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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 16, 1974
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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 May 16, 1974 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,141 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jim Odom |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Duke Sims | DH |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Third Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 16, 1974
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Harrah goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Busby
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Busby
Brown hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Busby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Busby
Busby spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Busby
Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Jenkins
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Jenkins
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wohlford steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Jenkins
Healy is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jenkins. Wohlford scores. Healy moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a popup towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Healy tags and scores. Brett tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Busby
Randle bunts towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Busby
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Busby
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Jenkins
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Jenkins
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Jenkins
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Jenkins
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
There goes Otis. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Jenkins
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Foucault
Rojas 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Foucault
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Foucault
There goes Wohlford. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Randle applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Busby
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Busby
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Jim Sundberg.
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Brown
Dick Billings now catching. Jackie Brown now pitching.
Healy hits a popup, foul, towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Brown
Brett 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Brown
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Brown
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Busby
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching. Joe Lovitto pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Bird
Tovar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1974 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf 5 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0
Harrah T, ss 3 1 0 0 Pinson V, rf 3 0 1 1
Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 0 0
Burroughs J, rf 4 1 2 2 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 2
Hargrove M, 1b 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 3 1 1 1
Sims D, dh 4 0 2 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Randle L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 1 2 0
Brown L, 3b 2 0 0 0 Healy F, c 2 1 0 0
Grieve T, ph 1 0 1 1 Brett G, 3b 2 0 1 0
Lovitto J, pr 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0
Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Billings D, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 27 5 7 4
Texas 100 001 001 -- 3
Kansas City 002 102 00x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (L)* 5.0 5 5 4 1 1
Foucault S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Brown J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 8.1 9 3 3 2 6
Bird D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Busby S, Jenkins F
DP -- Texas 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 7, Kansas City 2
2B -- Burroughs J
HR -- McRae H, Burroughs J, Mayberry J
SB -- Wohlford J, Otis A
CS -- Wohlford J
SH -- Brett G, Randle L
SF -- Pinson V
HBP -- by Jenkins F (Healy F)
T -- 2:32
A -- 11141
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