
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Briles
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Mingori
Randle strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1974 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf 4 0 2 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0
Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Pinson V, rf 4 0 1 2
Burroughs J, rf 4 0 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 1
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Randle L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 0
Spencer J, dh 3 0 1 0 Cowens A, cf 0 0 0 0
Harrah T, ss 3 0 0 0 Solaita T, dh 1 0 0 1
Nelson D, 2b 3 0 2 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Healy F, c 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 10 0 28 4 7 4
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 010 000 03x -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L) 8.0 7 4 3 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (W) 8.1 10 0 0 0 5
Mingori S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jenkins F, Randle L
DP -- Kansas City 5
LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 4
2B -- Rojas C, Otis A, Pinson V
CS -- Tovar C, Otis A
SF -- Solaita T, Rojas C
T -- 2:16
A -- 16437
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