Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 16, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1984 at Arlington 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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Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Jones rf 5 0 3 1
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
  Pryor 3b 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
Motley lf 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 0
Balboni 1b 3 2 1 1
  Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 1 1 4
Biancalana ss 4 0 0 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Sample lf 4 2 3 0
Ward cf 4 0 0 1
Bell 3b 4 0 2 2
Parrish rf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 1 0
Wright dh 4 0 0 0
Scott c 3 0 0 0
Kunkel ss 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Tolleson 2b 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b,ss 2 1 0 0
Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Kansas City 000 024 0006111
Texas 000 102 000360
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (7-5) 6.0 5 3 3 1 3
  Huismann   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry  SV (32) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mason  L (8-10) 6.0 11 6 6 1 4
  Stewart   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Henke   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
9

  E–Motley (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City White (13,off Mason).  HR–Kansas City Balboni (19,5th inning off Mason 0 on, 0 out); Slaught (3,6th inning off Mason 3 on, 1 out).  IBB–Balboni (3,by Mason).  SB–Wilson (32,2nd base off Mason/Scott).  IBB–Mason (3,Balboni).  T–2:18.  A–9,521.
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