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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 29, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 29, 1973 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 29, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 29, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | David Clyde |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,139 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Shortstop |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Frank Ortenzio | First Baseman |
| Rick Reichardt | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Floyd | Second Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Don Castle | DH |
| Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Pete Mackanin | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 29, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clyde
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford bunts towards the mound. Clyde fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bevacqua vs. Clyde
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortenzio vs. Clyde
Ortenzio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reichardt vs. Clyde
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Busby
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Busby
Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Busby
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Clyde
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Clyde
Floyd hits a popup towards short. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Clyde
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Busby
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castle vs. Busby
Castle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Busby
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Busby
There goes Harris. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Harris steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clyde
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Clyde
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. McRae reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ortenzio vs. Clyde
Ortenzio hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Harris. Ortenzio reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua scores. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Clyde
Reichardt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Busby
Mackanin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Busby
Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Clyde
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Clyde
Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Clyde
There goes Floyd. The throw from Billings and he is out, Randle applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Clyde
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Busby
George Brett now playing third base.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Busby
Billings takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castle vs. Busby
Castle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Floyd scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Busby
Harris strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clyde
White bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Clyde
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortenzio vs. Clyde
Ortenzio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortenzio scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Busby
Mackanin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Clyde
Reichardt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Harris who is chasing the ball. Reichardt reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkpatrick vs. Clyde
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Floyd vs. Clyde
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reichardt tags and scores. Kirkpatrick tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Clyde
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Clyde
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Busby
Madlock hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Busby
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Busby
Billings strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Clyde
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortenzio vs. Clyde
Ortenzio hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castle vs. Busby
Buck Martinez now catching.
Castle hits a ball on the ground into center field. Kirkpatrick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kirkpatrick. Castle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Busby
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castle moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a fly ball towards right. Reichardt catches it and throws to home to double up Castle. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mackanin vs. Busby
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Clyde
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin misplays the ball. That's an error on Mackanin. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Clyde
Tom Poquette pinch runs for Rick Reichardt.
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Clyde
Floyd hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Poquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Clyde
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Poquette scores. Floyd moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Durham
Don Durham now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Tom Poquette now playing right field.
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Busby
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Durham
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Durham
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Durham
McRae hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortenzio vs. Durham
Ortenzio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Durham
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Durham
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Bird
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castle vs. Bird
Castle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bird
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Bird
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/29/1973 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
White F, ss 5 1 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 0
Wohlford J, lf 4 1 2 0 Grieve T, lf 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua K, 3b 2 1 1 1 Madlock B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 1 2 0
McRae H, dh 3 1 2 0 Billings D, c 3 0 0 0
Ortenzio F, 1b 5 1 3 4 Castle D, dh 4 0 2 1
Reichardt R, rf 4 1 1 0 Harris V, cf 3 0 1 0
Poquette T, pr-rf 1 1 1 0 Randle L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 4 0 0 0 Mackanin P, ss 2 0 0 0
Floyd B, 2b 3 0 2 1
Taylor C, c 3 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 14 7 32 1 7 1
Kansas City 102 001 012 -- 7
Texas 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 8.0 5 0 0 3 9
Bird D (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde D (L) 7.1 11 5 4 3 3
Durham D 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
E -- Busby S, Kirkpatrick E, Mackanin P
DP -- Kansas City 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Texas 7
2B -- White F, McRae H, Ortenzio F
3B -- Reichardt R
HR -- Ortenzio F
SB -- Harris V
CS -- Floyd B
SH -- Wohlford J
SF -- Floyd B
T -- 2:30
A -- 8139
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