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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3

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Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3

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Game Played on Thursday, May 16, 1974 (N) at Royals Stadium

TEX A    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  9  1
KC  A    0  0  2    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  7  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tovar cf                      5   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Harrah ss                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Johnson lf                    4   0   1   0       0   2       1   0
Burroughs rf                  4   1   2   2       0   0       4   0
Hargrove 1b                   4   1   1   0       0   1      10   0
Sims dh                       4   0   2   0       0   1       0   0
Randle 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       3   4
L. Brown 3b                   2   0   0   0       1   1       1   4
  Grieve ph                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Lovitto pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sundberg c                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Spencer ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Billings c                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Jenkins p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Foucault p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  J. Brown p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3       2   7      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. L. Brown-Randle-Hargrove, L. Brown-Randle-Hargrove.
E: Jenkins (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Burroughs (11,off Busby).
HR: Burroughs (8,6th inning off Busby 0 on 0 out).
SH: Randle (1,off Busby).
GDP: Burroughs (5,off Busby).
Team LOB: 7.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Patek ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Pinson rf                     3   0   1   1       0   0       5   0
Otis cf                       3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   1   2   2       0   0       7   1
McRae dh                      3   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Rojas 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Wohlford lf                   3   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Healy c                       2   1   0   0       0   0       7   0
Brett 3b                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Busby p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Bird p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       27   5   7   4       1   1      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Patek-Rojas-Mayberry.
E: Busby (1).
BATTING - 
HR: McRae (7,4th inning off Jenkins 0 on 1 out); Mayberry (7,6th inning off
Jenkins 1 on 0 out).
SH: Brett (1,off Jenkins).
SF: Pinson (2,off Jenkins).
HBP: Healy (1,by Jenkins).
GDP: Rojas (8,off Jenkins); Otis (4,off J. Brown).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wohlford (10,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg); Otis (7,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg).
CS: Wohlford (5,2nd base by Foucault/Sundberg).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jenkins L(6-4)                5     5   5   4   1   1   2  22
Foucault                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
J. Brown                      2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6
Totals                        8     7   5   4   1   1   2  31
Jenkins faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
HBP: Jenkins (2,Healy).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Busby W(6-3)                  8.1   9   3   3   2   6   1  35
Bird SV(2)                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        9     9   3   3   2   7   1  37
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bird 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 11141
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals       
1. Tovar               cf        Patek               ss
2. Harrah              ss        Pinson              rf
3. Johnson             lf        Otis                cf
4. Burroughs           rf        Mayberry            1b
5. Hargrove            1b        McRae               dh
6. Sims                dh        Rojas               2b
7. Randle              2b        Wohlford            lf
8. L. Brown            3b        Healy               c
9. Sundberg            c         Brett               3b
   Jenkins             p         Busby               p

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar struck out; Harrah walked; Johnson struck
out; Burroughs doubled to right [Harrah scored]; Hargrove was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek lined to right; Pinson flied out to center;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sims was called out on strikes; Randle singled; L.
Brown grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Randle to second];
Randle safe on a pick-off error by Busby [Randle to third];
Sundberg popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled to second; McRae flied out to
right; Rojas grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar singled to right; Harrah flied out to left;
Johnson singled to right [Tovar to second]; Burroughs grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford singled to left; Wohlford stole second;
Healy was hit by a pitch; Brett reached on an error by Jenkins
on a sacrifice bunt [Wohlford scored (no RBI), Healy to third,
Brett to second]; Patek popped to first; Pinson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Healy scored (unearned), Brett to third]; Otis
flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Sims
singled to right; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Sims to second]; L. Brown walked; Sundberg grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; McRae
homered to left-center; Rojas grounded out (third to first);
Wohlford flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Tovar popped to shortstop; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (third to first); Brett singled
to center; Patek flied out to center; Pinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs homered to left-center; Hargrove lined to
right; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); Randle flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; Mayberry homered to
center [Otis scored]; FOUCAULT REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING);
McRae flied out to center; Rojas grounded out (second to first);
Wohlford singled to third; Wohlford was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 5.

RANGERS 7TH: L. Brown struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR SUNDBERG;
Spencer flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: BILLINGS REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING C ); J. BROWN
REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Healy popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Brett grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals
5.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Pinson singled to shortstop; Otis grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Pinson out at second];
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Royals 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove singled to second; Sims singled to right
[Hargrove to second]; Randle flied out to center; GRIEVE BATTED
FOR L. BROWN; Grieve singled to left [Hargrove scored, Sims to
second]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); LOVITTO RAN FOR GRIEVE;
Billings flied out to right; Tovar struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          3   9   1    7
 Royals           5   7   1    2
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