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The Rangers collected eight singles in a six-run ninth inning to post a 6-3 triumph over the Royals. The Texans scored all their runs after two were out with Richie Zisk, Rusty Staub, Jim Norris, Jim Sundberg, Tucker Ashford and Pat Putnam poking RBI singles. Reliever Bob Babcock received credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News] Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Monday, June 16, 1980 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 6 12 0 Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Wilson lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .300 Wills 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .238 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Oliver lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .297 McRae dh 3 0 2 1 1 0 .284 Zisk dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .274 Otis cf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .213 Hart pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .366 Wathan rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .317 Frias pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 Aikens 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .262 Sample rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Barranca pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris ph,rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .257 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Sundberg c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .279 Chalk 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Roberts 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashford 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .100 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Putnam ph,1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .260 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Babcock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 6 0 3 Totals 31 3 6 3 3 1 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 39,457 Left on Base: Rangers 4, Royals 5 DP: Rangers 1, Royals 2 Doubles: Wilson (13) Home Runs: Aikens (7) Stolen Bases: Wilson (27), Washington (12), McRae (3) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (4) GIDP: Staub (3), Wathan (10) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 7.2 5 3 3 3 0 1 30 3.38 Babcock W(1-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.59 Lyle SV(7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.29 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 1 1 35 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.31 Quisenberry L(4-3) 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 0 9 3.51 Christenson 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 5.32 Eastwick 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 12 6 6 0 3 0 37 Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Fred Spenn RANGERS 1ST: Rivers lined to third; Wills struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Wilson stole second; Washington flied out to center [Wilson to third]; McRae walked; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson scored]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to left; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Roberts grounded out (third to first); Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Chalk lined to second; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. RANGERS 4TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); Oliver lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Otis walked [McRae to second]; Porter flied out to left; Wathan grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. RANGERS 5TH: Zisk flied out to right; Staub flied out to left; Sample flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Aikens lined to right; White grounded out (second to first); Chalk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Harrelson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington walked; Washington stole second; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. RANGERS 7TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills singled to center; Oliver singled to left [Wills to second]; Zisk lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Oliver out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (third to first); Aikens homered; White flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 8TH: Staub singled to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); NORRIS BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Norris forced Staub (second to shortstop); Sundberg struck out; GRUBB BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ASHFORD REPLACED GRUBB (PLAYING 3B); Chalk flied out to right; Wilson doubled to right; Washington grounded out (third to first); McRae singled to left [Wilson scored]; McRae stole second; BABCOCK REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Otis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3. RANGERS 9TH: PUTNAM BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Putnam singled to left; Rivers struck out; Wills singled to left [Putnam to second]; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher) [Putnam to third, Wills to second]; Zisk singled to third [Putnam scored, Wills to third]; HART RAN FOR ZISK; Staub singled to right [Wills scored, Hart to third]; CHRISTENSON REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); FRIAS RAN FOR STAUB; Norris singled [Hart scored, Frias to second]; Sundberg singled to center [Frias scored, Norris to third]; EASTWICK REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); On a bunt Ashford singled [Norris scored, Sundberg to second]; Putnam singled to right [Sundberg scored, Ashford to second]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: HART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FRIAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LYLE REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Porter flied out to right; Wathan popped to second; Aikens singled to left; BARRANCA RAN FOR AIKENS; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 3. |
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