Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 22, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 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 5, Texas Rangers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 1
Orta dh 4 1 2 3
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Law lf 5 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 1 1 1
Quirk 1b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 2 0
Motley rf 4 2 2 0
Salazar ss 2 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
  Black p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 4 1 0 0
Ward lf 5 0 1 1
O'Brien 1b 5 1 1 0
Incaviglia rf 3 1 2 0
Paciorek dh 4 1 2 0
Harrah 2b 3 0 1 2
Buechele 3b 3 0 1 1
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilkerson ss 0 0 0 0
Mercado c 2 0 1 0
Fletcher ss,3b 3 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Kansas City 011 020 0015100
Texas 000 000 301490
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (2-0) 6.2 7 3 3 3 6
  Quisenberry   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Black  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  L (2-2) 8.1 9 5 5 2 5
  Williams   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Orta (2,off Hough); Sundberg (5,off Hough); Motley (7,off Hough).  HR–Kansas City White (5,2nd inning off Hough 0 on, 1 out); Orta (1,3rd inning off Hough 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Salazar 2 (2,off Hough 2); Mercado (1,off D Jackson).  IBB–Brett (7,by Hough).  HBP–Harrah (1,by Quisenberry).  SB–McDowell (9,2nd base off Quisenberry/Sundberg).  WP–D Jackson (1).  HBP–Quisenberry (1,Harrah).  IBB–Hough (1,Brett).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:41.  A–22,064.
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