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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 16, 1996
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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 August 16, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Haney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 32,053 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Dave Phillips |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | First Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Craig Paquette | Third Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 16, 1996
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Burkett
Offerman hits a line drive beyond second. McLemore can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Burkett
Goodwin bunts for a double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Burkett
Lockhart hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Haney
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Haney
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Haney
Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Haney
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Burkett
Hamelin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Burkett
Paquette hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Burkett
Tucker takes first base on ball four. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Burkett
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Haney
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Haney
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Haney
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Haney
Elster hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Tucker. Elster reaches second base with a double. Buford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Haney
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elster moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Haney
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Burkett
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Burkett
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Burkett
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haney
Craig Paquette now playing shortstop. Joe Randa now playing third base.
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paquette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haney
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Haney
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tettleton vs. Haney
Tettleton hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores. Palmer tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Haney
Buford hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Tucker. Buford reaches second base with a double. Palmer scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Haney
Elster strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Burkett
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Burkett
Lockhart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Lockhart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hamelin vs. Burkett
Hamelin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Paquette vs. Burkett
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Haney
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Haney
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Haney
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Burkett
Tucker hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Burkett
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Burkett
Damon takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Burkett
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Burkett
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Offerman reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. Damon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Burkett
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haney
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Haney
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Haney
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Burkett
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockhart for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Burkett
Hamelin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Burkett
Paquette hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Burkett
Tucker hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Haney
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Haney
Elster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Haney
McLemore bunts towards the mound. Haney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Burkett
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Burkett
Damon hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Burkett
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Haney
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haney
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Haney
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Paquette fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Burkett
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Burkett
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Kevin Young pinch hits for Keith Lockhart.
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. Stanton
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Paquette vs. Russell
Jeff Russell now pitching.
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Russell's glove, towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Haney
Kevin Young now playing first base. Craig Paquette now playing third base. Joe Randa now playing second base. Jose Offerman now playing shortstop.
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Haney
Tettleton bunts towards the mound. Haney fields it and throws to first for the out. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Huisman
Rick Huisman now pitching. Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Damon Buford.
Hamilton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Huisman
Elster takes first base on ball four. Palmer moves to third. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
McLemore vs. Huisman
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. Palmer scores. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Huisman
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching.
Greer hits a line drive towards short. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Henneman
Darryl Hamilton now playing center field. Mike Henneman now pitching.
Tucker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Hamilton is chasing the ball. Tucker rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Henneman
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Henneman
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Henneman
Randa strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1996 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Offerman J, 1b-ss 4 0 2 2 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 1 1
Goodwin T, cf 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 1 0
Lockhart K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Greer R, lf 5 0 1 0
Young K, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 3 1 1 1
Hamelin B, dh 3 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Paquette C, 3b-ss-3b 4 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 2 2 0
Tucker M, lf 3 1 1 1 Tettleton M, dh 2 0 0 1
Sweeney M, c 4 1 1 0 Buford D, cf 3 1 2 1
Damon J, rf 3 1 0 0 Hamilton D, ph-cf 0 0 0 0
Howard D, ss 1 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 3 0 1 1
Randa J, 3b-2b 3 0 0 0
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31 3 7 3 32 5 10 5
Kansas City 000 020 001 -- 3
Texas 013 000 01x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Haney C (L) 7.1 10 5 5 2 3
Huisman R 0.1 0 0 0 3 0
Jacome J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J (W) 7.1 5 2 2 4 4
Stanton M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Russell J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Henneman M (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Texas 10
2B -- Elster K, Clark W, Buford D, Lockhart K, Offerman J
HR -- Gonzalez J, Tucker M
SH -- Goodwin T, Tettleton M
SF -- Tettleton M
T -- 3:00
A -- 32053
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