Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
April 10, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1973 at Royals 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 1, Kansas City Royals 12

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Harris 2b 1 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 1 0
  Mason ss 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
Carty lf 3 0 0 0
  Grieve lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 2 1
Lovitto 3b 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
Suarez c 3 0 1 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 2 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 2 1 1
Otis cf 5 2 3 0
Mayberry 1b 3 4 2 4
McRae rf 4 1 1 1
  Hovley rf 1 1 1 0
Piniella lf 2 0 1 1
  Marshall lf 2 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick dh 0 0 0 1
  Bevacqua ph,dh 2 0 0 1
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 1
May c 4 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 11 11
Texas 000 000 001152
Kansas City 400 420 02x12111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (0-1) 3.1 6 8 7 5 1
  Gogolewski   1.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Hudson   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Paul   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
12
11
7
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
1

  E–Harrah (1), Maddox (1), Schaal (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Otis (1,off Broberg); Patek (2,off Broberg); Rojas (5,off Broberg); Marshall (1,off Paul).  3B–Texas Burroughs (1,off Splittorff).  HR–Texas Burroughs (1,9th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Mayberry (1,5th inning off Gogolewski 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Epstein (1,by Splittorff); Piniella (1,by Broberg).  SF–Kirkpatrick (1,off Broberg); Schaal (1,off Gogolewski).  IBB–Mayberry (2,by Broberg); Kirkpatrick (1,by Gogolewski).  SB–Patek (1,2nd base off Broberg/Suarez).  WP–Broberg (1), Splittorff (1).  HBP–Broberg (1,Piniella); Splittorff (1,Epstein).  IBB–Broberg (1,Mayberry); Gogolewski (1,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:25.  A–39,464.
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