Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 23, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1982 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Washington ss 4 1 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 1
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Hammond rf 4 1 1 0
Martin lf 4 0 1 0
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 4 0 3 1
Pryor 3b 3 0 1 0
  May ph 0 0 0 0
  Concepcion pr 0 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wright cf 3 1 1 1
Sample lf 5 1 0 0
Bell 3b 3 0 2 3
Hostetler 1b 4 0 1 0
Parrish rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 1
Richardt 2b 3 1 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 1 0
Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Kansas City 000 001 0012103
Texas 001 000 04x580
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   6.0 5 1 1 2 1
  Armstrong  L (4-5) 1.2 2 3 2 3 2
  Quisenberry   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
3
5
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt  W (4-4) 8.1 10 2 2 2 4
  Darwin  SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–Washington (19), White 2 (12).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Martin (19,off Schmidt), Texas Bell (25,off Quisenberry).  HR–Texas Sundberg (8,8th inning off Armstrong 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wright 2 (5,off Blue,off Armstrong).  IBB–Bell (7,by Armstrong).  SB–Wathan (30,2nd base off Schmidt/Sundberg); Washington (14,2nd base off Schmidt/Sundberg); Richardt (6,2nd base off Armstrong/Wathan).  WP–Armstrong (6).  IBB–Armstrong (3,Bell).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:43.  A–8,996.
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