Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
April 18, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1975 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 5, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
McRae lf 3 1 0 0
  Cowens lf 0 0 0 0
Killebrew dh 3 1 2 1
  Scott pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 1
White ss 4 0 1 0
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 2 1
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Randle lf 4 0 1 1
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
Spencer dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Howell 3b 3 2 2 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Kansas City 021 011 000582
Texas 002 010 000370
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (2-0) 9.0 7 3 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (0-1) 5.0 8 5 5 4 0
  Foucault   4.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
6
0

  E–Brett (2), Busby (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 2.  2B–Kansas City Brett (2,off Brown), Texas Howell (1,off Busby).  HR–Kansas City Otis (2,3rd inning off Brown 0 on, 1 out); Killebrew (2,6th inning off Brown 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Rojas (1,off Foucault).  CS–Pinson (2,2nd base by Brown/Sundberg); Otis (1,2nd base by Brown/Sundberg).  SB–Nelson 2 (5,2nd base off Busby/Martinez,3rd base off Busby/Martinez).  WP–Busby (2).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:37.  A–23,080.
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