Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 1, Texas Rangers 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
Seitzer 3b 4 1 2 1
Brett 1b 3 0 0 0
Tartabull dh 3 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Quirk c 4 0 1 0
Jones ss 2 0 0 0
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Browne 2b 4 0 1 0
O'Malley 3b 3 0 0 0
Sierra rf 2 1 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 2 1
  Brower pr 0 1 0 0
Incaviglia lf 3 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 1 1 2
McDowell cf 3 0 1 0
Petralli c 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson ss 2 0 0 0
  Porter ph 1 0 0 0
  Fletcher ss 0 0 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
Kansas City 000 001 000151
Texas 000 000 003351
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (9-13) 8.1 5 3 3 4 9
Totals
8.1
5
3
3
4
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (13-8) 9.0 5 1 1 5 13
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
13

  E–Quirk (4), Wilkerson (3).  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  PB–Petralli (13).  2B–Kansas City White (24,off Hough).  HR–Kansas City Seitzer (12,6th inning off Hough 0 on, 0 out), Texas Parrish (26,9th inning off Gubicza 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Wilson (5,by Hough).  SB–B Jackson (9,2nd base off Hough/Petralli); McDowell (17,2nd base off Gubicza/Quirk).  CS–Wilson (8,2nd base by Hough/Petralli).  WP–Gubicza (9).  HBP–Hough (11,Wilson).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:54.  A–23,070.
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