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JULY 2, 1972
For the second time in three days, the Rangers are in a double header.
AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR GAME VOTING UPDATE POSITION LEADERS
C Carlton Fisk Boston Red Sox
1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
2B Mike Andrews Chicago White Sox
3B Sal Bando Oakland Athletics
SS Freddie Patek Kansas City Royals
LF Roy White New York Yankees
CF Bobby Murcer New York Yankees
RF Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics
SP Mickey Lolich Detroit Tigers
RP Bob Locker Oakland Athletics
NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR GAME VOTING UPDATE POSITION LEADERS
C Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
1B Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves
2B Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds
3B Joe Torre St Louis Cardinals
SS Bud Harrelson New York Mets
LF Pete Rose Sr Cincinnati Reds
CF Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers
RF Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
SP Tom Seaver New York Mets
RP Joe Grzenda St Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee CF Dave May could miss up to 6 days with a sprained ankle.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 25-51 at New York 40-38 (2)
Milwaukee 43-32 at Boston 35-39
Baltimore 44-33 at Detroit 37-35
Minnesota 27-48 at Chicago 48-28 (2)
Oakland 37-40 at California 44-32
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 36-40 at Montreal 35-42
St Louis 35-42 at Philadelphia 37-41
Chicago 35-42 at Pittsburgh 52-25
Atlanta 40-40 at Houston 38-43
Cincinnati 45-31 at San Diego 34-48
Los Angeles 43-36 at San Francisco 41-41
TEXAS RANGERS 31-44 AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 42-33 GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Don Stanhouse vs Paul Splittorff Advantage Royals
C Hal King vs Carl Taylor Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Royals
2B Lenny Randle vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Royals
3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Royals
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Royals
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Royals
RF Larry Biittner vs Bob Oliver Advantage Royals
It sure seems the Royals should be better than just .500 against the Rangers.
Maddox quieted the crowd with a 3 run homer in the third.
After three: Texas 3 Kansas City 0.
Splittorff struck out the side in the top of the fourth.
Walks and an error helped KC load the bases in the fifth. Mayberry then walked to bring in a run. Piniella tied it with a 2 run single. And Oliver gave the Royals the lead with an RBI single.
Splittorff recorded his 70th K on the season, striking out Burroughs in the sixth.
After Stanhouse walked Splittorff to begin the bottom of the sixth, he was replaced by Paul Lindblad.
After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.
Lindblad struck out Oliver to end the seventh for his 20th K on the season.
Mike Paul became the Rangers pitcher in the eighth inning.
Tom Burgmeier took the mound for the Royals in the ninth. He walked one but that was all.
Final score: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Paul Splittorff 8.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
TEXAS RANGERS 31-45 AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 43-33 GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Mike Hedlund Advantage Push
C Ken Suarez vs Carl Taylor Advantage Texas
1B Frank Howard vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Royals
2B Vic Harris vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Royals
3B Dave Nelson vs Paul Schaal Advantage Royals
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Royals
LF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Royals
RF Larry Biittner vs Richie Scheinblum Advantage Royals
Royals look good for the sweep.
The Rangers avoided allowing one run in the first when Burroughs threw Patek out at home in the first inning. But Mayberry did pick up an RBI when he beat out a double play grounder. Schaal added a two run single to give the Royals a 3 run first.
After three: Kansas City 3 Texas 0.
Hand struck out Patek with runners at the corners with two out to bring his K total on the season to 40.
Hedlund struck out Suarez in the fifth to bring his K total on the season to 60.
An error by the Rangers led to a run in the bottom of the fifth. And Schaal added a two run homer.
Nelson led off the top of the sixth with his own home run.
Jim Shellenback took over pitching duties for the Rangers with one out in the bottom of the sixth.
After six: Kansas City 6 Texas 1.
Casey Cox came in to pitch the seventh.
In the end, the Royals out-hit Texas 16-6.
Final score: Kansas City 6 Texas 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Paul Schaal 4 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 4 New York 2 Game 1
New York 1 Cleveland 0 Game 2
Milwaukee 4 Boston 1
Baltimore 4 Detroit 3
Minnesota 7 Chicago 1 Game 1
Chicago 5 Minnesota 3 Game 2
Oakland 3 California 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 9 Montreal 8 13 innings
Philadelphia 7 St Louis 1
Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 0
Atlanta 4 Houston 2
San Diego 5 Cincinnati 4 10 innings
Los Angeles 2 San Francisco 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Paul Schaal Kansas City Royals 4 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R, 3 BB
2. Carlos May Chicago White Sox 3 for 4, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R, 4 BB
3. Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, W
Also of note, Pittsburgh SP Gary Gentry pitched a complete game shutout. Milwaukee CF Dave May had his hit streak end at 20 games.
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