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AUGUST 12, 1972
Tonight in Texas, the Rangers try to extend their four game winning streak while the Kansas City Royals will try to end their six game losing streak in the third game of this four-game series.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 59-57 at Detroit 54-59
Milwaukee 49-66 at New York 61-57
Chicago 56-60 at Oakland 66-50
Boston 59-53 at Baltimore 73-44
Minnesota 54-60 at California 45-69
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 54-60 at Philadelphia 56-55
St Louis 62-51 at Pittsburgh 63-51
New York 66-47 at Chicago 62-53
Cincinnati 53-60 at Atlanta 45-75
San Francisco 58-59 at Houston 54-63
Los Angeles 69-45 at San Diego 47-70
KANSAS CITY ROYALS (71-44) AT TEXAS RANGERS (44-72)
MATCHUPS
SP Paul Splittorff vs Don Stanhouse Advantage Kansas City
C Ed Kirkpatrick vs Dick Billings Advantage Kansas City
1B John Mayberry Sr vs Don Mincher Advantage Kansas City
2B Cookie Rojas vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Kansas City
3B Paul Schaal vs Dave Nelson Advantage Kansas City
SS Freddie Patek vs Toby Harrah Advantage Kansas City
LF Lou Piniella vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Amos Otis vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Kansas City
RF Richie Scheinblum vs Jim Wynn Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Kansas City
In the bottom of the first, a Wynn sacrifice fly put the Rangers on the board.
In the bottom of the second, the Rangers loaded the bases with two out. Nelson grounded to third to end the inning.
Stanhouse had a no-hitter through three.
After three: Texas 1 Kansas City 0.
Mayberry led off the top of the fourth with a single to break up the no-hitter. Rojas tied the game with an RBI single. Schaal walked to load the bases with one out. Kirkpatrick went down swinging for the second out. Splittorff struck out to retire the side.
In the bottom of the fourth, Kubiak hit a two-run homer to give the Rangers the lead back.
In the top of the sixth, the Royals loaded the bases with two out. Splittorff drew a walk to bring home a run. Patek hit a two-run single to give the Royals the lead.
With a runner on first and two out in the bottom of the sixth, Ted W Abernathy took the mound for the Royals and got Nelson to fly out to end the inning.
After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.
Paul Lindblad took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the seventh.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals. Billings popped up for the second out. Pinch hitter Frank Howard flew out to center to end the inning.
In the top of the eighth, Patek hit an RBI single.
Jim Rooker took the mound for the Royals in the bottom of the eighth.
Casey Cox took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the ninth.
Rooker struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth.
The Royals got 11 hits in the win.
Final score: Kansas City 5 Texas 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Freddie Patek 3 for 4, 3 RBI, BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4 Detroit 1
Milwaukee 7 New York 0
Oakland 2 Chicago 0
Baltimore 5 Boston 1
Minnesota 5 California 4 10 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8 Montreal 6
Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 5
Chicago 12 New York 3
Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 3
Houston 3 San Francisco 1
San Diego 2 Los Angeles 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Blue Moon Odom Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W
2. Skip Lockwood Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
3. Dick Tidrow Cleveland Indians 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, W
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