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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 29, 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 29, 1980 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Russ Goetz |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | 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 |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| 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 29, 1980
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
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, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Figueroa
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Figueroa
There goes White. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Frias applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Leonard
Frias hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills 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 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Figueroa
There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Figueroa covering, for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Figueroa
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
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Figueroa
Aikens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens juggles the ball. That's an error on Aikens. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frias vs. Leonard
Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Figueroa
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Figueroa
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
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills 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, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Putnam for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Figueroa
Dave Roberts now playing third base.
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Leonard
Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Figueroa
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Figueroa
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Babcock
Bob Babcock now pitching.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Babcock
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. Wilson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills misplays the ball. That's an error on Wills. Wilson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Lyle
Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Roberts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Lyle
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, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lyle
Otis bunts towards the mound. Lyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Lyle
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Lyle
White strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Lyle
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Lyle
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle moves to third. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McRae vs. Lyle
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hurdle scores. Washington moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Lyle
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
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 -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Grubb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Leonard
Jim Norris pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
Norris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Wills 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1980 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 5 0 1 1 Wilson W, lf 5 1 2 0
Wills B, 2b 5 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 2 3 4
Oliver A, lf 3 1 1 1 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 1
Bell B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0
Roberts D, 3b 1 0 1 0 Aikens W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Staub R, dh 4 0 1 0 LaCock P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Putnam P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 0
Grubb J, rf 3 1 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 3 1 1 0
Sundberg J, c 3 1 1 1 White F, 2b 4 1 2 0
Frias P, ss 3 0 0 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 2 1
Norris J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 6 3 37 7 14 6
Texas 000 001 002 -- 3
Kansas City 200 010 22x -- 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (L) 6.1 9 5 4 1 1
Babcock B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lyle S 1.1 5 2 2 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 8.2 6 3 3 4 2
Quisenberry D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Aikens W, Hurdle C, Wills B
LOB -- Texas 8, Kansas City 8
2B -- Bell B, Brett G, Staub R, Roberts D, Sundberg J
HR -- McRae H 2, Brett G, Oliver A
SB -- Wilson W 2
CS -- White F
SF -- McRae H
T -- 2:29
A -- 32781
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