Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
April 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 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 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 2 0
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 1 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 2
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
Healy c 3 0 0 0
Briles p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 2 1 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 1 1
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Burroughs rf 3 1 2 1
Grieve dh 4 1 2 1
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Lovitto cf 3 0 2 1
Fregosi 3b 1 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown 3b 0 0 0 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 1 1 0
  Billings c 0 0 0 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 002 000241
Texas 010 000 03x4100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Briles   6.2 6 1 1 3 0
  Garber  L (0-2) 1.0 3 3 1 0 0
  McDaniel   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
2
3
0
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  W (3-1) 9.0 4 2 2 5 4
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
4

  E–Garber (1).  DP–Kansas City 3, Texas 2.  2B–Kansas City Patek (1,off Bibby), Texas Grieve (4,off Briles); Burroughs (2,off Garber).  3B–Texas Grieve (2,off McDaniel).  HBP–Otis (1,by Bibby); Nelson (1,by Briles).  IBB–Mayberry (1,by Bibby).  SH–Nelson (2,off Garber).  SB–Mayberry (1,2nd base off Bibby/Sundberg); Patek (6,2nd base off Bibby/Sundberg).  CS–Lovitto (1,2nd base by Briles/Healy); Johnson (2,2nd base by Briles/Healy); Nelson (2,2nd base by Briles/Healy).  HBP–Briles (1,Nelson); Bibby (3,Otis).  IBB–Bibby (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:24.  A–9,799.
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