Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
July 23, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1979 at Arlington Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 2 1
Braun dh 3 1 1 0
  Scott ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 1 3 2
Porter c 3 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 1
Cowens rf 3 1 0 0
White 2b 3 1 2 1
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 1
Oliver cf 4 1 2 0
Zisk rf 4 1 1 0
Putnam 1b 4 1 2 3
Gamble dh 3 0 0 0
  Ellis ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 1 0
Grubb lf 3 0 1 0
  Soderholm ph 1 0 1 0
  Roberts pr 0 0 0 0
Norman ss 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Blanks ss 0 0 0 0
  Sample ph 1 0 0 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Kansas City 002 011 0105100
Texas 100 000 0034100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (6-7) 8.0 9 4 4 0 4
  Hrabosky   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Quisenberry  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (10-7) 6.1 9 4 4 4 4
  Rajsich   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Darwin   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Braun (2,off Jenkins); Brett (25,off Jenkins); Wilson (7,off Rajsich).  HR–Kansas City White (6,6th inning off Jenkins 0 on, 0 out), Texas Bell (9,1st inning off Leonard 0 on, 1 out); Putnam (12,9th inning off Leonard 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Otis (5,off Jenkins); White (2,off Rajsich).  SB–Wilson (40,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg); Brett (12,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg).  CS–Wilson (10,2nd base by Jenkins/Sundberg).  WP–Jenkins (2).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:44.  A–24,141.
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