Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
May 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1987 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 4, Texas Rangers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 0 0
Seitzer 3b 4 0 2 0
Beniquez dh 4 0 0 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 2 1
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson lf 4 1 0 0
Salazar ss 4 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 2 2 3
Quirk c 4 0 1 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower cf 3 1 2 1
  McDowell ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 1 1 1
Sierra rf 5 1 3 0
Incaviglia lf 3 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 1 2 2
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 3 1 2 1
Buechele 3b 4 1 0 0
Kunkel 2b 1 0 0 0
  Browne ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 5
Kansas City 100 000 102472
Texas 102 111 00x6111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Black  L (2-1) 3.2 7 4 3 2 0
  Gumpert   3.1 3 2 1 1 4
  Farr   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
4
4
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (4-1) 9.0 7 4 4 1 9
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
9

  E–Tartabull (2), Salazar (3), Fletcher (5).  DP–Texas 1.  PB–Quirk (3); Slaught (4).  HR–Kansas City Balboni 2 (5,7th inning off Hough 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Hough 1 on, 2 out), Texas Brower (3,1st inning off Black 0 on, 0 out); Parrish (10,3rd inning off Black 1 on, 1 out); Slaught (6,5th inning off Gumpert 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Wilson (3,by Hough).  SH–Kunkel (1,off Black).  SB–Wilson (9,2nd base off Hough/Slaught); McDowell (5,2nd base off Farr/Quirk).  CS–Browne (4,2nd base by Farr/Quirk).  HBP–Hough (4,Wilson).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:52.  A–35,133.
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