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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 12, 1973
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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 April 12, 1973 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Bosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wayne Simpson |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,345 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Harris | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Joe Lovitto | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | DH |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 12, 1973
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Simpson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Simpson
Harrah hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Simpson
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrah tags and scores. Epstein tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Simpson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Simpson
Simpson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Simpson. Epstein moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burroughs vs. Simpson
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Billings vs. Simpson
Billings takes first base on ball four. Epstein scores. Johnson moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lovitto vs. Simpson
Lovitto hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Bosman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bosman
Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bosman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Simpson
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Simpson
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Simpson
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bosman
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Bosman
McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Bosman
Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Bosman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Simpson
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Simpson covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Simpson
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Simpson
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Bosman
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bosman
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Bosman
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Simpson
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Simpson
Lovitto hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Simpson
There goes Billings. The throw from May and he is safe. Billings steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Simpson
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Billings scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Simpson
There goes Maddox. The throw from May and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Simpson
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Simpson
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bosman
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bosman
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Bosman
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Bosman
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Bosman
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Simpson
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Simpson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Simpson
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bosman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Bosman
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bosman
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Simpson
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Simpson
Lovitto 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, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Simpson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Bosman
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bosman
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Bosman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Bosman
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Simpson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Simpson covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Simpson
Harrah 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, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Simpson
Epstein hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Epstein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bosman
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Bosman
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bosman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Simpson
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Simpson
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billings vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching.
Billings hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lovitto vs. Wright
Lovitto takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Wright
Maddox takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Burroughs moves to third. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Wright
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Wright
Harrah hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Bosman
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Bosman
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Jerry May.
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Bosman
Patek hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Bosman
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Jackson
Carl Taylor now catching. Mike Jackson now pitching.
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Jackson
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jackson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bosman
Tom Grieve now playing left field.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bosman
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bosman
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1973 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Harris V, 2b 5 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0
Harrah T, ss 5 1 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 0 1 Mayberry J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 4 1 3 0 McRae H, rf 4 0 0 0
Grieve T, lf 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs J, rf 3 0 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, dh 3 0 0 0
Billings D, c 2 1 0 1 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 1 0
Lovitto J, 3b 3 0 0 0 May J, c 2 0 0 0
Maddox E, cf 3 0 1 2 Hopkins G, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor C, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 29 0 3 0
Texas 200 100 010 -- 4
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson W (L)* 7.0 8 4 4 4 7
Wright K 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Jackson M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Simpson W
DP -- Texas 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 10, Kansas City 5
2B -- Harrah T, Johnson A, Epstein M
SB -- Billings D, Maddox E
SF -- Carty R
T -- 2:21
A -- 9345
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