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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 31, 1986
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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 May 31, 1986 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Mason |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,442 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Rick Reed |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | DH |
| George Wright | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Second Baseman |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Orlando Mercado | Catcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Darryl Motley | Right Fielder |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 31, 1986
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gubicza
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mason
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mason
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Mason
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Mason
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Mason
McRae hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Balboni vs. Mason
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Gubicza
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Gubicza
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gubicza
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Gubicza
There goes Wright. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Mason
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Mason
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Buechele. Sundberg goes all the way around to score. Motley moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Mason
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Motley moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Mason
There go the runners. The throw from Mercado to Buechele. The throw back to home, and Motley is out at the plate. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mason
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gubicza
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Gubicza
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mercado vs. Gubicza
Mercado hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mason
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Mason
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Mason
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. White reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Mason
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Balboni vs. Mason
Balboni takes first base on ball four. Brett scores. White moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Mason
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to home to get White. McRae moves to third. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Motley vs. Mason
Motley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mercado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salazar vs. Mason
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gubicza
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Gubicza
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Gubicza
Wright is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gubicza
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mason
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mason
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Mason
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gubicza
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Gubicza
Buechele hits a line drive into right field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Gubicza
Mercado hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mason
White strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Mason
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Mason
Balboni strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gubicza
O'Brien hits a line drive towards short. Salazar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Gubicza
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Gubicza
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gubicza
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Mason
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motley vs. Mason
Motley hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Mason
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Mason
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field. Jones picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Salazar scores. Wilson moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Mohorcic
Brett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Mohorcic
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Mohorcic
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. Smith scores. White moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Balboni vs. Mohorcic
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching. Lynn Jones now playing left field.
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Farr
Buechele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Farr
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Orlando Mercado.
Petralli hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Farr
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wright
Ricky Wright now pitching. Geno Petralli now catching.
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Wright
Motley hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Wright
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wright
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Farr
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Farr
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Farr covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Farr
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Farr
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Harris
Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Harris
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Black
Buddy Black now pitching. Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Bob Jones. Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Paciorek hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Black
Harrah hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Black
Buechele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Buechele reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Black
Petralli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Balboni. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Black
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Jones 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 5/31/1986 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, cf 5 1 1 1
Fletcher S, ss 3 0 0 0 Smith L, lf 4 3 3 1
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jones L, lf 1 0 0 0
Porter D, dh 3 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Wright G, rf 4 0 1 0 Pryor G, 3b 0 0 0 0
Jones B, lf 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 5 0 1 2
Paciorek T, ph 1 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 1 1
Harrah T, 2b 3 1 1 1 Balboni S, 1b 3 0 0 1
Buechele S, 3b 3 0 2 0 Sundberg J, c 3 2 1 0
Mercado O, c 2 0 0 0 Motley D, rf 4 0 1 0
Petralli G, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 4 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 36 8 12 6
Texas 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City 112 004 00x -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Mason M (L) 5.1 10 7 6 3 2
Mohorcic D 0.2 1 1 0 1 0
Wright R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Harris G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W) 6.0 5 1 1 3 3
Farr S 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Black B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Buechele S, Jones B, Harrah T, Balboni S
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 8, Kansas City 8
2B -- White F, Porter D, Buechele S
HR -- Harrah T
CS -- Wright G, Motley D
T -- 2:37
A -- 34442
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