Royals @ Rangers
September 29, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 7 14 2
Rangers 0 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 7 14 2
Rangers 0 6 1

Jim Spencer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .260
OBP .333 .328
At Bats 3 434
Hits 1 113
• Singles 1 87
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 54

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 19
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Arlington Stadium - September 29, 1973
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Single
Doug Bird
Buck Martinez
Frank Ortenzio
Bobby Floyd
George Brett
Frank White
Jim Wohlford
Ed Kirkpatrick
Tom Poquette
Jim Spencer
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Doug Bird now pitching. Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Top 9 Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ortenzio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brett strikes out.
Top 9 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Poquette now playing right field. Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Don Durham now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Poquette scores. Floyd moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Floyd hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Poquette moves to third.
Top 8 Tom Poquette pinch runs for Rick Reichardt. Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin misplays the ball. That's an error on Mackanin.
Bottom 7 Mackanin hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Randle hits a fly ball towards right. Reichardt catches it and throws to home to double up Castle.
Bottom 7 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castle moves to third.
Bottom 7 Buck Martinez now catching. Castle hits a ball on the ground into center field. Kirkpatrick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kirkpatrick. Castle moves to second.
Top 7 Ortenzio hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Wohlford hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Billings strikes out.
Bottom 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Madlock hits a line drive into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Top 6 Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reichardt tags and scores. Kirkpatrick tags and moves to second.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Reichardt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Harris who is chasing the ball. Reichardt reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Grieve is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mackanin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortenzio scoops it up and throws to first, with Busby covering, for the out.
Top 5 Ortenzio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 5 Wohlford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 White bunts towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Harris strikes out.
Bottom 4 Castle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Floyd scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Spencer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Billings takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second.
Bottom 4 George Brett now playing third base. Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Floyd. The throw from Billings and he is out, Randle applying the tag.
Top 4 Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Mackanin strikes out.
Top 3 Reichardt strikes out.
Top 3 Ortenzio hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Harris. Ortenzio reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua scores. McRae scores.
Top 3 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. McRae reaches second base with a double. Bevacqua moves to third.
Top 3 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wohlford hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Harris. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Harris steals second.
Bottom 2 Harris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Castle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Floyd hits a popup towards short. Mackanin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Spencer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Madlock moves to second.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Grieve is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Ortenzio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to third.
Top 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mackanin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White scores.
Top 1 Wohlford bunts towards the mound. Clyde fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. White reaches second base with a double.