Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 20, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 5, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 6 0 1 0
McRae dh 6 2 3 0
Brett 3b 3 2 3 2
Porter c 3 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 5 0 0 1
Otis cf 6 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 4 0 0 0
  Wathan ph,rf 2 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
  Quirk ph 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks 2b 0 0 0 0
  Chalk ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 5 1 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 9 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 3 0
Wills 2b 3 0 1 0
Oliver lf 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Zisk dh 5 0 0 0
Ellis 1b 4 0 1 0
  Putnam 1b 1 0 0 0
Sample rf 4 1 1 0
  Norris ph 1 0 0 0
Sundberg c 5 0 1 0
Frias ss 1 0 0 0
  Roberts ph,ss 3 1 1 2
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Clay p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 9 3
Kansas City 101 010 000 002590
Texas 100 020 000 000391
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   9.0 7 3 3 1 5
  Quisenberry  W (10-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Martin  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
9
3
3
2
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Clay   9.1 8 3 3 3 3
  Johnson  L (0-2) 2.0 1 2 2 3 1
  Darwin   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
9
5
5
6
5

  E–Clay (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae 2 (33,off Clay,off Johnson); Porter (11,off Clay), Texas Rivers (28,off Gura); Ellis (7,off Gura).  HR–Kansas City G Brett (15,3rd inning off Clay 0 on, 2 out), Texas Roberts (6,5th inning off Gura 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Aikens (6,off Johnson); Oliver (8,off Gura).  HBP–Porter (2,by Clay).  IBB–G Brett 2 (12,by Clay,by Johnson); Bell (10,by Quisenberry).  SH–Wills (15,off Gura).  SB–Washington (14,2nd base off Clay/Sundberg).  CS–Rivers (5,2nd base by Gura/Porter).  WP–Clay 3 (4), Darwin (2).  HBP–Clay (1,Porter).  IBB–Quisenberry (10,Bell); Clay (1,G Brett); Johnson (3,G Brett).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:21.  A–16,996.
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