Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
August 25, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1983 at Royals 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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Texas Rangers 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tolleson 2b 3 1 2 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Wright cf 4 0 1 0
Parrish dh 4 0 1 0
Rivers lf 3 0 0 0
Sample rf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Sundberg c 0 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Davis lf 4 1 1 0
Wathan 1b 3 0 0 1
Brett 3b 3 1 2 1
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Otis rf 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 3 0
Roberts cf 3 0 0 0
  Sheridan cf 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 3 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Texas 100 000 000160
Kansas City 100 110 00x380
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (2-4) 8.0 8 3 3 2 5
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (2-2) 7.0 5 1 1 1 0
  Quisenberry  SV (35) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
1

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, Kansas City 2.  3B–Kansas City Davis (1,off Matlack).  HR–Kansas City Brett (22,1st inning off Matlack 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Wathan (2,off Matlack).  SB–Tolleson 2 (29,2nd base off Rasmussen/Slaught 2); White (11,2nd base off Matlack/Johnson).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:15.
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