Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 22, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1987 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 8, Texas Rangers 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 0
Seitzer 3b 5 1 2 0
Beniquez dh 5 0 1 2
Tartabull rf 5 2 3 4
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Jackson lf 5 1 1 1
Salazar ss 4 1 2 0
Balboni 1b 3 1 0 0
Quirk c 3 1 2 1
Leibrandt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower cf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 3 0 1 0
Sierra rf 4 0 1 0
Incaviglia lf 4 1 1 0
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 3 0 0 1
Slaught c 3 0 1 0
Buechele 3b 3 0 0 0
Kunkel 2b 3 0 0 0
Loynd p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Kansas City 220 002 0028120
Texas 000 000 100141
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leibrandt  W (6-2) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Loynd  L (1-1) 5.0 6 6 5 5 6
  Russell   3.0 4 0 0 0 1
  Harris   1.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
5
9

  E–Brower (4).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Slaught (5,off Leibrandt); Incaviglia (6,off Leibrandt); Sierra (7,off Leibrandt).  HR–Kansas City Tartabull 2 (6,1st inning off Loynd 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Harris 1 on, 1 out); B Jackson (7,6th inning off Loynd 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Wilson (8,2nd base off Loynd/Slaught).  WP–Leibrandt 2 (4).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:36.  A–28,609.
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