Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hedlund
  
  Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Hedlund
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Hedlund
  
  Hedlund fires to first and picks off Nelson. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Hedlund
  
  Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Billings vs. Hedlund
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Broberg
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Broberg
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Broberg
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scheinblum for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Hedlund
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ford vs. Hedlund
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Randle vs. Hedlund
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Broberg
  
  Larry Biittner now playing right field.
  
  Piniella strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Broberg
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Broberg
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Broberg
  
  There's a wild pitch. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mayberry vs. Broberg
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Broberg
  
  Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Hedlund
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Broberg vs. Hedlund
  
  Broberg strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hedlund
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hedlund vs. Broberg
  
  Hedlund hits a line drive into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Broberg
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Broberg
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Broberg
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and has Patek trapped. There's the throw to Randle and over to Nelson, who tags Patek for the out. Otis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Scheinblum vs. Broberg
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Hedlund
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Hedlund
  
  Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Hedlund
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Hedlund
  
  Billings is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Broberg
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Broberg
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kirkpatrick vs. Broberg
  
  Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mayberry vs. Broberg
  
  Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schaal vs. Broberg
  
  Schaal hits a line drive to center field. Maddox throws towards the plate. Billings fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Billings. Piniella scores. Rojas goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hedlund vs. Broberg
  
  Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Broberg
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Hedlund moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Broberg
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Hedlund
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Hedlund
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Biittner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Randle vs. Hedlund
  
  Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Hedlund
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Hedlund
  
  Hal King pinch hits for Pete Broberg.
  
  King strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Panther
  
  Jim Panther now pitching.
  
  Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Panther
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Panther
  
  Rojas hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hedlund
  
  Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Hedlund
  
  Nelson bunts in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mincher vs. Hedlund
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third. Nelson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Billings vs. Hedlund
  
  Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddox tags and scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Hedlund
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Patek. Nelson scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Biittner vs. Hedlund
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Randle vs. Hedlund
  
  Randle hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Panther
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Panther
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Panther
  
  Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Hedlund
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Driscoll vs. Hedlund
  
  Jim Driscoll pinch hits for Jim Panther.
  
  Driscoll hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Hedlund
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Pina
  
  Horacio Pina now pitching. Steve Hovley pinch hits for Mike Hedlund.
  
  Hovley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Pina
  
  Patek strikes out. There goes Hovley. The throw from Billings to Harrah, and Hovley is out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Pina
  
  Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Abernathy
  
  Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Abernathy
  
  There goes Nelson. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mincher vs. Abernathy
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Billings vs. Abernathy
  
  Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson tags and scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Abernathy
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grieve vs. Burgmeier
  
  Joe Lovitto pinch runs for Frank Howard. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Tom Grieve pinch hits for Larry Biittner.
  
  There goes Lovitto. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Lovitto steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grieve vs. Burgmeier
  
  Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Pina
  
  Tom Grieve now playing left field. Joe Lovitto now playing right field.
  
  Scheinblum hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Pina
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Pina
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Grieve throws the ball in to Nelson who tags Rojas trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Piniella goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Pina
  
  Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Burgmeier
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Burgmeier
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kubiak vs. Burgmeier
  
  Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
  
  Kubiak hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Burgmeier
  
  There goes Harrah. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play 

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         Game of 5/15/1972 -- TEX at Kansas City (N)

  TEX                AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Elliott Maddox, cf    3  1  0  0   Patek F, ss           4  0  2  1   
Dave Nelson, 3b       3  2  2  0   Otis A, cf            4  0  0  0   
Don Mincher, 1b       3  0  0  0   Scheinblum R, rf      3  0  0  0   
Dick Billings, c      2  0  0  2   Piniella L, lf        4  2  2  0   
Frank Howard, lf      2  0  0  0   Rojas C, 2b           4  1  2  1   
Joe Lovitto, pr-rf    0  0  0  0   Kirkpatrick E, c      3  1  0  0   
Ted Ford, rf          1  0  0  0   Mayberry J, 1b        3  0  1  1   
Larry Biittner, rf    2  1  2  0   Schaal P, 3b          3  1  1  1   
Tom Grieve, ph-lf     1  0  0  0   Hedlund M, p          2  0  1  0   
Len Randle, 2b        4  0  0  0   Hovley S, ph          0  0  0  0   
Toby Harrah, ss       3  0  1  1   Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   
Pete Broberg, p       1  0  0  0   Burgmeier T, p        0  0  0  0   
Hal King, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Jim Panther, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Jim Driscoll, ph      1  0  0  0                                      
Horacio Pina, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Ted Kubiak, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  4  5  3                        30  5  9  4

TEX              000 012 010 --  4
Kansas City      010 300 01x --  5

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pete Broberg          4.0  7  4  4  1  2
Jim Panther           2.0  0  0  0  1  0
Horacio Pina (L)      2.0  2  1  1  1  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hedlund M             7.0  5  3  2  3  4
Abernathy T           0.2  0  1  1  2  0
Burgmeier T (W)       1.1  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Schaal P, Dick Billings, Patek F
DP -- TEX 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- TEX 5, Kansas City 4
2B -- Larry Biittner, Rojas C
SB -- Patek F, Dave Nelson, Joe Lovitto
CS -- Hovley S, Toby Harrah
SF -- Dick Billings 2
WP -- Pete Broberg
T -- 2:35
A -- 6670

    

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