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APRIL 10, 1973
The Rangers have their first road series of the season in Kansas City. The Royals began the season with a three game sweep of California.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 2-2 at Detroit 2-0
Boston 2-1 at Milwaukee 1-2
Oakland 2-1 at Chicago 3-0
Minnesota 1-2 at California 0-3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 3-1 at Atlanta 3-1
Montreal 2-1 at Philadelphia 0-3
Chicago 1-2 at Pittsburgh 2-1
New York 3-0 at St Louis 1-2
Los Angeles 3-1 at Houston 1-3
San Diego 0-4 at San Francisco 2-2
TEXAS RANGERS 0-3 AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 3-0
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Steve Busby Advantage Kansas City
C Dick Billings vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
1B Larry Biittner vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Dave Nelson vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Paul Schaal Advantage Kansas City
SS Bucky Dent vs Freddie Patek Advantage Kansas City
LF Frank Howard vs Lou Piniella Advantage Kansas City
CF Vic Harris vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Jim Northrup Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Bob Oliver Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Kansas City
Mayberry had an RBI single in the bottom of the first.
Schaal had a solo home run, his first of the season, in the bottom of the second. Piniella added a 2-run double.
Biittner got the Rangers on the board with an RBI single in the top of the third.
After three: Kansas City 4 Texas 1.
The middle innings went by quietly.
After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 1.
In the top of the seventh, Nelson picked up an RBI single.
In the bottom of the eighth, Mike Garman replaced Hand with a runner on first and two out. A Schaal single gave the Royals 10 hits for the game but they would not score in the inning.
In the top of the ninth, the Rangers had a runner on first and one out. Don Hood replaced Busby. Pinch hitter Tom Grieve doubled to put the tying run in scoring position but neither Billings nor Nelson could come through.
Final score: Kansas City 4 Texas 2.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Busby 8.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 10 Baltimore 1
Milwaukee 5 Boston 3
Oakland 9 Chicago 3
California 4 Minnesota 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 7 Atlanta 1
Philadelphia 12 Montreal 0
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3
New York 5 St Louis 3
Los Angeles 6 Houston 5 10 innings
San Francisco 1 San Diego 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Sam McDowell San Francisco Giants 9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, W
2. Pete Rose Sr Cincinnati Reds 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
3. Andy Kosco Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Woodie Fryman of the Phillies pitched a complete game shutout against Montreal.
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