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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: 12,926, Time of Game: 2:05
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Rangers
3
28-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 16 GB
 at Royals
8
33-34
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 10½ GB
W: Jim Rooker (4-5)
L: Pete Broberg (5-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3 10  1
Royals          0  2  0   3  3  0   0  0  X    8 10  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Nelson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 .253 .677 -0.032 0.28 0.001 -0.033 -0.3 1 5
Toby Harrah SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .256 .643 0.132 0.41 0.134 -0.001 1.1 0 2 3B
Ted Ford RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .263 .776 0.022 0.69 0.076 -0.054 1.7 1 1 2B
Frank Howard 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .261 .747 -0.078 1.02 0.042 -0.120 1.0 13 0 GDP
Joe Lovitto CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .552 -0.165 0.94 0.000 -0.165 -2.1 1 0
Tom Grieve LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .177 .481 -0.028 0.29 0.000 -0.028 -1.1 1 0
Ted Kubiak 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .225 .579 -0.014 0.49 0.013 -0.027 -0.2 2 0 CS
   Casey Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Dick Billings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .690 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.4
   Jim Shellenback P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Larry Biittner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .751 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.2
Ken Suarez C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .156 .359 -0.017 0.32 0.008 -0.025 0.7 4 0 2B
Pete Broberg P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .121 .329 -0.014 0.62 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 0 2
   Lenny Randle 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .527 -0.010 0.15 0.000 -0.010 -0.9 1 1
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 3 7 .294 .763 -0.202 0.49 0.277 -0.478 -0.5 24 14
2B: T Ford (7, off J Rooker); K Suarez (1, off J Rooker).
3B: T Harrah (3, off J Rooker).
TB: T Ford 4; T Harrah 4; K Suarez 2; F Howard 2; T Kubiak; D Nelson.
GIDP: F Howard (12).
RBI: F Howard (20); T Harrah (26); T Ford (21).
2-out RBI: T Ford; F Howard.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
E: T Ford (2).
Outfield Assists: T Ford (P Schaal at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: T Kubiak (1, 2nd base by J Rooker/E Kirkpatrick).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 .618 -0.037 0.32 0.000 -0.037 -0.8 2 3
Joe Keough LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .179 .482 -0.019 0.26 0.003 -0.022 -0.0 1 1
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 .762 -0.010 0.19 0.005 -0.015 0.4 1 0
Richie Scheinblum RF 4 3 3 2 0 0 .341 .882 0.159 0.39 0.159 0.000 2.7 3 0 HR,2B
John Mayberry 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .299 .865 0.015 0.54 0.032 -0.017 0.7 5 1
   Gail Hopkins 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .406 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 3 0
Ed Kirkpatrick C 4 2 1 0 0 0 .301 .874 0.010 0.43 0.021 -0.010 -0.8 8 1
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .292 .705 0.130 0.61 0.131 0.000 3.0 2 4
Paul Schaal 3B 2 0 1 3 0 0 .222 .638 0.068 1.23 0.068 0.000 1.4 0 1 2B
   Bobby Floyd 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .429 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 2
Jim Rooker P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .118 .235 -0.018 0.17 0.000 -0.018 -0.9 2 3
Team Totals 33 8 10 8 3 3 .303 .816 0.297 0.38 0.419 -0.120 4.9 27 16
2B: P Schaal (11, off P Broberg); R Scheinblum (6, off C Cox).
HR: R Scheinblum (6, off P Broberg; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: R Scheinblum 7; C Rojas 3; P Schaal 2; A Otis; F Patek; E Kirkpatrick.
RBI: P Schaal 3 (20); C Rojas 3 (29); R Scheinblum 2 (28).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry; J Keough-E Kirkpatrick.
