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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 21, 1974
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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 21, 1974 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 20,085 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | DH |
| Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 21, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Busby
Randle bunts towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out. Tovar moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Busby
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Burroughs scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Brown
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Brown
There goes McRae. The throw from Sims and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solaita vs. Brown
Solaita takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to third. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Healy vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Healy hits a line drive towards the mound. Foucault reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Foucault
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Foucault
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Randle. Patek reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. Mayberry scores. Solaita moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. Foucault
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Busby
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and has Sims trapped. He races towards second and tags Sims for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Foucault
Cowens bunts towards the mound. Foucault fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Foucault
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Foucault
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Randle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Busby
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Foucault
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Foucault
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Foucault
There goes Solaita. The throw from Sims and he is out, Nelson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Foucault
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Busby
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Foucault
White bunts towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Foucault
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Foucault
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Foucault
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Foucault
There goes Pinson. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Foucault
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Foucault
McRae hits a line drive towards the mound. Foucault reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Busby
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Busby
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Busby
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Foucault
Mayberryhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Sims interferes with Mayberry who is awarded first base. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Foucault
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Foucault
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Busby
Howell hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Foucault
White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Foucault
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Foucault
Pinson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Busby
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Busby
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Busby
Spencer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Foucault
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Foucault
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. Cowens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Foucault
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Merritt
Jim Merritt now pitching.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards center. Tovar fields it and throws to second to catch McRae for the out. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Merritt
Solaita hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Merritt
Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Terpko
Jeff Terpko now pitching.
Whitehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Sims interferes with White who is awarded first base. Solaita moves to third. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Terpko
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Solaita scores. Healy scores. White moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Terpko
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Busby
Amos Otis now playing center field. Al Cowens now playing right field.
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Busby
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Busby
Howell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Busby
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Busby
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Randle takes first base on ball four. Sims moves to third. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burroughs vs. Bird
Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Clyde
David Clyde now pitching.
Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Clyde
Brett hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Clyde
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Bird
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Bird covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bird
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bird
Harrah hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Bird
Sims hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1974, game 2 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Pinson V, rf 5 1 2 1 Tovar C, cf 5 1 2 1
Otis A, cf 0 0 0 0 Randle L, lf 3 0 1 0
Cowens A, cf-rf 5 1 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 3 2 0 0
Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 2 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae H, lf 3 1 0 0 Spencer J, dh 5 0 1 2
Mayberry J, dh 2 1 0 1 Harrah T, ss 4 2 2 2
Solaita T, 1b 2 1 0 0 Sims D, c 5 0 3 0
Healy F, c 4 1 1 0 Howell R, 3b 4 0 2 0
White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 4 1 3 4
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 9 8 37 5 11 5
Kansas City 020 020 040 -- 8
Texas 200 020 010 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 7.2 10 5 5 4 6
Bird D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Brown J* 1.0 1 2 2 3 0
Foucault S (L)+ 6.0 6 5 4 2 2
Merritt J 0.2 1 1 0 0 0
Terpko J 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Clyde D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Sims D 2
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Texas 11
2B -- Patek F 2, Harrah T
3B -- Brett G
HR -- Harrah T
SB -- McRae H, Pinson V
CS -- Solaita T
SH -- Randle L
T -- 3:15
A -- 20085
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