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Sunday June 8, 1980
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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.



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