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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 11, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 11, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,440 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Vic Harris | Second Baseman |
| Rich Hand | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 11, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hand
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Hand
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Hand
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nelson
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Nelson
Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hand
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Hand
There goes Piniella. The throw from Fahey and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Hand
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hand
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Nelson
Billings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Nelson
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Nelson
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fahey vs. Nelson
Fahey hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hand
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hand
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hand
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nelson
Bobby Floyd now playing shortstop.
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hand vs. Nelson
Hand strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Hand
Scheinblum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fahey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hand
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Hand
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Piniella for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nelson
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Nelson
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Nelson
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Nelson
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hand
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hand
Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Hand
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Nelson
Lovitto hits a popup towards the mound. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Nelson
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nelson
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hand
Otis hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Hand
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Hand
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hand vs. Nelson
Hand strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nelson
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hand
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Hand
Hopkins hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Hand
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Nelson
John Mayberry now playing first base.
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Nelson
Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Nelson
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Hand
Nelson hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Hand
Floyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fahey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hand
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Nelson
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Nelson
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Nelson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Nelson covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nelson
Frank Howard pinch hits for Rich Hand.
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Nelson
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Frank Howard.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Pina
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pina
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Pina
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Nelson
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Nelson
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Nelson
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1972 -- Kansas City at TEX (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 1 0 0 0 Dave Nelson, 3b 4 0 0 0
Floyd B, ss 2 0 0 0 Toby Harrah, ss 4 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Larry Biittner, 1b 4 0 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 1 1 1 Dick Billings, lf 4 0 0 0
Scheinblum R, rf 2 1 1 1 Ted Ford, rf 2 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 0 0 Joe Lovitto, cf 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 3 0 2 0 Bill Fahey, c 3 0 0 0
Hopkins G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Vic Harris, 2b 3 0 1 0
Mayberry J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Rich Hand, p 2 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Frank Howard, ph 1 0 1 0
Nelson R, p 3 0 0 0 Elliott Maddox, pr 0 0 0 0
Horacio Pina, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 2 4 2 30 0 3 0
Kansas City 000 100 001 -- 2
TEX 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Rich Hand (L) 8.0 3 1 1 5 3
Horacio Pina 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
DP -- TEX 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, TEX 4
HR -- Scheinblum R, Otis A
CS -- Piniella L
T -- 1:57
A -- 10440
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