Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
June 6, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1980 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 4, Texas Rangers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 2 2 0
Washington ss 5 1 2 2
Brett 3b 4 1 3 1
Otis cf 3 0 2 1
Porter dh 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Torres rf 3 0 0 0
  Chalk ph 1 0 0 0
  Hurdle rf 0 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Christenson p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliver lf 3 0 1 0
Ellis 1b 2 0 0 0
  Norris pr,1b 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0
Zisk dh 4 0 2 0
Sample rf 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 0
Roberts 3b 4 1 2 2
Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0
  Walton ph 1 0 1 0
  Frias pr,ss 1 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 030 1004110
Texas 020 000 000270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (4-3) 6.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Christenson   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Quisenberry  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (3-2) 9.0 11 4 4 3 9
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
9

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 2.  2B–Kansas City Wilson (10,off Matlack); G Brett (11,off Matlack), Texas Roberts (2,off Splittorff).  HR–Texas Roberts (2,2nd inning off Splittorff 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Wathan (6,2nd base off Matlack/Sundberg); Wilson (23,2nd base off Matlack/Sundberg).  WP–Quisenberry (1).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:37.  A–26,367.
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