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Rangers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on July 2, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,926 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: John Rice |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kubiak | Second Baseman |
| Ken Suarez | Catcher |
| Pete Broberg | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1972
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Rooker
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Rooker
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Rooker
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Rooker
Howard 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 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Broberg
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Broberg
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Broberg
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Rooker
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rooker
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Rooker covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Rooker
Kubiak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Rooker
There goes Kubiak. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Broberg
Scheinblum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Broberg
Mayberry hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Broberg
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Broberg
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Broberg
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. Kirkpatrick scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Broberg
Rooker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Rooker
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Broberg vs. Rooker
Broberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Rooker
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Broberg
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Broberg
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Broberg
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Otis for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Rooker
Harrah hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Harrah reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Rooker
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Rooker
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lovitto vs. Rooker
Lovitto hits a fly ball towards left. Keough catches it and throws to home to double up Harrah. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Broberg
Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Broberg
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Broberg
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Broberg
Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Ford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ford. Scheinblum scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaal vs. Broberg
Schaal hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Kirkpatrick scores. Rojas scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Broberg
Rooker hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Broberg
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Schaal trying to get to home. Ford throws the ball in to Suarez who tags Schaal who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rooker
Bobby Floyd now playing third base.
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Rooker
Kubiak hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Rooker
Suarez 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 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Broberg
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Broberg
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching. Lenny Randle now playing second base.
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Cox
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Cox
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Scheinblum scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Floyd vs. Cox
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rooker vs. Cox
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Rooker
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Rooker
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Cox
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cox
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Rooker
Gail Hopkins now playing first base.
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Rooker
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lovitto vs. Rooker
Lovitto strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grieve vs. Rooker
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billings vs. Rooker
Dick Billings pinch hits for Casey Cox.
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Shellenback
Jim Shellenback now pitching.
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Shellenback
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Shellenback
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Rooker
Suarez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Suarez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rooker, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Rooker
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Suarez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Rooker
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. Suarez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Rooker
Ford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Ford reaches second base with a double. Harrah goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Rooker
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Rooker
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Shellenback
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Shellenback
Floyd hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Shellenback
Rooker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rooker
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Rooker
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Rooker
Suarez takes first base on ball four. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Rooker
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Rooker
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1972, game 2 -- TEX at Kansas City (D)
TEX AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Dave Nelson, 3b 5 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0
Toby Harrah, ss 4 1 2 1 Keough J, lf 3 1 0 0
Ted Ford, rf 4 1 3 1 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0
Frank Howard, 1b 3 0 2 1 Scheinblum R, rf 4 3 3 2
Joe Lovitto, cf 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 1 0 0 0
Tom Grieve, lf 4 0 0 0 Hopkins G, 1b 1 0 0 0
Ted Kubiak, 2b 2 0 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 2 1 0
Casey Cox, p 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 3 3
Dick Billings, ph 1 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 2 0 1 3
Jim Shellenback, p 0 0 0 0 Floyd B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Larry Biittner, ph 0 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 4 0 0 0
Ken Suarez, c 3 1 1 0
Pete Broberg, p 1 0 0 0
Len Randle, 2b 3 0 0 0
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34 3 10 3 33 8 10 8
TEX 000 000 030 -- 3
Kansas City 020 330 00x -- 8
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Pete Broberg (L)* 4.0 8 7 7 2 2
Casey Cox 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Jim Shellenback 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 7
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Ted Ford
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- TEX 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Schaal P, Scheinblum R, Ken Suarez, Ted Ford
3B -- Toby Harrah
HR -- Scheinblum R
CS -- Ted Kubiak
T -- 2:05
A -- 12926
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