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Lineups and Summary
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 28, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 28, 1973 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Littell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bibby |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 4,445 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Frank Ortenzio | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Don Castle | DH |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Pete Mackanin | Shortstop |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 28, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bibby
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Bibby
There goes White. The throw from Billings and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Bibby
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. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wohlford vs. Bibby
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortenzio vs. Bibby
Ortenzio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Littell
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Littell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Littell
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Littell
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bibby
Larry Biittner now playing left field.
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Bibby
Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castle vs. Littell
Castle hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Littell
Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mackanin vs. Littell
Martinez fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Martinez. Poquette fumbles the ball. That's an error on Poquette. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mackanin vs. Littell
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randle vs. Littell
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Bibby
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Bibby
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bibby
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Littell
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Littell
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Littell
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bibby
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Harris. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Bibby
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ortenzio vs. Bibby
There's a wild pitch. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ortenzio vs. Bibby
Ortenzio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Bibby
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Littell
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castle vs. Littell
Castle hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kirkpatrick. Castle reaches second base with a double. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Billings vs. Littell
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mackanin vs. Littell
Mackanin hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock tags and scores. Castle tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Littell
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortenzio fields it and throws to home to get Castle. Billings moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Bibby
Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Bibby
There's a wild pitch. Floyd moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Bibby
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Bibby
White hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Floyd tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bibby
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Littell
Harris hits a line drive towards first. Ortenzio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Littell
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Littell
Spencer hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Bibby
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortenzio vs. Bibby
Ortenzio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Bibby
There goes McRae. The throw from Billings and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Bibby
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Littell
Madlock hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Kirkpatrick. Madlock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castle vs. Littell
Castle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Littell
Billings hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Billings reaches second base with a double. Madlock scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackanin vs. Littell
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Littell
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Bibby
Poquette hits a fly ball towards left. Biittner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Biittner. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Floyd vs. Bibby
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. Poquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Bibby
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Poquette scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bibby
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs hits a popup towards first. Ortenzio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Littell
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortenzio scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Littell
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bibby
Elliott Maddox now playing center field.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Bibby
Wohlford bunts towards the mound. Bibby fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ortenzio vs. Bibby
Ortenzio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Bibby
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Littell
Spencer hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Littell
Madlock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette who is chasing the ball. Madlock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castle vs. Littell
Castle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Madlock scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Littell
Dave Nelson pinch runs for Don Castle.
Billings hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackanin vs. Littell
Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Littell
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Bibby
Steve Hovley pinch hits for George Brett.
Hovley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Bibby
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Bibby
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Floyd.
Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1973 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
White F, 2b 2 1 0 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, cf 4 1 2 0 Harris V, cf 4 0 0 0
Wohlford J, lf 3 0 1 2 Maddox E, cf 0 0 0 0
Ortenzio F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 1 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 3 0 0 0 Biittner L, lf 2 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0 Madlock B, 3b 3 3 2 0
Poquette T, rf 3 1 0 0 Castle D, dh 4 0 2 1
Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0 Nelson D, pr 0 1 0 0
Floyd B, ss 3 1 1 0 Billings D, c 3 1 3 3
Hopkins G, ph 1 0 0 0 Mackanin P, ss 3 0 0 1
Martinez B, c 3 0 0 1 Randle L, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 4 4 32 5 9 5
Kansas City 100 110 100 -- 4
Texas 000 101 03x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Littell M (L) 8.0 9 5 5 3 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby J (W) 9.0 4 4 3 3 7
E -- Martinez B, Poquette T, Biittner L
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Texas 7
2B -- Kirkpatrick E, Castle D, Madlock B, Billings D
3B -- Madlock B
HR -- Billings D
SB -- White F, McRae H
SH -- Wohlford J
SF -- Mackanin P, White F
WP -- Bibby J 2
T -- 2:05
A -- 4445
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