Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
September 21, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1974 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 8, Texas Rangers 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 5 1 2 1
  Otis cf 0 0 0 0
Cowens cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Brett 3b 5 1 2 2
McRae lf 3 1 0 0
Mayberry dh 2 1 0 1
Solaita 1b 2 1 0 0
Healy c 4 1 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 3 4
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 9 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 5 1 2 1
Randle lf 3 0 1 0
Burroughs rf 3 2 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer dh 5 0 1 2
Harrah ss 4 2 2 2
Sims c 5 0 3 0
Howell 3b 4 0 2 0
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Terpko p 0 0 0 0
  Clyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Kansas City 020 020 040890
Texas 200 020 0105112
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (21-14) 7.2 10 5 5 4 6
  Bird  SV (10) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   1.0 1 2 2 3 0
  Foucault  L (8-8) 6.0 6 5 4 2 2
  Merritt   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Terpko   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Clyde   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
6
5
3

  E–Sims 2 (5).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Kansas City Patek 2 (18,off Foucault 2), Texas Harrah (23,off Bird).  3B–Kansas City Brett (5,off Foucault).  HR–Texas Harrah (21,5th inning off Busby 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Randle (14,off Busby).  SB–McRae (11,2nd base off J Brown/Sims); Pinson (18,2nd base off Foucault/Sims).  CS–Solaita (3,2nd base by Foucault/Sims).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–3:15.  A–20,085.
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