Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
August 26, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1985 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 2, Kansas City Royals 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 2b 2 0 0 0
  Bannister 2b,1b 1 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 0 0
  Wilkerson 2b 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 2 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 1
Wright rf 4 0 1 1
Buechele 3b 3 0 2 0
  Walker ph 1 0 1 0
Brummer c 2 0 0 0
  Slaught c 2 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 0 1 0
Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 3 3 0
  Motley lf 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 1 0 0
  Jones lf,cf 1 0 1 0
Brett 3b 2 3 1 4
  Pryor 3b 1 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 1 1 2
  Orta ph,dh 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 1
Balboni 1b 2 0 0 0
Leeper rf 4 0 1 2
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 11 9
Texas 200 000 000281
Kansas City 103 203 00x9111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L (1-4) 5.0 9 9 8 6 3
  Harris   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
8
6
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (13-6) 8.0 7 2 0 1 2
  Quisenberry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
0
1
2

  E–Brummer (2), Concepcion (16).  DP–Texas 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Texas Tolleson (6,off Leibrandt); Johnson (17,off Leibrandt), Kansas City Concepcion (5,off Russell); White (18,off Russell).  3B–Texas Buechele (1,off Leibrandt).  HR–Kansas City Brett (21,6th inning off Russell 2 on, 0 out).  SF–White (3,off Russell).  IBB–Brett (28,by Russell).  SB–Wilson 3 (39,2nd base off Russell/Brummer 2,2nd base off Russell/Slaught); Brett (8,2nd base off Russell/Brummer).  IBB–Russell (1,Brett).  T–2:33.  A–28,085.
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