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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

1974-09-27 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 7746 · 74°F, night · Wind 10 mph · 3:07

Kansas City Royals defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 3rd. Al Fitzmorris earned the win. George Brett went 4-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
TEX	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	10
KCA	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	13

W: Al Fitzmorris L: Steve Foucault SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Napp · 1B: Larry Barnett · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Nelson	6	0	2	1	0	0
Cesar Tovar	5	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Burroughs	6	0	3	0	0	0
Mike Hargrove	3	1	1	0	2	0
Jim Spencer	4	1	1	0	2	0
Lenny Randle	6	0	1	1	0	0
Toby Harrah	5	1	0	0	0	1
Joe Lovitto	4	1	2	1	1	0
Jim Sundberg	4	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Vada Pinson	6	0	1	0	1
Hal McRae	6	1	2	0	0
Amos Otis	6	2	1	0	0
John Mayberry	6	0	0	0	2
George Brett	6	0	4	3	1
Al Cowens	4	0	0	0	1
Cookie Rojas	5	0	3	0	0
Frank White	4	0	1	0	1
Buck Martinez	2	1	0	0	1
Kurt Bevacqua	1	0	0	0	1
Fran Healy	1	0	1	1	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fergie Jenkins	9.0	8	0	8
Steve Foucault	2.1	5	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Fitzmorris	12.0	10	6	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Nelson: 43
Cesar Tovar: 7
Jeff Burroughs: 43

Bot 1

Vada Pinson: 8
Hal McRae: 9
Amos Otis: E8/F.B-2
John Mayberry: 9/L

Top 2

Mike Hargrove: W
Jim Spencer: E4/G.1-3
Lenny Randle: S7.3-H;1-2
Toby Harrah: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Lovitto: S9.3-H(UR);1-2
Jim Sundberg: 64(1)/FO.2-H(NR)(UR);BX2(4E3)
Dave Nelson: 43

Bot 2

George Brett: K
Al Cowens: 7/L
Cookie Rojas: S8/G
Frank White: 7

Top 3

Cesar Tovar: 53
Jeff Burroughs: S8/G
Mike Hargrove: S9.1-2
Jim Spencer: 3/P
Lenny Randle: 31

Bot 3

Buck Martinez: HP
Vada Pinson: 8
Hal McRae: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
Amos Otis: FC5.3-H(E5)(UR);2-3
John Mayberry: K
George Brett: SB2
George Brett: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Al Cowens: K

Top 4

Toby Harrah: 7
Joe Lovitto: 13/BG
Jim Sundberg: 9

Bot 4

Cookie Rojas: 63
Frank White: S7
Buck Martinez: K/C
Vada Pinson: 5/FL/P

Top 5

Dave Nelson: 53
Cesar Tovar: W
Jeff Burroughs: D7.1-3
Mike Hargrove: IW
Jim Spencer: 32(3)3/GDP

Bot 5

Hal McRae: S7
Amos Otis: 6/P
John Mayberry: K
George Brett: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
Al Cowens: HP
Cookie Rojas: 7/L

Top 6

Lenny Randle: 3/G
Toby Harrah: K
Joe Lovitto: S8/G
Jim Sundberg: 53

Bot 6

Frank White: 3/FL/P
Buck Martinez: 5/FL/P
Vada Pinson: S8
Hal McRae: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Hal McRae: 7

Top 7

Dave Nelson: 5/FL/P
Cesar Tovar: 53
Jeff Burroughs: 9

Bot 7

Amos Otis: 53
John Mayberry: 43
George Brett: 13

Top 8

Mike Hargrove: 43
Jim Spencer: W
Lenny Randle: 41.1-2
Toby Harrah: 63

Bot 8

Al Cowens: 63
Cookie Rojas: S8
Frank White: K
Kurt Bevacqua: K/C

Top 9

Joe Lovitto: 63
Jim Sundberg: 6/P
Dave Nelson: S9
Cesar Tovar: SB2
Cesar Tovar: 53

Bot 9

Vada Pinson: K
Hal McRae: 53
Amos Otis: 8

Top 10

Jeff Burroughs: S7/G
Mike Hargrove: 3/SH.1-2
Jim Spencer: IW
Lenny Randle: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Toby Harrah: 53

Bot 10

John Mayberry: 8
George Brett: S4/G
Al Cowens: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 11

Joe Lovitto: W
Jim Sundberg: 14/SH.1-2
Dave Nelson: S8/G.2-H;B-2(THH)
Cesar Tovar: 63.2-3
Jeff Burroughs: 8

Bot 11

Cookie Rojas: S8
Frank White: 34/SH.1-2
Fran Healy: S7/G.2-H
Vada Pinson: 7
Hal McRae: 63

Top 12

Mike Hargrove: 8/L
Jim Spencer: S9
Lenny Randle: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 12

Amos Otis: S9
John Mayberry: 8
George Brett: PO1(E1).1-3
George Brett: S9/G.3-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

hit on left wrist; both teams warned by HP umpire Larry Napp since Al Fitzmorris had thrown close to Lenny Randle in 3rd
Buck Martinez left with sore wrist due to HP in 3rd

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