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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 19, 1980
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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 19, 1980 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,800 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Jim McKean |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| U L Washington | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
| Jim Frey | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 19, 1980
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Matlack
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Matlack
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Matlack
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Matlack
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Matlack
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Torres. Rivers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Matlack
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 -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Matlack
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Matlack
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Matlack
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Matlack covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Matlack
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
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Leonard
Frias hits a popup towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Matlack
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Matlack
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Matlack
Wathan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Matlack
Aikens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Matlack
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Matlack
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Matlack
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Leonard
Jim Norris pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grubb scores. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Dave Roberts now playing shortstop.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Matlack
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Matlack
There goes Brett. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Roberts applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Matlack
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Matlack
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Matlack
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Matlack
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
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Washington. Roberts scores. Rivers moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Matlack
White hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Matlack
Dave Chalk pinch hits for Rusty Torres.
Chalk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Matlack
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Clint Hurdle now playing right field.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Twitty
Jeff Twitty now pitching. Billy Sample pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
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 -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Twitty
Grubb strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Matlack
Washington hits a popup towards short. Roberts misplays the ball. That's an error on Roberts. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Matlack
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Matlack
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. McRae reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Darwin
Danny Darwin now pitching.
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Darwin
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. Johnson
John Henry Johnson now pitching.
Aikens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Johnson
Rance Mulliniks pinch runs for Willie Aikens.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hurdle vs. Johnson
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Quisenberry
Pete LaCock now playing first base. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Sundberg hits a popup towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Quisenberry
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Dave Roberts.
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Quisenberry
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. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Quisenberry
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1980 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 4 0 0 0 Rivers M, cf 5 0 3 2
Washington U, ss 4 2 1 0 Wills B, 2b 5 0 1 0
Brett G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 1 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 1 2 1 Bell B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 1 2 2 Zisk R, dh 4 0 1 1
Wathan J, c 4 0 1 0 Sample B, pr 0 0 0 0
Aikens W, 1b 4 0 2 1 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks R, pr 0 0 0 0 Grubb J, rf 4 1 1 0
LaCock P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 4 0 1 0
White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Frias P, ss 1 0 0 0
Torres R, rf 2 0 0 0 Norris J, ph 0 0 0 0
Chalk D, ph 1 0 0 0 Roberts D, ss 2 1 0 0
Hurdle C, rf 1 0 0 0 Staub R, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 35 3 8 3
Kansas City 100 000 003 -- 4
Texas 000 010 110 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D 7.1 8 3 2 2 5
Twitty J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Quisenberry D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J 8.1 5 3 2 1 3
Darwin D (L)* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Johnson J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Brett G, Washington U 2, Roberts D
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Texas 8
2B -- Rivers M, McRae H
CS -- Brett G
SH -- Bell B
T -- 2:36
A -- 17800
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