Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 30, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1985 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 1, Texas Rangers 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 1
Brett 3b 2 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 3 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 1 0
Motley rf 4 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 2 2 0
Harrah 2b 4 1 2 1
O'Brien 1b 4 1 2 2
Wright rf 3 0 1 0
Ward lf 3 0 0 1
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Bannister dh 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 0 2 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 000 010–171
Texas 100 030 00x–491
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (8-14) 4.1 8 4 3 1 4
  Beckwith   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
3
1
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (14-12) 9.0 7 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
2
4
  E–Balboni (11), Ward (6).  DP–Texas 2.  PB–Wathan (1).  2B–Kansas City Wathan (7,off Hough); White (19,off Hough).  SF–Ward (4,off Beckwith).  SB–McDowell (22,2nd base off Black/Wathan).  WP–Hough 2 (8).  T–2:18.  A–14,330.
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