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 4, Texas Rangers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 5 2 4 0
Cowens rf 4 0 2 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 2
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 1 0 1 0
  Patek ss 3 0 0 0
White ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 3 1 2 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0
Tovar cf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 0
Spencer dh 4 0 0 0
  Moates pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Randle lf 3 0 1 0
Harrah ss 3 0 1 1
Howell 3b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Terpko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Kansas City 012 010 0004122
Texas 000 000 001152
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (12-6) 9.0 5 1 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
4
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (19-18) 4.1 7 4 3 2 3
  Merritt   3.2 4 0 0 0 3
  Terpko   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
2
7

  E–Mayberry (9), White (10), Tovar (6), Howell (2).  DP–Kansas City 2, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Cowens (5,off Bibby); Martinez (3,off Bibby).  3B–Kansas City Mayberry (1,off Bibby).  SB–Pinson 2 (17,2nd base off Bibby/Sundberg,2nd base off Terpko/Sundberg).  WP–Bibby (11).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Hank Morgenweck.  T–2:38.
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