Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 17, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1984 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 6, Texas Rangers 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Sheridan rf 5 2 2 1
Brett 3b 5 0 1 2
Orta dh 5 1 2 2
Iorg lf 3 1 1 0
  Jones lf 0 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 5 0 1 0
  Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0
Slaught c 5 0 2 0
Pryor 2b 5 1 2 1
Biancalana ss 4 0 0 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 13 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Sample lf 5 2 2 0
Ward cf 4 2 3 0
Bell 3b 5 1 2 1
Parrish rf 4 1 2 2
O'Brien 1b 5 1 2 3
Wright dh 4 0 1 1
Scott c 3 0 1 0
  Tolleson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Kunkel ss 3 1 1 1
  Rivers ph 1 0 0 0
  Yost c 0 0 0 0
Wilkerson 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Noles p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 14 8
Kansas City 003 002 1006131
Texas 202 001 0038144
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen   2.1 7 4 4 1 2
  Wills   4.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Quisenberry  L (4-3) 1.2 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.2
14
8
8
2
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Noles   3.0 4 3 3 1 3
  McLaughlin   2.2 5 2 2 1 3
  Henke   2.1 4 1 1 0 1
  Schmidt  W (6-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
2
7

  E–Iorg (3).  2B–Kansas City Wilson (11,off Noles); Sheridan (18,off McLaughlin); Brett (20,off Henke), Texas Bell (28,off Saberhagen); Parrish (33,off Saberhagen); G Wright (10,off Saberhagen).  HR–Kansas City Orta (6,3rd inning off Noles 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Parrish (2,off Quisenberry).  SB–Sheridan (17,2nd base off Noles/Scott); Sample (12,2nd base off Quisenberry/Slaught).  CS–Ward (3,2nd base by Wills/Slaught).  WP–Noles (3).  T–2:51.  A–17,799.
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