Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
August 31, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1982 at Royals 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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Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wright cf 5 1 2 1
Sample lf 5 1 1 0
Bell 3b 5 0 1 1
  Stein 3b 0 0 0 0
Parrish rf 5 1 3 1
Hostetler 1b 3 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 1 2 1
Sundberg c 3 1 1 1
Richardt 2b 3 0 1 1
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 1 0
Washington ss 2 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
White 2b 1 0 0 0
Martin rf 3 0 1 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
  Slaught c 0 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Castro p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Texas 040 000 2006120
Kansas City 000 000 000030
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (12-11) 9.0 3 0 0 4 4
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (4-5) 1.2 4 4 4 1 1
  Castro   5.1 5 2 2 2 5
  Hood   2.0 3 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  PB–Sundberg 2 (14).  2B–Texas Sundberg (17,off Black); Hostetler (10,off Hood), Kansas City McRae (37,off Hough).  SF–Richardt (3,off Black).  CS–Hostetler (2,Home by Castro/Wathan); Washington (5,2nd base by Hough/Sundberg).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:42.  A–20,425.
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