Royals @ Rangers
July 1, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 7 1
Rangers 8 12 2
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Royals 3 8 1
Rangers 8 12 2

Freddie Patek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .238
OBP .250 .342
At Bats 4 231
Hits 1 55
• Singles 1 39
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 1 21

Jim Merritt Season Stats

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1 3 0
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Arlington Stadium - July 1, 1973
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Single
Jim Merritt
Dick Billings
Bill Sudakis
Dave Nelson
Vic Harris
Jim Mason
Tom Grieve
Elliott Maddox
Jeff Burroughs
Freddie Patek
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Patek bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Carl Taylor. Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddox tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Mason takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nelson bunts towards the mound. Garber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 8 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bevacqua is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Tom Grieve now playing left field. Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris juggles the ball. That's an error on Harris.
Bottom 7 Sudakis hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Carty trying to get to second. Bevacqua throws the ball in to Patek who tags Carty for the out.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gene Garber now pitching. Harris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mason hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Maddox scores. Nelson goes all the way around to score. Mason moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nelson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There goes Maddox. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Maddox steals second.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Sudakis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wohlford scores. McRae moves to second.
Top 6 Bevacqua bunts towards first. Sudakis scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 6 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sudakis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a line drive to right field. Burroughs throws towards the plate. Billings fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Billings. Bevacqua scores. Patek moves to second.
Top 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wohlford tags and scores.
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 4 Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Carty reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a line drive towards third. Schaal catches it and throws to second to double up Billings.
Bottom 2 Maddox takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sudakis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Billings takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 McRae takes first base on ball four. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 2 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sudakis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jim Mason now playing shortstop. Schaal is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Carty scores.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Carty reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores.
Bottom 1 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 1 Harrah is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Nelson strikes out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Patek strikes out.