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BAL  4
MIL  3
 CAL  4
MIN  0
 NYY 10
@CLE  0
 DET  7
BOS  4
 TEX  5
@KCR  0
 OAK  3
CHW  2
 HOU  9
@ATL  6
 STL  7
@CHC  3
 CIN  7
SFG  3
 MON  6
PHI  3
 NYM  7
PIT  2
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 8,928

 Sunday, September 29, 1974
Time of Game: 2:24
Rangers
5
83-75
Won 2
2nd, 6 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  3    5  8  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2
W: Bill Hands (6-5), L: Nelson Briles (5-7)
 Royals
0
77-83
Lost 2
5th, 13 GB

Batting Stats

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .579              4   2   
C Tovar LF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .292  .731              2   0   CS
J Burroughs RF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .301  .901              2   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .326  .827             15   0   
J Spencer DH                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .280  .721              0   0   HR
R Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .297  .739              1   1   
  L Brown 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .503              0   1   
T Harrah SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .734              0   9   
J Lovitto CF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .227  .594              2   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .680              1   0   2B

B Hands P                                                                     0   2
Totals                       36   5   8   0    2   7                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: J Sundberg (13, off N Briles).
HR: J Spencer (7, off N Briles; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Spencer 5; C Tovar 2; J Sundberg 2; M Hargrove; J Burroughs; T Harrah.
RBI: J Spencer 2 (43); J Sundberg (36).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Baserunning Events
CS: C Tovar (9, 2nd base by N Briles/F Healy).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
V Pinson 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .680             10   0   SB
F White 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .533              4   2   
  N Briles P-P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .691              1   2   
H McRae DH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .849              0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH-2B            3   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .475              0   0   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .599              2   0   
A Otis CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .786              0   0   2B
F Healy C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .716              7   1   
J Wohlford LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .660              2   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .624              1   2   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    0   1                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: A Otis (31, off B Hands).
TB: A Otis 2; F Patek; A Cowens; V Pinson; F White; G Brett.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: K Bevacqua (6); F White (12).
Baserunning Events
SB: V Pinson (21, 2nd base off B Hands/J Sundberg).

Pitching Stats

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hands, W (6-5)               9     6   0   0    0   1   0   4.18   33     -       ·  ·     20·10· 3· 2     76    -     1.06   0.52
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   1   0          33     -       ·  ·     20·10· 3· 2           -  
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, L (5-7)              9     8   5   4    2   7   1   4.02   38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 3· 7     58    -     0.87   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   4    2   7   1          38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 3· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 8,928.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction.

Lineups

   Texas Rangers                             Kansas City Royals                           
1. Dave Nelson                  2B       1. Vada Pinson                  1B
2. Cesar Tovar                  LF       2. Frank White                  2B
3. Jeff Burroughs               RF       3. George Brett                 3B
4. Mike Hargrove                1B       4. Hal McRae                    DH
5. Jim Spencer                  DH       5. Al Cowens                    RF
6. Roy Howell                   3B       6. Amos Otis                    CF
7. Toby Harrah                  SS       7. Fran Healy                    C
8. Joe Lovitto                  CF       8. Jim Wohlford                 LF
9. Jim Sundberg                  C       9. Freddie Patek                SS

