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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BOS		4
15
MIL
@BOS		2
3		 
(11)
OAK
@CAL		3
1
MIN
@CHW		6
4
MIN
@CHW		1
2
BAL
@DET		7
2
TEX
@KCR		7
5		 
(10)
TEX
@KCR		3
8
CLE
@NYY		1
6
CLE
@NYY		2
5
ATL
@HOU		4
5
NYM
@MON		3
4
STL
@PHI		7
3
CHC
@PIT		4
7
CIN
@SDP		12
2
LAD
@SFG		3
9
Sunday, July 2, 1972
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:10
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Rangers
7
28-39
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 16 GB
 at Royals
5
32-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 10½ GB
W: Horacio Pina (1-3)
L: Tom Burgmeier (4-2)
S: Casey Cox (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Rangers         3  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0   2    7 15  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  0   0    5 13  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Toby Harrah SS 6 1 3 0 0 1 .251 .627 0.087 0.74 0.127 -0.040 -0.4 3 1
Dalton Jones 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .190 .558 0.040 1.14 0.102 -0.062 -0.3 3 4 SH
Don Mincher 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .199 .713 0.012 1.50 0.122 -0.110 1.2 7 1
Dick Billings C 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287 .694 0.027 1.03 0.041 -0.013 0.5 3 0 HBP
   Hal King C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .156 .642 0.125 1.94 0.235 -0.110 0.5 6 1 HR
Larry Biittner LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .303 .746 0.016 1.07 0.097 -0.081 1.1 2 1 2B
Ted Ford RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .250 .751 0.057 0.88 0.092 -0.035 0.7 0 0
Joe Lovitto CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .198 .568 -0.028 1.32 0.079 -0.107 -1.9 5 0 GDP
Ted Kubiak 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .217 .567 0.291 1.47 0.345 -0.054 1.0 1 2
Dick Bosman P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 -0.041 0.56 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 0 2 SH
   Jim Shellenback P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Horacio Pina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Howard PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .253 .733 0.052 1.27 0.052 0.000 1.0
   Dave Nelson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .683 0.004 0.52 0.004 0.000 0.2 SB
   Paul Lindblad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Casey Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 42 7 15 7 2 3 .357 .852 0.642 1.13 1.296 -0.653 3.2 30 12
2B: L Biittner (7, off T Murphy).
HR: H King (3, off A Fitzmorris; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: D Bosman (10, off T Murphy); D Jones (2, off A Fitzmorris).
HBP: D Billings (1, by T Murphy).
TB: H King 4; L Biittner 3; D Mincher 3; T Harrah 3; T Kubiak 2; D Jones; T Ford; J Lovitto; F Howard.
GIDP: J Lovitto (4).
RBI: F Howard (19); D Billings (28); T Ford (20); L Biittner (9); D Mincher (31); T Kubiak (5); H King (6).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: L Biittner (C Rojas at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Nelson (21, 2nd base off T Abernathy/J May).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .620 -0.020 1.18 0.068 -0.088 -0.5 4 5 SB
Joe Keough LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .510 -0.059 1.24 0.002 -0.062 -0.4 0 0 IW
Amos Otis CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .304 .766 -0.022 1.62 0.123 -0.146 0.3 3 0 2B
Richie Scheinblum RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 .331 .844 0.214 1.39 0.260 -0.045 1.1 2 0 2B
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .300 .864 -0.073 1.67 0.088 -0.160 -0.6 15 1
Ed Kirkpatrick C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .303 .884 0.029 1.31 0.068 -0.039 -0.1 3 0
   Lou Piniella PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .784 -0.078 3.75 0.000 -0.078 -0.4
   Jerry May C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .678 -0.057 2.27 0.000 -0.057 -0.3 0 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .284 .692 0.259 1.94 0.378 -0.119 1.4 2 4 3·2B
Paul Schaal 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .219 .629 0.004 1.08 0.067 -0.063 0.4 0 1 2B
   Bobby Floyd 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .444 -0.049 2.11 0.000 -0.049 -0.2 1 0
Bruce Dal Canton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tom Murphy P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.015 0.63 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 1
   Steve Hovley PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .231 .593 0.080 1.33 0.080 0.000 0.8
   Al Fitzmorris P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.035 1.49 0.000 -0.035 -0.2 0 0
   Gail Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .419 -0.036 1.55 0.000 -0.036 -0.1
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 5 13 5 2 7 .317 .812 0.142 1.52 1.134 -0.992 1.2 30 13
2B: P Schaal (10, off D Bosman); A Otis (12, off D Bosman); R Scheinblum (5, off P Lindblad); C Rojas 3 (15, 3 off D Bosman).
