Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
June 7, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 1 1
  Torres lf 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Porter c 4 1 0 0
Otis cf 4 2 1 0
Aikens 1b 4 2 2 0
  LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 4 1 2 5
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 3 0
Staub dh 4 0 0 0
Zisk rf 4 1 2 0
  Ellis c 0 0 0 0
Putnam 1b 3 0 0 1
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
  Norris rf 1 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 2 1
Harrelson ss 1 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Frias ss 2 0 0 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Rajsich p 0 0 0 0
  Allard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 030 220 000781
Texas 010 001 000281
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  W (2-6) 9.0 8 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (3-4) 4.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Rajsich   0.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Allard   4.1 1 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
6
7

  E–Gale (1), Roberts (5).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Zisk (4,off Gale); Rivers (11,off Gale).  3B–Kansas City Hurdle (1,off Rajsich).  HR–Kansas City Hurdle (5,2nd inning off Perry 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Wilson (5,by Allard).  SF–Putnam (1,off Gale).  SB–White (7,2nd base off Perry/Sundberg).  HBP–Allard (1,Wilson).  U-HP–Nick Bremigan, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:58.  A–24,530.
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