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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 28, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on August 28, 1980 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,944 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Mark Johnson |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 28, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Gale
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Gale
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gale
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aikens vs. Jenkins
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Aikens reaches second base with a double. Brett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Jenkins
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Jenkins
Otis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Otis reaches second base with a double. Aikens scores. Porter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Jenkins
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Jenkins
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Rajsich
Dave Rajsich now pitching.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Gale
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Gale
Putnam hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Gale
Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Gale
Sundberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rajsich
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rajsich
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rajsich
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Gale
Frias hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Gale
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frias moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Gale
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frias scores. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Gale
Bell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Bell reaches second base with a double. Wills scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Gale
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hurdle throws the ball in to White who tags Zisk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oliver scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Putnam vs. Gale
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Rajsich
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Rajsich
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rajsich
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Gale
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Gale
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frias vs. Gale
Frias bunts towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out. Grubb moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grubb scores. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wills vs. Gale
Wills hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Wills reaches second base with a double. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Twitty
Jeff Twitty now pitching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Rajsich
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rajsich
White bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Rajsich
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Rajsich
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Rajsich
McRae hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brett vs. Rajsich
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Twitty
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Twitty
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Twitty fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Twitty
Putnam hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Twitty
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Twitty
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Twitty
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Rajsich
Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Rajsich
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rajsich
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 7 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Twitty
Rivers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Twitty
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Twitty
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Pattin
Putnam hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Rajsich
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rajsich
White hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rajsich
Washington hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Rajsich
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Pattin
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Pattin
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Pattin
Frias hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rajsich
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rajsich
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Rajsich
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Pattin
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Pattin
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Pattin
Oliver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White catches it and throws to third to double up Rivers. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Rajsich
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rajsich
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Rajsich
John Wathan pinch hits for Clint Hurdle.
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pattin
John Wathan now playing right field.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Pattin
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rajsich
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Rajsich
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rajsich
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Rajsich
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1980 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 1 2 2 Wilson W, lf 5 1 3 1
Wills B, 2b 5 2 4 1 McRae H, dh 5 0 1 0
Oliver A, lf 5 2 2 3 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 1
Bell B, 3b 5 0 2 1 Aikens W, 1b 4 1 1 1
Zisk R, dh 4 1 1 1 Porter D, c 3 1 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 5 1 1 2 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 2
Grubb J, rf 3 1 1 0 Hurdle C, rf 2 1 1 0
Sundberg J, c 4 1 1 0 Wathan J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Frias P, ss 3 1 1 0 White F, 2b 3 0 1 1
Washington U, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 10 15 10 35 6 10 6
Texas 003 223 000 -- 10
Kansas City 500 100 000 -- 6
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F 0.1 5 5 5 2 0
Rajsich D (W) 8.2 5 1 1 0 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gale R 3.2 8 5 5 2 1
Twitty J (L)* 1.1 6 5 5 0 0
Pattin M 4.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
DP -- Texas 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- Wilson W, Aikens W, Otis A, Bell B, Wills B, Washington U, Rivers M
HR -- Putnam P, Rivers M, Oliver A
SH -- Frias P, White F
T -- 2:34
A -- 25944
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