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Lineups and Summary
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 28, 1984
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 28, 1984 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1984 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1984 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,640 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Darryl Motley | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Lynn Jones | Right Fielder |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Onix Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Sample | Center Fielder |
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Dave Hostetler | DH |
| Ned Yost | Catcher |
| Wayne Tolleson | Second Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Shortstop |
| Doug Rader | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 28, 1984
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tanana
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Tanana
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tanana
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Gura
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gura
Ward hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gura
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tanana
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Tanana
There goes White. The throw from Yost and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Tanana
Balboni hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Tanana
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gura
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Gura
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Tanana
Slaught hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Tanana
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tanana
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gura
Yost hits a popup towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Gura
Tolleson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Gura
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Tanana
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Tanana
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tanana
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Gura
Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Gura
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gura
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Motley. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Gura
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Parrish moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hostetler vs. Gura
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Tanana
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tanana
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Tanana
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gura
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Gura
Tolleson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Gura
There goes Tolleson. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Tolleson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Gura
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Gura
Sample hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Tanana
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tanana
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Tanana
Motley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell juggles the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Tanana
There goes Motley. The throw from Yost and he is safe. Motley steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Tanana
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parrish. Brett reaches second base with a double. Motley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Tanana
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gura
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gura
Bell 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 -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards second. White can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Gura
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hostetler vs. Gura
Hostetler strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tanana
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Tanana
Balboni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Tanana
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Tanana
Slaught hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Slaught reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Concepcion vs. Tanana
Concepcion bunts towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones scores. Slaught moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Tanana
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Parrish. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Slaught scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Motley vs. Tanana
Motley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Tanana
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gura
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Gura
Tolleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Gura
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Curt Wilkerson.
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Gura
Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Tobik
Dave Tobik now pitching. Wayne Tolleson now playing shortstop. Alan Bannister now playing second base.
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tobik
White hits a popup in front of the plate. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Tobik
Balboni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Tobik
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaught vs. Tobik
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Gura
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Gura
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Gura
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Wright
Ricky Wright now pitching.
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wright
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Motley vs. Wright
The ball gets by Yost for a passed ball. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Motley vs. Wright
Motley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Wright
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Motley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Wright
Greg Pryor pinch runs for George Brett.
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Wright
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gura
Greg Pryor now playing third base.
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Gura
Hostetler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Gura
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Motley 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 5/28/1984 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 1 Sample B, cf 4 0 1 0
Motley D, lf 4 1 1 1 Ward G, lf 4 0 1 0
Brett G, 3b 5 0 2 1 Bell B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Pryor G, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Parrish L, rf 3 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 3 0 1 1
White F, 2b 5 1 2 1 Hostetler D, dh 4 0 0 0
Balboni S, 1b 4 1 2 1 Yost N, c 4 0 0 0
Jones L, rf 4 1 1 0 Tolleson W, 2b-ss 2 0 1 0
Slaught D, c 4 1 1 0 Wilkerson C, ss 2 0 0 0
Concepcion O, ss 3 1 1 1 Bannister A, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
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38 6 11 6 31 1 6 1
Kansas City 000 001 311 -- 6
Texas 000 100 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F (L) 7.0 6 4 3 2 5
Tobik D 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Wright R 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Bell B
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Texas 6
2B -- Bell B, Brett G, Slaught D, Wilson W
HR -- White F, Balboni S
SB -- White F, Tolleson W, Motley D
SH -- Concepcion O
HBP -- by Gura L (Tolleson W)
PB -- Yost N
T -- 2:25
A -- 15640
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