Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
April 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1974 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 2, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 1 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 1
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 2 1 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 1 1 2
Grieve dh 3 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
Lovitto cf 3 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 2 0 0 0
Billings c 2 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 1 0
  Randle pr 0 1 0 0
  Sundberg c 0 0 0 0
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2
Kansas City 000 100 100241
Texas 000 200 01x352
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (2-1) 8.0 5 3 2 2 5
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
2
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde   7.2 4 2 2 6 4
  Foucault  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
6

  E–Healy (1), Nelson (3), Hargrove (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Cowens (2,off Clyde).  3B–Texas Spencer (1,off Busby).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (3,4th inning off Clyde 0 on, 0 out), Texas Burroughs (5,4th inning off Busby 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Patek (1,2nd base by Clyde/Billings); Harrah (2,2nd base by Busby/Healy).  SB–Johnson (2,2nd base off Busby/Healy).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:20.  A–12,066.
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