Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1973 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 1, Texas Rangers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 3 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Wohlford pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 1
Taylor c 2 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 1 0
Harris cf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 1 1 1
Carty dh 3 0 1 0
  Lovitto pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 0 1 1
Suarez c 3 0 1 0
Mason ss 3 0 0 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 000 100191
Texas 100 000 001261
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (6-2) 8.1 5 2 2 0 5
  Bird   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.2
6
2
2
2
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   6.1 7 1 1 1 2
  Foucault  W (2-2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
3

  E–Patek (3), Mason (3).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Piniella (5,off Broberg).  IBB–Johnson (1,by Bird).  CS–Patek (4,2nd base by Foucault/Suarez); Wohlford (1,2nd base by Foucault/Suarez).  SB–Nelson (5,2nd base off Splittorff/Taylor); Suarez (1,2nd base off Splittorff/Taylor).  WP–Splittorff (2).  IBB–Bird (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:19.  A–16,663.
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