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 6, Kansas City Royals 10

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 1
Harrah ss 5 1 2 1
Johnson lf 5 1 1 1
Carty dh 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 5 1 3 1
Harris 3b 5 2 3 2
Biittner rf 5 0 1 0
Billings c 3 1 0 0
Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Dunning p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
White ss 4 1 1 1
Bevacqua 3b 3 1 0 1
Otis cf 5 1 2 0
Mayberry dh 3 3 1 1
Kirkpatrick rf 0 0 0 0
  Hovley rf 4 0 1 2
Piniella lf 5 0 2 2
Hopkins 1b 2 2 0 0
Floyd 2b 3 2 3 1
Healy c 4 0 1 1
Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 11 9
Texas 200 002 0026112
Kansas City 213 010 03x10111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  L (0-3) 2.2 5 6 4 5 1
  Dunning   4.1 6 4 4 5 0
  Foucault   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
10
8
10
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Littell  W (1-1) 5.1 6 4 4 4 2
  Dal Canton  SV (3) 3.2 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
3

  E–Harrah (15), Dunning (2), Bevacqua (3).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Johnson (11,off Littell), Kansas City Otis (13,off Dunning).  HR–Texas Harris (3,9th inning off Dal Canton 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Otis (6,3rd base off Dunning/Billings); Mayberry (1,2nd base off Dunning/Billings).  WP–Allen (5), Dal Canton (4).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:27.  A–20,050.
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