Royals @ Rangers
August 11, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 4 0
Rangers 0 3 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 4 0
Rangers 0 3 0

Dick Billings Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .313
At Bats 3 324
Hits 0 88
• Singles 0 73
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 39

Roger Nelson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 2
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Arlington Stadium - August 11, 1972
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Roger Nelson
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Dick Billings

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 4 0 4
Texas Rangers 0 3 0 4
Winning Pitcher Roger Nelson
Losing Pitcher Rich Hand
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Richie Scheinblum
Attendance 10,440
Time of Game 1 hour 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out.
Bottom 9 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Horacio Pina now pitching. Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Frank Howard pinch hits for Rich Hand. Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to third.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields the ball and throws to Nelson covering. Safe.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Floyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fahey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nelson hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Hopkins hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hand strikes out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Otis hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Lovitto hits a popup towards the mound. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Billings strikes out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fahey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hand strikes out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fahey hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Billings is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 There goes Piniella. The throw from Fahey and he is out, Harrah applying the tag.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second.
Top 1 Patek takes first base on ball four.