Rangers @ Royals
August 31, 1980

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Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 3 9 1
Royals 3 5 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Rangers 3 9 1
Royals 3 5 0

Hal McRae Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .313
OBP .500 .361
At Bats 3 371
Hits 1 116
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 35
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 66

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 8
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Royals Stadium - August 31, 1980
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Intentional Walk
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Mike Richardt
Dave Roberts
Pepe Frias
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Billy Sample
Hal McRae
U L Washington
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

McRae is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Wilson bunts towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardt covering, for the out. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pat Putnam now playing first base. U L Washington pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks. Washington takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Pat Putnam pinch hits for John Ellis. Putnam hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Putnam reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Zisk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sample hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Quirk. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Richardt applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 7 Richardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pete LaCock now playing first base. Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pete LaCock pinch runs for Willie Aikens. Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt misplays the ball. That's an error on Richardt.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Willie Wilson now playing center field. Jose Cardenal now playing left field. Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mulliniks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Quirk moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 5 White takes first base on ball four. Quirk moves to second.
Bottom 5 Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Otis. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 5 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frias bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardt moves to second.
Top 5 Richardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mulliniks hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivers. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Bottom 4 There goes White. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sample hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jamie Quirk now catching. Frias strikes out.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 2 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes White. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 2 Jamie Quirk pinch runs for John Wathan. White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Wathan is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Richardt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hurdle hits a popup towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis is hit by the pitch. McRae moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 1 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first, with Clay covering, for the out.
Top 1 Zisk strikes out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sample hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.