IBB: J Keough (1, by H Pina).
TB: C Rojas 6; R Scheinblum 4; A Otis 3; P Schaal 2; F Patek; S Hovley; E Kirkpatrick; J Mayberry.
RBI: C Rojas 2 (26); S Hovley (7); R Scheinblum (26); P Schaal (17).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-J Mayberry.
PB: E Kirkpatrick (5).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (15, 2nd base off H Pina/H King).
Pickoffs: J Mayberry (1st base by H King).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Bosman 7.1 11 5 5 0 6 0 3.84 31 42 -0.415 1.12 -2.4
Jim Shellenback 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.02 2 1 0 0.014 3.05 0.1
Horacio Pina, W (1-3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.54 6 2 0 0.193 2.60 0.8
Paul Lindblad, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.37 2 0 0 -0.029 2.20 -0.2
Casey Cox, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 2 1 0 0.095 1.84 0.6
Team Totals 10 13 5 5 2 7 0 4.50 43 42 4 0 -0.142 1.13 -1.2

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Dal Canton 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 3.51 4 33 -0.223 1.47 -2.0
Tom Murphy 4.2 6 1 1 1 2 0 4.93 21 1 1 -0.061 0.56 -0.0
Al Fitzmorris 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.60 15 0 0 0.076 1.56 0.5
Tom Burgmeier, L (4-2) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.45 4 0 0 -0.411 2.80 -1.7
Ted Abernathy 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 3 2 1 -0.023 0.67 0.1
Team Totals 10 15 7 7 2 3 1 6.30 47 33 3 2 -0.642 1.52 -3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Murphy (3; D Billings).
IBB: H Pina (4; J Keough).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Toby Harrah SS 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Dalton Jones 3B 2 Joe Keough LF
3 Don Mincher 1B 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Dick Billings C 4 Richie Scheinblum RF
5 Larry Biittner LF 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Ted Ford RF 6 Ed Kirkpatrick C
7 Joe Lovitto CF 7 Cookie Rojas 2B
8 Ted Kubiak 2B 8 Paul Schaal 3B
9 Dick Bosman P 9 Bruce Dal Canton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 5-5 1 12- R TEX T. Kubiak T. Burgmeier 33% 91% Single to CF; Lovitto to 3B; Ford Scores
b6 3-4 1 12- RRO KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman -31% 26% Double to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Scheinblum Scores; Rojas out at 3B/LF-3B-C
t7 4-5 1 --- R TEX H. King A. Fitzmorris 23% 46% Home Run
b6 2-4 0 -2- R KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -12% 58% Single to RF; Otis Scores
t9 5-5 2 --3 O TEX H. King A. Fitzmorris -11% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TEX T. Harrah B. Dal Canton 4% 54% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- TEX D. Jones B. Dal Canton 10% 64% Single to CF; Harrah to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 R TEX D. Mincher B. Dal Canton 10% 74% Single to CF; Jones to 3B; Harrah Scores
t1 1-0 0 1-3 RO TEX D. Billings B. Dal Canton -1% 72% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jones Scores
Tom Murphy replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 9th
t1 2-0 1 1-- TEX L. Biittner T. Murphy 1% 74% Passed Ball; Billings to 2B
t1 2-0 1 -2- R TEX L. Biittner T. Murphy 8% 82% Double to LF; Billings Scores
t1 3-0 1 -2- O TEX T. Ford T. Murphy -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 3-0 2 -2- O TEX J. Lovitto T. Murphy -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O KCR F. Patek D. Bosman 2% 80% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 1 --- O KCR J. Keough D. Bosman 1% 81% Flyball: LF
b1 0-3 2 --- O KCR A. Otis D. Bosman 1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Tom Murphy facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- TEX T. Kubiak T. Murphy 2% 84% Single to RF
t2 3-0 0 1-- O TEX D. Bosman T. Murphy -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Kubiak to 2B
