Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 28, 1974
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on September 28, 1974 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1974 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 28, 1974 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 8,839 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry Napp |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Jim Spencer | DH |
Lenny Randle | Left Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Bill Fahey | Catcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 28, 1974
Top 1
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Leonard
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Leonard
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Brown
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Brown
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Brown
There goes Brett. The throw from Fahey and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Brown
Wohlford is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brown
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Brown
Healy strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Leonard
Fahey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Leonard
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Brown
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Brown
McRae hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Leonard
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Leonard
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Leonard
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a line drive into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Brown
Wohlford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Leonard
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Leonard
Fahey bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Leonard
Nelson hits a line drive into right field. Pinson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pinson. Howell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Leonard
There goes Nelson. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Leonard
Tovar hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cowens, who is chasing the ball. Tovar reaches third base with a triple. Nelson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Lopez
Hargrove hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Lopez
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Brown
Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Brown
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lopez
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Lopez
There goes Randle. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Lopez
Harrah bunts towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howell vs. Lopez
There go the runners. The throw from Healy to Brett. The throw back to home, and Randle is out at the plate. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Lopez
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Lopez
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Brown
Joe Lovitto now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field.
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lopez
Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Lopez
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Nelson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Lopez
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Lopez
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Lopez
There's a wild pitch. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Lopez
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Lopez
Lovitto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford who is chasing the ball. Lovitto reaches third base with a triple. Spencer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lovitto tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McDaniel
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Brown
Wohlford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fahey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. McDaniel
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McDaniel
Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Nelson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. McDaniel
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. McDaniel
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. McDaniel
Hargrove strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Brown
Healy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Brown
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. McDaniel
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. McDaniel
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. McDaniel
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Spencer scores. View Play -
Rangers, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. McDaniel
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Rangers, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Brown
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Brown
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell throws to second for one, and Nelson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Brown
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 11 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Brown
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1974 -- Texas at Kansas City (N) Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 3 3 0 Pinson V, rf 4 0 2 0 Tovar C, cf-lf 4 3 4 3 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Burroughs J, rf 5 0 2 2 Brett G, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hargrove M, 1b 5 1 2 1 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Spencer J, dh 4 2 1 1 Cowens A, cf 4 0 0 0 Randle L, lf 2 0 0 0 Wohlford J, lf 2 0 0 0 Lovitto J, cf 2 1 2 1 White F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 2 0 0 1 Healy F, c 3 0 1 0 Howell R, 3b 5 1 2 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Fahey B, c 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 11 17 9 31 0 7 0 Texas 000 130 511 -- 11 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Brown J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 4.1 7 4 4 2 0 Lopez A 2.0 7 5 5 1 1 McDaniel L 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 E -- Pinson V, Nelson D DP -- Texas 2, Kansas City 3 LOB -- Texas 6, Kansas City 5 2B -- Tovar C 2, Nelson D, Hargrove M 3B -- Tovar C, Lovitto J, Nelson D SB -- Nelson D, Randle L CS -- Brett G, Randle L SH -- Fahey B, Harrah T SF -- Harrah T HBP -- by Brown J (Wohlford J) WP -- Lopez A T -- 2:37 A -- 8839
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score