It Is Still Called Baseball as Rangers Beat Royals, 11-4, in Hall of Fame Game

Toby Harrah hit a grand slam and Gary Ward added a solo homer as the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 11-4, Monday in a loosely played Hall of Fame baseball game.

Two Texas coaches, Art Howe and Joe Ferguson, played in the game. Ricky Wright, the eventual winning pitcher, started the game in right field.

Wright doubled his first time up, then Ferguson replaced Wright in right in the top of the fifth inning. Wright nonetheless batted in the bottom of the fifth and started the sixth as a pitcher.

He gave up a two-run homer to Greg Pryor that put Kansas City in front, 3-1, in the sixth.

But Harrah’s grand slam in the bottom of the sixth and a six-run seventh inning made Wright the winning pitcher.

After Wright left the game as a pitcher, his batting spot came up one more time. The Rangers simply skipped it. No out was charged.

Mike Mason, who is on the disabled list, pitched the first five innings for the Rangers, giving up one run on a homer by George Brett. Mason struck out eight.

Dennis Leonard was Kansas City’s starter and pitched three innings. He gave up Ward’s homer in the first. Jose DeJesus, borrowed from the minors to pitch, relieved Leonard and took the loss.