Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 19, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1986 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 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 2
Smith lf 3 1 1 0
  Jones rf 0 0 0 0
Law rf,lf 5 0 1 1
Brett 3b 4 0 2 2
White 2b 5 1 1 1
Orta dh 2 1 0 0
  McRae ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 5 0 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 0 0
Salazar ss 3 1 1 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 1 2 1
O'Brien 1b 3 1 0 0
Incaviglia rf 4 2 3 2
Parrish dh 4 0 1 1
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Harrah 2b 3 0 0 0
Buechele 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 3 0 0 0
  Wright G. ph 1 0 0 0
Witt p 0 0 0 0
  Wright R. p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Kansas City 100 300 020690
Texas 000 102 010460
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  W (2-4) 6.0 4 3 3 3 8
  Farr  SV (3) 3.0 2 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
12
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Witt  L (2-3) 6.0 4 4 4 6 2
  Wright   1.2 4 2 2 1 0
  Mahler   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
3

  E–None.  2B–Texas Incaviglia (6,off Gubicza).  HR–Kansas City White (4,4th inning off Witt 0 on, 0 out), Texas Incaviglia (8,4th inning off Gubicza 0 on, 1 out); Ward (2,8th inning off Farr 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Wilson (4,by Witt).  SB–Wilson (8,2nd base off Witt/Porter); Parrish (1,2nd base off Gubicza/Sundberg).  WP–Gubicza 3 (6).  HBP–Witt (1,Wilson).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:07.  A–28,300.
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