Outfield Assists: J Keough (T Harrah at 3rd base).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Broberg, L (5-7) 4 8 7 7 2 2 1 3.99 21 18 -0.285 0.62 -4.4
Casey Cox 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.03 9 2 2 -0.013 0.05 -1.3
Jim Shellenback 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 6 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.8
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 3 3 1 9.00 36 18 2 2 -0.297 0.49 -4.9
P Broberg faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, W (4-5) 9 10 3 3 3 7 0 4.04 37 59 0.202 0.49 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 3 7 0 3.00 37 59 0.202 0.38 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 12,926.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Dave Nelson 3B 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Toby Harrah SS 2 Joe Keough LF
3 Ted Ford RF 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Frank Howard 1B 4 Richie Scheinblum RF
5 Joe Lovitto CF 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Tom Grieve LF 6 Ed Kirkpatrick C
7 Ted Kubiak 2B 7 Cookie Rojas 2B
8 Ken Suarez C 8 Paul Schaal 3B
9 Pete Broberg P 9 Jim Rooker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-2 1 1-3 OO TEX J. Lovitto J. Rooker 14% 82% Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
b2 0-0 0 --- R KCR R. Scheinblum P. Broberg 13% 67% Home Run
t1 0-0 1 1-3 OO TEX F. Howard J. Rooker 12% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 0-2 0 --- TEX T. Harrah J. Rooker -11% 66% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- TEX T. Ford J. Rooker -7% 42% Single to CF; Harrah to 3B

Play By Play

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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' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX D. Nelson J. Rooker 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- TEX T. Harrah J. Rooker -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- TEX T. Ford J. Rooker -7% 42% Single to CF; Harrah to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 OO TEX F. Howard J. Rooker 12% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Pete Broberg facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek P. Broberg -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough P. Broberg -1% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis P. Broberg -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX J. Lovitto J. Rooker 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- O TEX T. Grieve J. Rooker 1% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 2 --- TEX T. Kubiak J. Rooker -1% 52% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O TEX K. Suarez J. Rooker 2% 55% Kubiak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Pete Broberg facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- R KCR R. Scheinblum P. Broberg 13% 67% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry P. Broberg -2% 66% Flyball: 1B
b2 1-0 1 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick P. Broberg 2% 68% Single to RF
b2 1-0 1 1-- KCR C. Rojas P. Broberg 6% 74% Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 RO KCR P. Schaal P. Broberg 2% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kirkpatrick Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Rooker P. Broberg -1% 75% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O TEX K. Suarez J. Rooker 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O TEX P. Broberg J. Rooker 1% 79% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- O TEX D. Nelson J. Rooker 1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Pete Broberg facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek P. Broberg -1% 78% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough P. Broberg -1% 77% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis P. Broberg -1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- TEX T. Harrah J. Rooker -11% 66% Triple to CF
t4 0-2 0 --3 O TEX T. Ford J. Rooker 5% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-2 1 --3 TEX F. Howard J. Rooker -3% 68% Walk
t4 0-2 1 1-3 OO TEX J. Lovitto J. Rooker 14% 82% Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Pete Broberg facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- KCR R. Scheinblum P. Broberg 2% 84% Single to CF
b4 2-0 0 1-- KCR J. Mayberry P. Broberg 3% 87% Walk; Scheinblum to 2B
b4 2-0 0 12- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick P. Broberg -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Scheinblum to 3B
