Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 0, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 2 0 0 0
May c 2 0 0 0
Floyd ss 2 0 0 0
Splittorff p 2 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 23 0 2 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 3 0 1 0
Harrah ss 1 0 0 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Billings c 3 1 2 0
Howard 1b 2 1 1 2
  Maddox pr 0 1 0 0
Biittner lf 2 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 2 0 0 0
Harris 2b 2 0 0 0
Paul p 2 0 0 1
Totals 20 3 4 3
Kansas City 000 000 0020
Texas 000 200 1340
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-9) 6.2 4 3 3 5 5
  Wright   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
6.2
4
3
3
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  W (5-4) 7.0 2 0 0 0 5
Totals
7.0
2
0
0
0
5

  E–None.  2B–Kansas City Piniella (27,off Paul).  HR–Texas Howard (7,4th inning off Splittorff 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lovitto (2,off Splittorff); Paul (1,off Splittorff).  IBB–Harris (1,by Splittorff).  SB–Maddox (15,2nd base off Splittorff/May).  CS–Harrah (7,2nd base by Splittorff/May); Nelson (11,2nd base by Splittorff/May).  IBB–Splittorff (1,Harris).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–1:35.  A–6,287.
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