| George Brett's two-run homer off reliever Bob Babcock with two out in the top of the ninth inning broke a 3-3 tie as the Royals extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-4 triumph over the Rangers, who lost their fifth in a row. Dan Quisenberry got the last two outs for his 10th save, but not before Rudty Staub's pinch-double drove in the last Texas run. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Sunday, June 8, 1980 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 5 15 3 Rangers 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .306 Rivers cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Washington ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Wills 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .231 G. Brett 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .333 Oliver lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .305 Porter dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .304 Zisk dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .277 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .196 Staub ph,dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 .377 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Ellis 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .278 McRae ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Putnam 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Sample rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Norris ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Wathan c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .324 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Hurdle rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Roberts 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .214 White ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Frias ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .237 Chalk 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Torres rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Harrelson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Quirk ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 15 5 1 3 Totals 36 4 12 3 4 3 Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 16,179 Left on Base: Royals 8, Rangers 11 DP: Royals 1, Rangers 3 Errors: Washington, Wathan, Chalk, Frias Doubles: G. Brett (12), Staub (6) Home Runs: G. Brett (7) Stolen Bases: Wilson (24), Wills (16) Caught Stealing: Washington (4) Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (2) Sacrifice Flies: Ellis (3) GIDP: Washington (6), White (5), Norris (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 7 9 3 3 2 2 0 32 2.31 Pattin 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.41 Christenson W(3-0) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 5.14 Quisenberry SV(10) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.28 Totals 9 12 4 4 4 3 0 42 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich 7.1 11 3 3 1 2 0 32 4.52 Lyle 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.92 Babcock L(0-1) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 6 5.40 Totals 9 15 5 5 1 3 1 40 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Wilson stole second; Washington reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to second); G. Brett doubled to right; Porter walked; Otis reached on an error by Frias [G. Brett to third, Porter to second]; Aikens flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Rivers struck out; Wills singled to left; Oliver singled to left [Wills to second]; Zisk walked [Wills to third, Oliver to second]; Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wills scored]; Sample flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan struck out; Hurdle struck out; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to center; Roberts forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); Frias singled to left [Roberts to second]; Rivers singled to right [Roberts to third, Frias to second]; Wills forced Rivers (shortstop to second) [Roberts scored, Frias scored (error by Chalk), Wills to second]; Oliver singled to left [Wills out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to center; Washington lined into a double play (left to first) [Wilson out at first]; G. Brett singled to right; Porter singled to center [G. Brett to third]; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 3RD: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Ellis popped to third in foul territory; Sample singled to center; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens flied out to left; Wathan singled to third; Hurdle singled to left [Wathan to second]; Chalk singled to right [Wathan scored, Hurdle to third]; Wilson singled to left [Hurdle stayed at third, Chalk to second]; Washington grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to left; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied out to left; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to left; Zisk singled to center; Ellis forced Zisk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 6TH: Aikens flied out to left; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Sample flied out to center; Sundberg reached on an error by Washington; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sundberg to second]; Frias walked; Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 7TH: Chalk flied out to right; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Wills singled to center; Oliver flied out to left; Wills stole second [Wills to third (error by Wathan)]; Zisk struck out; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 3. ROYALS 8TH: PUTNAM REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter singled to right; Otis singled to center [Porter to second]; LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); MCRAE BATTED FOR AIKENS; McRae singled to right [Porter scored, Otis to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR MCRAE; Wathan singled to center [Otis scored, Terrell to second]; BABCOCK REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR HURDLE; White grounded into a double play (second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TORRES REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING RF); PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Norris singled to right; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Norris to second]; Roberts popped to third; CHRISTENSON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR FRIAS; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 3. ROYALS 9TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARRELSON REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING SS); QUIRK BATTED FOR TORRES; Quirk was called out on strikes; Wilson flied out to center; Washington singled to center; G. Brett homered [Washington scored]; Porter flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills walked; Oliver singled to right [Wills to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); STAUB BATTED FOR ZISK; Staub doubled [Wills scored, Oliver to third]; Putnam was walked intentionally; Norris grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Putnam out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Rangers 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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