t2 3-0 1 -2- O TEX T. Harrah T. Murphy -2% 81% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 3-0 2 -2- O TEX D. Jones T. Murphy -2% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman 2% 82% Strikeout
b2 0-3 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry D. Bosman -2% 79% Single to RF
b2 0-3 1 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman 2% 82% Strikeout
b2 0-3 2 1-- KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman -4% 78% Double to RF; Mayberry to 3B
b2 0-3 2 -23 O KCR P. Schaal D. Bosman 6% 84% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- TEX D. Mincher T. Murphy 2% 85% Single to 2B
t3 3-0 0 1-- TEX D. Billings T. Murphy 3% 88% Hit By Pitch; Mincher to 2B
t3 3-0 0 12- O TEX L. Biittner T. Murphy -1% 87% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mincher to 3B
t3 3-0 1 1-3 R TEX T. Ford T. Murphy 4% 91% Single to LF; Mincher Scores; Biittner to 2B
t3 4-0 1 12- O TEX J. Lovitto T. Murphy -1% 89% Strikeout
t3 4-0 2 12- O TEX T. Kubiak T. Murphy -1% 88% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
Hal King replaces Dick Billings playing C batting 4th
b3 0-4 0 --- O KCR T. Murphy D. Bosman 1% 90% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-4 1 --- O KCR F. Patek D. Bosman 1% 91% Flyball: 1B
b3 0-4 2 --- O KCR J. Keough D. Bosman 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
t4 4-0 0 --- O TEX D. Bosman T. Murphy -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-0 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah T. Murphy -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-0 2 --- O TEX D. Jones T. Murphy -0% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis D. Bosman -3% 87% Single to LF
b4 0-4 0 1-- O KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman 3% 90% Strikeout
b4 0-4 1 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry D. Bosman 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-4 2 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman 1% 93% Mayberry Picked off 1B (C-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
t5 4-0 0 --- TEX D. Mincher T. Murphy 1% 94% Single to RF
t5 4-0 0 1-- O TEX H. King T. Murphy -0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mincher to 2B
t5 4-0 1 -2- TEX L. Biittner T. Murphy 2% 95% Single to CF; Biittner to 2B/Adv on throw; Mincher to 3B
t5 4-0 1 -23 TEX T. Ford T. Murphy 0% 95% Walk
t5 4-0 1 123 OO TEX J. Lovitto T. Murphy -3% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman 1% 93% Lineout: 1B
b5 0-4 1 --- KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman -3% 90% Double to RF
b5 0-4 1 -2- R KCR P. Schaal D. Bosman -7% 84% Double to LF; Rojas Scores
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Tom Murphy (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 1 -2- R KCR S. Hovley D. Bosman -8% 76% Single to CF; Schaal Scores
b5 2-4 1 1-- O KCR F. Patek D. Bosman 4% 79% Flyball: SS
b5 2-4 2 1-- O KCR J. Keough D. Bosman 3% 82% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
Al Fitzmorris replaces Steve Hovley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-2 0 --- O TEX T. Kubiak A. Fitzmorris -1% 81% Flyball: SS
t6 4-2 1 --- O TEX D. Bosman A. Fitzmorris -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-2 2 --- TEX T. Harrah A. Fitzmorris 1% 81% Single to LF
t6 4-2 2 1-- O TEX D. Jones A. Fitzmorris -1% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
b6 2-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis D. Bosman -9% 70% Double to CF
b6 2-4 0 -2- R KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -12% 58% Single to RF; Otis Scores
b6 3-4 0 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry D. Bosman 6% 64% Strikeout
b6 3-4 1 1-- KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Bosman -7% 58% Single to CF; Scheinblum to 2B
b6 3-4 1 12- RRO KCR C. Rojas D. Bosman -31% 26% Double to LF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Scheinblum Scores; Rojas out at 3B/LF-3B-C
b6 5-4 2 --- O KCR P. Schaal D. Bosman 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 3-4-5