   Bill Hands                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 -2- RR 24% 77% 0-0 TEX J. Spencer N. Briles Home Run; Burroughs Scores
b7 2 -23 O 11% 87% 0-2 KCR F. Healy B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 123 O -7% 53% 0-0 TEX J. Spencer N. Briles Foul Popfly: 1B
t1 2 123 O -7% 45% 0-0 TEX R. Howell N. Briles Strikeout
b7 2 1-- -7% 76% 0-2 KCR A. Otis B. Hands Double to LF; Cowens to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 TEX D. Nelson N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 TEX C. Tovar N. Briles Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t1 1 1-- 6% 57% 0-0 TEX J. Burroughs N. Briles Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Tovar to 3B
t1 1 1-3 3% 60% 0-0 TEX M. Hargrove N. Briles Walk; Burroughs to 2B
t1 1 123 O -7% 53% 0-0 TEX J. Spencer N. Briles Foul Popfly: 1B
t1 2 123 O -7% 45% 0-0 TEX R. Howell N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 KCR V. Pinson B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 KCR F. White B. Hands Strikeout Looking
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR G. Brett B. Hands Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 TEX T. Harrah N. Briles Foul Popfly: 1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 TEX J. Lovitto N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 TEX J. Sundberg N. Briles Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR H. McRae B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens B. Hands Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR A. Otis B. Hands Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 TEX D. Nelson N. Briles Strikeout
t3 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 TEX C. Tovar N. Briles Single to CF
t3 1 1-- O -4% 46% 0-0 TEX J. Burroughs N. Briles Tovar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 TEX J. Burroughs N. Briles Walk
t3 2 1-- 2% 49% 0-0 TEX M. Hargrove N. Briles Single to RF; Burroughs to 2B
t3 2 12- O -5% 45% 0-0 TEX J. Spencer N. Briles Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 KCR F. Healy B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR J. Wohlford B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR F. Patek B. Hands Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 TEX R. Howell N. Briles Popfly: SS
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 TEX T. Harrah N. Briles Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 TEX J. Lovitto N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 KCR V. Pinson B. Hands Groundout: P-1B
b4 1 --- -3% 44% 0-0 KCR F. White B. Hands Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b4 1 1-- O 2% 46% 0-0 KCR G. Brett B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B; White to 2B
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Hal McRae (DH) batting 4th
b4 2 -2- O 4% 50% 0-0 KCR K. Bevacqua B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 TEX J. Sundberg N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 TEX D. Nelson N. Briles Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 TEX C. Tovar N. Briles Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens B. Hands Lineout: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCR A. Otis B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR F. Healy B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- 5% 55% 0-0 TEX J. Burroughs N. Briles Single to CF
t6 0 1-- O -2% 53% 0-0 TEX M. Hargrove N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B; Burroughs to 2B
t6 1 -2- RR 24% 77% 0-0 TEX J. Spencer N. Briles Home Run; Burroughs Scores
t6 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 TEX R. Howell N. Briles Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 TEX T. Harrah N. Briles Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O 3% 79% 0-2 KCR J. Wohlford B. Hands Popfly: 2B
b6 1 --- -4% 75% 0-2 KCR F. Patek B. Hands Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b6 1 1-- O 3% 78% 0-2 KCR V. Pinson B. Hands Groundout: 1B unassisted; Patek to 2B
b6 2 -2- O 5% 83% 0-2 KCR F. White B. Hands Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O -2% 81% 2-0 TEX J. Lovitto N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 TEX J. Sundberg N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 79% 2-0 TEX D. Nelson N. Briles Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 4% 83% 0-2 KCR G. Brett B. Hands Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 86% 0-2 KCR K. Bevacqua B. Hands Groundout: P-1B
b7 2 --- -2% 83% 0-2 KCR A. Cowens B. Hands Single to CF
b7 2 1-- -7% 76% 0-2 KCR A. Otis B. Hands Double to LF; Cowens to 3B
b7 2 -23 O 11% 87% 0-2 KCR F. Healy B. Hands Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O -1% 86% 2-0 TEX C. Tovar N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- O -1% 85% 2-0 TEX J. Burroughs N. Briles Strikeout
t8 2 --- O -1% 84% 2-0 TEX M. Hargrove N. Briles Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 0-2 KCR J. Wohlford B. Hands Foul Popfly: 3B
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 0-2 KCR F. Patek B. Hands Popfly: 2B
b8 2 --- -2% 89% 0-2 KCR V. Pinson B. Hands Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b8 2 1-- -1% 88% 0-2 KCR F. White B. Hands Pinson Steals 2B
b8 2 -2- O 5% 93% 0-2 KCR F. White B. Hands Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
Nelson Briles replaces Frank White (2B) pitching and batting 2nd; Kurt Bevacqua moves from DH to 2B (team loses DH)
t9 0 --- 1% 94% 2-0 TEX J. Spencer N. Briles Single to RF
t9 0 1-- O -1% 93% 2-0 TEX R. Howell N. Briles Strikeout
t9 1 1-- 1% 94% 2-0 TEX T. Harrah N. Briles Single to LF; Spencer to 2B
t9 1 12- RR 5% 99% 2-0 TEX J. Lovitto N. Briles Fielder's Choice 2B; Spencer Scores/No RBI; Harrah Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 2B)/No RBI; Lovitto to 2B
t9 1 -2- R 1% 100% 4-0 TEX J. Sundberg N. Briles Double to LF; Lovitto Scores/unER
t9 1 -2- O -0% 99% 5-0 TEX D. Nelson N. Briles Flyball: RF
t9 2 -2- O -0% 99% 5-0 TEX C. Tovar N. Briles Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Rangers' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
Larry Brown replaces Roy Howell playing 3B batting 6th
b9 0 --- -1% 98% 0-5 KCR G. Brett B. Hands Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b9 0 1-- O 1% 99% 0-5 KCR K. Bevacqua B. Hands Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 0-5 KCR A. Cowens B. Hands Flyball: RF
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-5 KCR A. Otis B. Hands Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 0.

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