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MAY 18, 1974
Saturday night baseball and the third game of the series in Kansas City against the Royals. The Rangers are now 4-12 in the month of May.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 18-19 at Baltimore 22-13
Detroit 21-13 at Cleveland 13-23
California 21-17 at Minnesota 20-14
New York 14-24 at Milwaukee 17-16
Oakland 20-16 at Chicago 14-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 15-16 at New York 18-18(2)
Philadelphia 19-15 at Pittsburgh 14-20
Atlanta 22-19 at Los Angeles 22-17
San Diego 14-25 at San Francisco 17-21
Cincinnati 21-15 at Houston 23-17
Chicago 15-20 at St Louis 20-17
TEXAS RANGERS 14-23 AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 21-15
MATCHUPS
SP Ed Halicki vs Jim Rooker Advantage Kansas City
C Ken Suarez vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
1B Bucky Dent vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Dave Nelson Cookie Rojas Advantage Texas
3B Ted Kubiak vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Texas
LF Tom Grieve vs Jim Wohlford Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
DH Angel Mangual vs Buddy Bradford Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Kansas City
In the top of the first, Burroughs delivered a solo home run.
In the top of the third, play was stopped for a 56 minute rain delay. When play resumed, Rooker struck out Grieve for his 20th K of the season.
After three: Texas 1 Kansas City 0.
Halicki began the bottom of the fourth by striking out Patek for his 30th K of the season.
In the top of the fifth, Burroughs took the team lead in home runs on the season with a two-run shot, his second of the game.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Royals loaded the bases with two out. But Patek lined out to short to end the inning.
After six: Texas 3 Kansas City 0.
In the top of the seventh, Suarez scored from second when the Royals committed a throwing error on a grounder to third by Nelson. Nelson then scored from second on a Harrah single. A walk put runners at first and second with one out and Mike Hedlund was brought in to pitch for the Royals. Grieve then singled to load the bases with one out. Maddox grounded back to the pitcher who got the force at home for the second out. Dent doubled to bring home two for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Nine Rangers came to bat in the inning.
In the top of the ninth, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Mangual then brought all three of them home with a triple. Mangual then scored on a Kubiak groundball that was muffed for the Royals third error of the game.
Halicki got the complete game shutout on a 6-hitter.
Final score: Texas 11 Kansas City 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jeff Burroughs 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 5 Baltimore 4
Cleveland 2 Detroit 1
California 4 Minnesota 0
Milwaukee 19 New York 0
Chicago 2 Oakland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 4 Montreal 3 Game 1
Montreal 5 New York 0 Game 2
Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 1
Los Angeles 2 Atlanta 1
San Diego 3 San Francisco 1
Houston 7 Cincinnati 6
Chicago 4 St Louis 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers 2 for 3, 2 HR, 5 RBI. 3 R, 3 BB
2. Jeff Burroughs Texas Rangers 2 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
3. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
California's Nolan Ryan and Ken Brett of the Brewers each pitched a complete game shutout.
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