Bobby Floyd replaces Paul Schaal playing 3B batting 8th
t7 4-5 0 --- O TEX D. Mincher A. Fitzmorris -4% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-5 1 --- R TEX H. King A. Fitzmorris 23% 46% Home Run
t7 5-5 1 --- O TEX L. Biittner A. Fitzmorris -2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 5-5 2 --- O TEX T. Ford A. Fitzmorris -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
b7 5-5 0 --- O KCR A. Fitzmorris D. Bosman 3% 46% Flyball: 3B
b7 5-5 1 --- O KCR F. Patek D. Bosman 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
b7 5-5 2 --- O KCR J. Keough D. Bosman 2% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 7-8-9
t8 5-5 0 --- O TEX J. Lovitto A. Fitzmorris -4% 46% Lineout: 2B
t8 5-5 1 --- O TEX T. Kubiak A. Fitzmorris -3% 43% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-5 2 --- O TEX D. Bosman A. Fitzmorris -2% 41% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Rangers' Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
b8 5-5 0 --- O KCR A. Otis D. Bosman 4% 45% Strikeout
b8 5-5 1 --- KCR R. Scheinblum D. Bosman -5% 40% Single to CF
Jim Shellenback replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-5 1 1-- KCR J. Mayberry J. Shellenback -6% 34% Walk; Scheinblum to 2B
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick (C) batting 6th
b8 5-5 1 12- O KCR L. Piniella J. Shellenback 8% 42% Strikeout Looking
Horacio Pina replaces Jim Shellenback pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-5 2 12- O KCR C. Rojas H. Pina 8% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
Jerry May replaces Lou Piniella (PH) playing C batting 6th
t9 5-5 0 --- TEX T. Harrah A. Fitzmorris 8% 58% Single to 3B
t9 5-5 0 1-- O TEX D. Jones A. Fitzmorris -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Harrah to 2B
t9 5-5 1 -2- O TEX D. Mincher A. Fitzmorris -7% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrah to 3B
t9 5-5 2 --3 O TEX H. King A. Fitzmorris -11% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Rangers' Horacio Pina facing 8-9-1
b9 5-5 0 --- O KCR B. Floyd H. Pina 5% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris (P) batting 9th
b9 5-5 1 --- O KCR G. Hopkins H. Pina 4% 47% Flyball: LF
b9 5-5 2 --- KCR F. Patek H. Pina -3% 45% Single to RF
b9 5-5 2 1-- KCR J. Keough H. Pina -4% 40% Patek Steals 2B
b9 5-5 2 -2- KCR J. Keough H. Pina -0% 40% Intentional Walk
b9 5-5 2 12- O KCR A. Otis H. Pina 10% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 5-6-7
Tom Burgmeier replaces Gail Hopkins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t10 5-5 0 --- O TEX L. Biittner T. Burgmeier -5% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t10 5-5 1 --- TEX T. Ford T. Burgmeier 6% 51% Walk
t10 5-5 1 1-- TEX J. Lovitto T. Burgmeier 8% 58% Single to LF; Ford to 2B
t10 5-5 1 12- R TEX T. Kubiak T. Burgmeier 33% 91% Single to CF; Lovitto to 3B; Ford Scores
Ted Abernathy replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
Frank Howard pinch hits for Horacio Pina (P) batting 9th
t10 6-5 1 1-3 R TEX F. Howard T. Abernathy 5% 96% Single to CF; Kubiak to 3B; Lovitto Scores
Dave Nelson pinch runs for Frank Howard (PH) batting 9th
t10 7-5 1 1-3 TEX T. Harrah T. Abernathy 0% 97% Nelson Steals 2B
t10 7-5 1 -23 O TEX T. Harrah T. Abernathy -2% 95% Lineout: RF
t10 7-5 2 -23 O TEX D. Jones T. Abernathy -1% 93% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-7, Rangers' Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
Paul Lindblad replaces Dave Nelson (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b10 5-7 0 --- KCR R. Scheinblum P. Lindblad -10% 84% Double to CF
b10 5-7 0 -2- O KCR J. Mayberry P. Lindblad 7% 91% Flyball: CF
Casey Cox replaces Paul Lindblad pitching and batting 9th
b10 5-7 1 -2- O KCR J. May C. Cox 6% 96% Flyball: CF
b10 5-7 2 -2- O KCR C. Rojas C. Cox 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 5.

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