Kansas City Royals 0 – 3 Texas Rangers
29 June 1973 · ARL01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Jim Bibby | 1 in 193 games |
| 20 | final score 3–0 | 1 in 50 games | |
| 1 | 2 walks | Freddie Patek | 1 in 23 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Steve Hovley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Mayberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Piniella | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cookie Rojas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schaal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Healy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Littell | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Toby Harrah | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rico Carty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Spencer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vic Harris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jeff Burroughs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ken Suarez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mason | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bibby | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |