Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
June 30, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1973 at Arlington 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hovley rf 3 2 2 0
White ss 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 5 1 2 2
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
Hopkins dh 3 0 0 0
Bevacqua lf 4 1 1 0
  Kirkpatrick lf 0 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 2 0
Floyd 2b 4 0 1 1
Healy c 4 0 0 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Harris cf 4 2 2 1
Carty lf 4 0 2 0
  Maddox pr 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 1
Spencer 1b 3 0 2 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Suarez c 2 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 0 0 0
Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 101 0204100
Texas 000 001 001261
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (4-2) 5.2 4 1 1 1 7
  Bird  SV (3) 3.1 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  L (5-7) 7.0 5 2 2 3 4
  Gogolewski   2.0 5 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5

  E–Spencer (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Texas Harris (8,off Bird).  3B–Kansas City Schaal (3,off Siebert).  HR–Kansas City Otis (13,8th inning off Gogolewski 0 on, 0 out), Texas Harris (4,6th inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out).  SH–White (1,off Siebert).  SF–Johnson (3,off Bird).  CS–White (1,2nd base by Gogolewski/Suarez).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–(none), 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:13.  A–11,461.
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