Royals @ Rangers
July 1, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 1
Rangers 8 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 1
Rangers 8 12 2

Amos Otis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .284
OBP .500 .347
At Bats 3 306
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 0 41

Jim Merritt Season Stats

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1 3 0
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Arlington Stadium - July 1, 1973
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Out
Jim Merritt
Dick Billings
Bill Sudakis
Dave Nelson
Vic Harris
Jim Mason
Tom Grieve
Elliott Maddox
Jeff Burroughs
Amos Otis
Lou Piniella
Freddie Patek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 8 1 9
Texas Rangers 8 12 2 9
Winning Pitcher Jim Merritt
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Sudakis
Attendance 4,642
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lou Piniella pinch hits for Frank White. Piniella takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second.
Top 9 Patek bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Carl Taylor. Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddox tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Mason takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nelson bunts towards the mound. Garber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second.
Bottom 8 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bevacqua is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Tom Grieve now playing left field. Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris juggles the ball. That's an error on Harris.
Bottom 7 Sudakis hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Carty trying to get to second. Bevacqua throws the ball in to Patek who tags Carty for the out.
Bottom 7 Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gene Garber now pitching. Harris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mason hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Maddox scores. Nelson goes all the way around to score. Mason moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nelson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There goes Maddox. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Maddox steals second.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Sudakis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wohlford scores. McRae moves to second.
Top 6 Bevacqua bunts towards first. Sudakis scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 6 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sudakis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a line drive to right field. Burroughs throws towards the plate. Billings fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Billings. Bevacqua scores. Patek moves to second.
Top 4 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wohlford tags and scores.
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 4 Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Johnson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Carty hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Carty reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a line drive towards third. Schaal catches it and throws to second to double up Billings.
Bottom 2 Maddox takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sudakis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Billings takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 McRae takes first base on ball four. Wohlford moves to second.
Top 2 Bevacqua hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sudakis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jim Mason now playing shortstop. Schaal is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Carty scores.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McRae. Carty reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores.
Bottom 1 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 1 Harrah is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Nelson strikes out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Patek strikes out.