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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 16, 1974
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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 April 16, 1974 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 1974 |
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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 | April 16, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
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 | 12,066 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Tom Grieve | DH |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
Dick Billings | Catcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 16, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Clyde
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Clyde
There goes Patek. The throw from Billings and he is out, Nelson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Clyde
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Clyde
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Clyde
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Clyde
Hargrove throws it away. That's an error on Hargrove. There goes Otis. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Clyde
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Clyde
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Clyde
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Clyde
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Clyde
Rojas hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Busby
Lovitto hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Busby
Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Busby
Billings strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Clyde
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Clyde
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Clyde
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Busby
There goes Johnson. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Clyde
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Clyde
Cowens hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Clyde
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Busby
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Busby
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Busby
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Clyde
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Clyde
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Clyde
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Busby
There goes Harrah. The throw from Healy and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Clyde
Healy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Clyde
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Clyde
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Schaal goes all the way around to score. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Clyde
Patek hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Busby
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Busby
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Clyde
Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Clyde
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Clyde
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Clyde
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Busby
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Busby
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Dick Billings.
Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Spencer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Busby
Lenny Randle pinch runs for Jim Spencer.
Healy fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Healy. Randle scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Foucault
Jim Sundberg now catching.
Healy hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Foucault
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Foucault
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Al Cowens.
Solaita strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1974 -- Kansas City at Texas (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 2 1 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 1 1 1 1 Burroughs J, rf 3 1 1 2 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Grieve T, dh 3 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Healy F, c 4 0 0 0 Lovitto J, cf 3 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Fregosi J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 3 0 1 1 Billings D, c 2 0 0 0 Solaita T, ph 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, ph 1 0 1 0 Randle L, pr 0 1 0 0 Sundberg J, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 4 2 27 3 5 2 Kansas City 000 100 100 -- 2 Texas 000 200 01x -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Busby S (L) 8.0 5 3 2 2 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Clyde D 7.2 4 2 2 6 4 Foucault S (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Hargrove M, Nelson D, Healy F DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Texas 2 2B -- Cowens A 3B -- Spencer J HR -- Mayberry J, Burroughs J SB -- Johnson A CS -- Patek F, Harrah T T -- 2:20 A -- 12066
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