Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
September 1, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wright cf 5 1 1 2
Sample lf 5 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 2 1 1
Parrish rf 3 1 0 0
Hostetler 1b 4 1 1 1
Johnson dh 3 1 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 1
Richardt 2b 3 0 1 1
Dent ss 3 1 2 1
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 6 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 1 1 1
Brett 3b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 2 0 0 0
  Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
Wathan c 3 0 1 0
  Slaught c 1 0 1 1
White 2b 0 1 0 0
  Hammond ph 1 0 0 0
  Concepcion 2b 2 0 0 0
Martin rf 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Texas 002 410 000760
Kansas City 002 000 001363
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  W (1-1) 9.0 6 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (9-8) 3.0 3 6 6 2 0
  Armstrong   4.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Quisenberry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hood   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
7
7
3
2

  E–Wilson (3), Brett (11), Wathan (9).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Hostetler (11,off Splittorff), Kansas City Washington (12,off Smithson); Brett (28,off Smithson); Slaught (5,off Smithson).  HR–Texas Wright (7,3rd inning off Splittorff 1 on, 2 out); Bell (13,5th inning off Armstrong 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Sundberg (1,off Armstrong); Richardt (4,off Armstrong).  HBP–Bell (2,by Splittorff); White (2,by Smithson); Otis (2,by Smithson).  SB–Parrish (4,2nd base off Armstrong/Wathan); White (9,2nd base off Smithson/Sundberg).  HBP–Smithson 2 (2,White,Otis); Splittorff (2,Bell).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:40.  A–18,201.
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