Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
September 2, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1983 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 0, Texas Rangers 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 4 0 0 0
Sheridan cf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Roberts rf 4 0 2 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Davis lf 2 0 0 0
Concepcion 2b 3 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Sample lf 4 1 0 0
Bell 3b 3 1 1 0
  Anderson 3b 0 0 0 0
Wright cf 4 1 2 3
Parrish rf 3 0 0 0
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Hostetler dh 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 1 2 0
Sundberg c 3 1 1 0
Tolleson 2b 3 2 2 2
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 5
Kansas City 000 000 000061
Texas 000 040 30x781
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (10-7) 6.1 7 6 4 3 1
  Armstrong   1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
5
3
2
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (12-12) 9.0 6 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
7

  E–Aikens (10), Bell (15).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City Brett (35,off Hough), Texas Dent (13,off Splittorff); G Wright (24,off Splittorff); Sundberg (13,off Splittorff).  HR–Texas G Wright (16,7th inning off Armstrong 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Tolleson (32,2nd base off Splittorff/Slaught).  WP–Splittorff (3).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:16.  A–8,515.
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