b4 2-0 1 1-3 R KCR C. Rojas P. Broberg 6% 92% Single to RF; Rojas to 2B/Adv on E9; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Scheinblum Scores
b4 3-0 1 -23 RR KCR P. Schaal P. Broberg 4% 97% Ground-rule Double; Rojas Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores
b4 5-0 1 -2- O KCR J. Rooker P. Broberg -0% 96% Flyball: 3B
b4 5-0 2 -2- O KCR F. Patek P. Broberg -0% 96% Single to RF; Schaal out at Hm/RF-C
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
Bobby Floyd replaces Paul Schaal playing 3B batting 8th
t5 0-5 0 --- O TEX T. Grieve J. Rooker 1% 97% Strikeout
t5 0-5 1 --- O TEX T. Kubiak J. Rooker 0% 97% Flyball: RF
t5 0-5 2 --- O TEX K. Suarez J. Rooker 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
b5 5-0 0 --- KCR J. Keough P. Broberg 0% 98% Walk
b5 5-0 0 1-- KCR A. Otis P. Broberg 0% 98% Single to LF; Keough to 2B
Casey Cox replaces Ted Kubiak (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Lenny Randle replaces Pete Broberg (P) playing 2B batting 9th
b5 5-0 0 12- R KCR R. Scheinblum C. Cox 1% 99% Double to RF; Otis to 3B; Keough Scores
b5 6-0 0 -23 KCR J. Mayberry C. Cox 0% 99% Walk
b5 6-0 0 123 O KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Cox -0% 99% Flyball: 1B
b5 6-0 1 123 RR KCR C. Rojas C. Cox 1% 100% Single to LF; Mayberry to 2B; Scheinblum Scores; Otis Scores
b5 8-0 1 12- O KCR B. Floyd C. Cox -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b5 8-0 2 12- O KCR J. Rooker C. Cox -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 8.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 9-1-2
t6 0-8 0 --- O TEX L. Randle J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t6 0-8 1 --- O TEX D. Nelson J. Rooker 0% 100% Strikeout
t6 0-8 2 --- O TEX T. Harrah J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rangers' Casey Cox facing 1-2-3
b6 8-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek C. Cox -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 8-0 1 --- O KCR J. Keough C. Cox -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b6 8-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis C. Cox -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
Gail Hopkins replaces John Mayberry playing 1B batting 5th
t7 0-8 0 --- TEX T. Ford J. Rooker -0% 100% Single to CF
t7 0-8 0 1-- TEX F. Howard J. Rooker -1% 99% Single to 2B; Ford to 3B
t7 0-8 0 1-3 O TEX J. Lovitto J. Rooker 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 0-8 1 1-3 O TEX T. Grieve J. Rooker 0% 100% Strikeout
Dick Billings pinch hits for Casey Cox (P) batting 7th
t7 0-8 2 1-3 O TEX D. Billings J. Rooker 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rangers' Jim Shellenback facing 4-5-6
Jim Shellenback replaces Dick Billings (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b7 8-0 0 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum J. Shellenback -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-0 1 --- O KCR G. Hopkins J. Shellenback 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-0 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Shellenback 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
t8 0-8 0 --- TEX K. Suarez J. Rooker -0% 100% Double to RF
t8 0-8 0 -2- O TEX L. Randle J. Rooker 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B; Suarez stays at 2B
t8 0-8 1 -2- TEX D. Nelson J. Rooker -0% 100% Single to RF; Suarez to 3B
t8 0-8 1 1-3 RO TEX T. Harrah J. Rooker 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Suarez Scores
t8 1-8 2 1-- R TEX T. Ford J. Rooker -0% 100% Double to CF; Harrah Scores
t8 2-8 2 -2- R TEX F. Howard J. Rooker -0% 99% Single to RF; Ford Scores
t8 3-8 2 1-- O TEX J. Lovitto J. Rooker 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Rangers' Jim Shellenback facing 7-8-9
b8 8-3 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas J. Shellenback -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 8-3 1 --- O KCR B. Floyd J. Shellenback -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 8-3 2 --- O KCR J. Rooker J. Shellenback -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
t9 3-8 0 --- O TEX T. Grieve J. Rooker 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jim Shellenback (P) batting 7th
t9 3-8 1 --- TEX L. Biittner J. Rooker -0% 100% Walk
t9 3-8 1 1-- TEX K. Suarez J. Rooker -1% 99% Walk; Biittner to 2B
t9 3-8 1 12- O TEX L. Randle J. Rooker 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Biittner to 3B
t9 3-8 2 1-3 O TEX D. Nelson J. Rooker 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 8.

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