Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
October 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1972 at Municipal 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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Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson cf 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 1
Biittner 1b 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Billings lf 4 1 1 0
Fahey c 4 1 3 1
Mason 3b 4 0 1 1
Harris 2b 4 1 1 0
Paul p 1 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 2 0
Scheinblum rf 2 0 0 0
  May c 1 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 3 0
Taylor c,rf 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
Busby p 2 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
Texas 010 010 001381
Kansas City 000 000 000080
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  W (8-9) 5.1 8 0 0 3 5
  Gogolewski  SV (2) 3.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
3
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (3-1) 6.0 6 2 2 0 4
  Drago   3.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
8

  E–Nelson (22).  DP–Texas 3.  PB–Taylor (4).  2B–Texas Mason (3,off Busby), Kansas City Otis (28,off Paul).  SH–Paul (3,off Busby).  HBP–Patek (3,by Paul).  SB–Fahey 2 (4,2nd base off Busby/Taylor 2); Billings (1,2nd base off Drago/May).  HBP–Paul (2,Patek).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:31.  A–6,075.
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