April 18, 1975 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
@BOS 7 MIL 5
@CLE 1 NYY 11
@DET 3 MIN 5
@OAK 4 KCR 5
@TEX 3 SDP 3
@ATL 1 CIN 5
HOU 2 SFG 3
@LAD 1 PHI 6
@MON 3 STL 5
PIT 4
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 23,080

Friday, April 18, 1975
Time of Game: 2:37

Royals

7-2

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  2  1   0  1  1   0  0  0    5  8  2
Rangers         0  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  7  0

W: S Busby (2-0), L: J Brown (0-1)

Rangers

4-5

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Pinson RF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .111  .325    0    1   1   CS
A Otis CF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .323 1.031    0    3   0   HR,CS
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .147  .510    0    8   0   
H McRae LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .314  .861    0    0   0   
  A Cowens LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .958         0   0   
H Killebrew DH                3   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .880    0    0   0   HR
  R Scott PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .375  .882    0    1   2   2B
C Rojas 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .310  .655    0    3   4   SH
F White SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .643    0    3   2   
B Martinez C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .579    0    8   0   GDP

S Busby P                                                                0   2
Totals                       30   5   8   5    6   0                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Brett (2, off J Brown).

HR: A Otis (2, off J Brown; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); H Killebrew (2, off J Brown; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: C Rojas (1, off S Foucault).

TB: H Killebrew 5; A Otis 4; G Brett 2; V Pinson; F White; C Rojas; J Mayberry.

GIDP: B Martinez (1).

RBI: J Mayberry (3); H Killebrew (4); G Brett (5); C Rojas (4); A Otis (4).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Rojas-J Mayberry.

E: S Busby (); G Brett (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Otis (1, 2nd base by J Brown/J Sundberg); V Pinson (2, 2nd base by J Brown/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .200  .472    0    5   4   2·SB
W Davis CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .190  .495    0    4   0   
L Randle LF                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .308  .763    0    5   0   
J Burroughs RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .688    0    1   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .794    0   10   1   
J Spencer DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .208  .845    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .732    0    1   3   
R Howell 3B                   3   2   2   0    0   1  .400 1.000    0    1   3   2B
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .595    0    0   2   

J Brown P                                                                0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   2
Totals                       31   3   7   2    3   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Howell (1, off S Busby).

TB: R Howell 3; D Nelson 2; L Randle; T Harrah; W Davis.

RBI: L Randle (4); D Nelson (4).

2-out RBI: L Randle.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Foucault-M Hargrove-R Howell; R Howell-D Nelson-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nelson 2 (5, 2nd base off S Busby/B Martinez, 3rd base off S Busby/B Martinez).

PO: D Nelson (1st base by S Busby).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Busby, W (2-0)               9     7   3   2    3   7   0   1.44   34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 5     67    -     1.40   0.28
Totals                         9     7   3   2    3   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 5           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Brown, L (0-1)               5     8   5   5    4   0   2   5.56   24     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 8     27    -     0.97  -0.36
S Foucault                     4     0   0   0    2   0   0   5.06   13     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 0          1-0    0.59   0.13
Totals                         9     8   5   5    6   0   2          37     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 8          1-0

J Brown faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Busby (2).

IBB: None.

PO: S Busby (3; D Nelson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 23,080.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. V Pinson             RF    1. D Nelson             2B 
2. A Otis               CF    2. W Davis              CF 
3. J Mayberry           1B    3. L Randle             LF 
4. H McRae              LF    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. H Killebrew          DH    5. M Hargrove           1B 
6. G Brett              3B    6. J Spencer            DH 
7. C Rojas              2B    7. T Harrah             SS 
8. F White              SS    8. R Howell             3B 
9. B Martinez           C     9. J Sundberg           C  

   S Busby              P        J Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-      14%  66% G Brett         J Brown         Double to RF; McRae Scores; Brett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   0  4-2  1--     -13%  54% J Sundberg      S Busby         Fielder's Choice P; Howell to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)
   t 6   0  3-4  ---      12%  79% H Killebrew     J Brown         Home Run
   t 5   2  2-3  -2-      11%  74% J Mayberry      J Brown         Single to LF; Pinson Scores
   b 8   1  5-3  12-       9%  85% L Randle        S Busby         Foul Popfly: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      48%  A Otis          Pinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      47%  J Mayberry      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      45%  H McRae         Otis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Nelson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  W Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Davis out at 1B/3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Randle        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      52%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B; McRae to 2B
   R      -2-      66%  G Brett         Double to RF; McRae Scores; Brett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      71%  C Rojas         Single to CF; Brett Scores
          1--      74%  F White         Single to 3B; Rojas to 2B
   OO     12-      67%  B Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Busby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  J Burroughs     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      71%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  J Spencer       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jackie Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      79%  A Otis          Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      78%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  R Howell        Double
   O      -2-      79%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF; Howell to 3B
   R      --3      73%  D Nelson        Wild Pitch; Howell Scores
          ---      71%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      70%  W Davis         Nelson Steals 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Walk
   RO     12-      63%  L Randle        Single to RF; Nelson Scores; Davis to 3B; Randle out at 1B/RF-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jackie Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  H Killebrew     Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      60%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      58%  F White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Busby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      1--      65%  T Harrah        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jackie Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  V Pinson        Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B; Pinson to 2B
   R      -2-      74%  J Mayberry      Single to LF; Pinson Scores
   O      1--      73%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Busby facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  R Howell        Single to RF
          1--      54%  J Sundberg      Fielder's Choice P; Howell to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)
   RO     1-3      59%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Howell Scores/unER
   O      1--      65%  W Davis         Nelson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jackie Brown facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      79%  H Killebrew     Home Run
                  Steve Foucault replaces Jackie Brown pitching
          ---      81%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      81%  C Rojas         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brett to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  F White         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      76%  B Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Busby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  L Randle        Strikeout
          ---      75%  J Burroughs     Walk
   OO     1--      83%  M Hargrove      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Foucault facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  V Pinson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      79%  H McRae         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Busby facing 6-7-8
                  Al Cowens replaces Hal McRae playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      83%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  T Harrah        Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF); Harrah out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      ---      87%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Foucault facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  H Killebrew     Walk
                  Rodney Scott pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 5th
   OO     1--      85%  G Brett         Double Play: Groundout: P-1B-3B
   O      ---      85%  C Rojas         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Busby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  J Sundberg      Popfly: 2B
          ---      84%  D Nelson        Single to CF
          1--      76%  W Davis         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Nelson to 2B
   O      12-      85%  L Randle        Foul Popfly: C
          12-      84%  J Burroughs     Nelson Steals 3B
   O      1-3      93%  " "             Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Foucault facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  V Pinson        Foul Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  J Spencer       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Foul Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation