Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
May 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1972 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 0, Kansas City Royals 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 2 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Billings c,rf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
Lovitto rf 3 0 1 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Randle 2b 3 0 0 0
Harrah ss 2 0 1 0
Hand p 2 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Panther p 0 0 0 0
  Suarez c 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 0 1
Scheinblum rf 3 0 1 1
Piniella lf 3 0 1 2
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Rooker p 4 1 1 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Texas 000 000 000042
Kansas City 010 001 30x571
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hand  L (0-3) 5.1 4 2 0 1 4
  Paul   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Panther   0.0 0 1 1 3 0
  Lindblad   1.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
3
6
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (2-0) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
4

  E–Nelson (4), Randle (5), Rojas (2).  DP–Texas 1, Kansas City 2.  PB–Billings 2 (3).  SF–Piniella (1,off Hand).  CS–Lovitto (1,2nd base by Rooker/Kirkpatrick); Kirkpatrick (2,3rd base by Hand/Billings).  SB–Piniella (2,2nd base off Hand/Billings); Otis (4,2nd base off Hand/Billings).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:19.  A–6,872.
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