Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 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 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Bosman
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Bosman
  
  Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mayberry vs. Bosman
  
  Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Piniella vs. Bosman
  
  Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kirkpatrick vs. Bosman
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Drago
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Drago
  
  Harrah hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Drago
  
  Biittner 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 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Bosman
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Floyd vs. Bosman
  
  Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Drago vs. Bosman
  
  Drago strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Bosman
  
  Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Bosman
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schaal moves to third. Rojas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Scheinblum vs. Bosman
  
  Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Schaal scores. Rojas moves to third. Otis moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mayberry vs. Bosman
  
  Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Drago
  
  Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Drago
  
  Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Drago
  
  Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mason vs. Drago
  
  Mason hits a line drive towards left. Piniella catches it and throws to Rojas who relays to Mayberry to double up Ford. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Drago
  
  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 

Top 3

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Bosman
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Bosman
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Bosman
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bosman vs. Drago
  
  Bosman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Bosman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Drago
  
  Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harrah vs. Drago
  
  Harrah bunts in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick throws towards third to get Bosman, and over to first to get Harrah. There's the throw back towards third, and Maddox is out, attempting to get to third. That's a triple play. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Floyd vs. Bosman
  
  Floyd hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drago vs. Bosman
  
  Drago hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, 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 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Drago
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Biittner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. Drago
  
  Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Drago
  
  Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Billings moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ford vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
  
  Ford strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mason vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Mason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Billings scores. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harris vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bosman vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Bosman is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Bosman
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Bosman
  
  Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Bosman
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Bosman covering, for the out. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piniella vs. Bosman
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kirkpatrick vs. Bosman
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hopkins vs. Bosman
  
  Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Paul Schaal.
  
  Hopkins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Cookie Rojas now playing third base.
  
  Maddox is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Fitzmorris
  
  There goes Maddox. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Floyd applying the tag. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Harrah strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Biittner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Billings strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Pina
  
  Joe Keough pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Horacio Pina now pitching.
  
  Keough is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taylor vs. Pina
  
  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris.
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Keough moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rojas vs. Pina
  
  Rojas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Pina
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Wright
  
  Ken Wright now pitching. Carl Taylor now playing third base. Cookie Rojas now playing shortstop.
  
  Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Wright
  
  Ford is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mason vs. Wright
  
  Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Pina
  
  Scheinblum hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Pina
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason juggles the ball. That's an error on Mason. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. Pina
  
  Piniella strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Pina
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Wright
  
  Jerry May now catching. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing first base.
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pina vs. Wright
  
  Pina takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Wright
  
  There's a wild pitch. Pina moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Wright
  
  Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harrah vs. Wright
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pina moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Biittner vs. Wright
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pina tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Billings vs. Wright
  
  Billings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Billings reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. Harrah goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Wright
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Pina
  
  Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Pina
  
  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Ken Wright.
  
  Hovley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taylor vs. Pina
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Pina
  
  Rojas takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Otis vs. Pina
  
  Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Pina
  
  Scheinblum hits a popup towards third. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Burgmeier
  
  Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mason vs. Burgmeier
  
  Tom Grieve pinch runs for Ted Ford.
  
  Mason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harris vs. Burgmeier
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grieve moves to third. Mason moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pina vs. Burgmeier
  
  Pina strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Maddox vs. Burgmeier
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojas throws to second for one, and Knoop throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Grieve scores. Mason scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Burgmeier
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Biittner vs. Burgmeier
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. Harrah moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Billings vs. Abernathy
  
  Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Billings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Billings reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores. Biittner scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Abernathy
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 12
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grieve vs. Abernathy
  
  Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Billings scores. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mason vs. Angelini
  
  Norm Angelini now pitching.
  
  Mason strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Pina
  
  Joe Lovitto now playing left field. Larry Biittner now playing first base. Tom Grieve now playing right field.
  
  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 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Pina
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Pina covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Rangers, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Pina
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/13/1972 -- Kansas City at TEX (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    TEX                AB  R  H RBI
Rojas C, 2b-3b-ss     3  1  0  0   Elliott Maddox, cf    2  2  0  1   
Otis A, cf            5  1  2  3   Toby Harrah, ss       4  2  1  0   
Scheinblum R, rf      4  0  2  1   Larry Biittne, lf-1b  4  2  3  2   
Mayberry J, 1b        3  0  0  0   Dick Billings, c      5  3  4  5   
May J, c              1  0  0  0   Frank Howard, 1b      4  1  2  2   
Piniella L, lf        5  0  2  0   Joe Lovitto, lf       0  0  0  0   
Kirkpatrick E, c-1b   4  0  0  0   Ted Ford, rf          4  0  2  0   
Schaal P, 3b          2  1  1  0   Tom Grieve, pr-rf     1  1  1  1   
Hopkins G, ph         1  0  0  0   Jim Mason, 3b         5  1  2  1   
Knoop B, 2b           1  0  0  0   Vic Harris, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Floyd B, ss           2  0  0  0   Dick Bosman, p        2  0  1  0   
Keough J, ph          0  0  0  0   Horacio Pina, p       1  1  0  0   
Wright K, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hovley S, ph          0  0  0  0                                      
Burgmeier T, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Angelini N, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Drago D, p            2  0  0  0                                      
Fitzmorris A, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Taylor C, ph-3b       2  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4  8  4                        36 13 17 12

Kansas City      010 000 030 --  4
TEX              020 200 36x -- 13

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drago D (L)*          3.0  7  4  4  1  0
Fitzmorris A          2.0  2  0  0  0  4
Wright K              2.0  2  3  3  2  1
Burgmeier T           0.2  4  5  5  1  1
Abernathy T+          0.0  2  1  1  1  0
Angelini N            0.1  0  0  0  0  1

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dick Bosman (W)       5.0  6  1  1  4  1
Horacio Pina (S)      4.0  2  3  3  2  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Jim Mason, Knoop B
DP -- Kansas City 1, TEX 2
TP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 11, TEX 6
2B -- Dick Bosman, Larry Biittner 3, Dick Billings 2
HR -- Frank Howard, Otis A
CS -- Elliott Maddox
SF -- Larry Biittner
HBP -- by Fitzmorris A (Elliott Maddox), by Horacio Pina (Keough J)
WP -- Wright K
T -- 3:20
A -- 5598

    

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