Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
June 24, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 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 4, Kansas City Royals 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Maddox cf 1 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
  Sudakis 3b 1 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 1 0
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0
Burroughs rf 4 2 2 2
Harris cf,2b 3 1 2 0
Suarez c 4 0 1 1
Mason ss 3 0 1 1
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hovley cf 3 1 3 1
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 1
Otis dh 5 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 2
Kirkpatrick rf 5 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 0 0
White ss 4 1 1 0
Taylor c 2 2 1 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 5
Texas 020 000 002492
Kansas City 020 041 00x792
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (0-2) 4.0 7 6 5 3 1
  Stanhouse   4.0 2 1 1 4 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
7
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (4-7) 9.0 9 4 4 1 10
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
10

  E–Harris (11), Bibby (1), Taylor (5), Busby (2).  DP–Texas 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Texas Spencer (8,off Busby).  3B–Kansas City Mayberry (2,off Bibby).  HR–Texas Burroughs (8,9th inning off Busby 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Schaal (2,by Stanhouse).  SB–Harris (2,2nd base off Busby/Taylor); Nelson (17,2nd base off Busby/Taylor); Taylor (2,2nd base off Stanhouse/Suarez); Hovley (2,2nd base off Stanhouse/Suarez).  HBP–Stanhouse (1,Schaal).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:40.
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