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Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 8, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

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TEX0000100012637
KC00300010-4818
loss:Texas Rangers logoC. Cox(1-3)win:Kansas City Royals logoP. Splittorff(1-0)save:Kansas City Royals logoT. Abernathy(11)

Scoring Summary

TEXKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo3Amos Otis walks. Paul Splittorff scores. Freddie Patek to 3rd. Paul Schaal to 2nd. [1 run] 01
  • Kansas City Royals logo3Ed Kirkpatrick doubles (8) on a to left fielder Dick Billings. Freddie Patek scores. Paul Schaal scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [2 runs] 03
  • Texas Rangers logo5Tim Cullen out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Joe Keough. Toby Harrah scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 13
  • Kansas City Royals logo7Cookie Rojas reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Don Wert. Freddie Patek scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [1 run] 14
  • Texas Rangers logo9Tom McCraw hits a home run (5). [1 run] 24

Player Stats

Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Horacio PinaP00000000.000
Jackie BrownP00000000.000
Denny RiddlebergerP00000000.000
TOTAL631222417-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Casey CoxRHP4.0432120274.19
Jackie BrownRHP2.1410010140.00
Denny RiddlebergerLHP0.100010035.33
Horacio PinaRHP1.100010073.09
TOTAL7.384233051-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL832433308-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP7.2511220391.17
Ted AbernathyRHP1.1111021132.12
TOTAL9.062224152-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTEXKC
  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Del Unser out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Bob Oliver. [1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Elliott Maddox out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Bob Oliver. [2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    SINGLE — Frank Howard singles on a to pitcher Paul Splittorff.
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    FORCEOUT — Dick Billings grounds into a force out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to shortstop Freddie Patek. Frank Howard out at 2nd. Dick Billings to 1st. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out, shortstop Toby Harrah to first baseman Frank Howard. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Paul Schaal out, shortstop Toby Harrah to first baseman Frank Howard. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Amos Otis strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs4
6Hits8
3Errors1
.194Batting Avg.250
31At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In3
4Walks3
0Stolen Bases3
2Strikeouts3
7Left on Base8
10Total Bases10

Game Details

Tuesday, June 8, 1971 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 13,207 (34.8%)
weather: 80 degrees, unknown