Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Sep 29, 1973

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	14	2	9
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	1	7

loss:

D. Clyde(4-8)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Busby(16-15)save: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Bird(20)

KCTEX

1Kurt Bevacqua out, shortstop Pete Mackanin to first baseman Jim Spencer. Frank White scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
3Frank Ortenzio doubles (2). Kurt Bevacqua scores. Hal McRae scores. [2 runs] 30
6Bobby Floyd out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Vic Harris. Rick Reichardt scores. Ed Kirkpatrick to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out] 40
8Buck Martinez singles on a to center fielder Vic Harris. Tom Poquette scores. Bobby Floyd to 2nd. [1 run] 50
9Frank Ortenzio hits a home run (1). Jim Wohlford scores. [2 runs] 70
9Don Castle singles on a to right fielder Tom Poquette. Jim Spencer scores. [1 run] 71

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Frank WhiteSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.230
2Jim WohlfordLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.271
3Kurt Bevacqua3B	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.257
George Brett3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.083
4Hal McRaeDH	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	.234
5Frank Ortenzio1B	3	5	1	4	0	0	1	3	.286
6Rick ReichardtRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.250
Tom PoquettePR-RF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
7Ed KirkpatrickCF	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.264
8Bobby Floyd2B	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.347
9Carl TaylorC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.228
Buck MartinezC	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.276
TOTAL	14	38	7	7	4	3	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Steve BusbyRHP	8.0	5	0	0	9	3	57	4.23
Doug BirdRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	7	3.02
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	10	3	64	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeff BurroughsRF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.280
2Tom GrieveLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.308
3Bill Madlock3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.342
4Jim Spencer1B	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.262
5Dick BillingsC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.181
6Don CastleDH	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.308
7Vic HarrisCF	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	2	.249
8Lenny Randle2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.207
9Pete MackaninSS	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.100



TOTAL	7	32	1	1	10	3	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
David ClydeLHP	7.1	11	5	4	3	3	0	51	5.01
Don DurhamRHP	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	9	7.59
TOTAL	8.3	14	7	6	4	3	1	60	-

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Frank White doubles (6) on a to left fielder Tom Grieve.
00
SAC BUNT — Jim Wohlford out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher David Clyde to first baseman Jim Spencer. Frank White to 3rd. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Kurt Bevacqua out, shortstop Pete Mackanin to first baseman Jim Spencer. Frank White scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
WALK — Hal McRae walks.
10
SINGLE — Frank Ortenzio singles on a to right fielder Jeff Burroughs. Hal McRae to 3rd.
10
FORCEOUT — Rick Reichardt grounds into a force out, third baseman Bill Madlock to second baseman Lenny Randle. Frank Ortenzio out at 2nd. Rick Reichardt to 1st. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jeff Burroughs strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Tom Grieve strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Bill Madlock singles on a ground ball to shortstop Frank White.
10
PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by pitcher Steve Busby on the pickoff attempt. Bill Madlock to 2nd.
10
STRIKEOUT — Jim Spencer strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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TEX

7Runs1

14Hits7

2Errors1

.368Batting Avg.219

38At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In1

3Walks3

0Stolen Bases1

4Strikeouts10

9Left on Base7

22Total Bases7

Saturday, September 29, 1973 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 8,139 (20.2%)