Mickey Rivers singled in two unearned runs in the 11th inning to give the Rangers a 7-5 victory over the Royals, who lost although George Brett rapped three singles in six trips to raise his average to .406. Starting the 11th, Dave Roberts grounded to U.L. Washington and was safe when Royals first baseman Pete LaCock dropped the shortstop's throw.

Jim Sundberg then bunted and when Royals catcher Darrell Porter threw wild, Roberts wound up at third and Sundberg took second. The next two batters were retired before Rivers came through with his single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    30, 1980 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  -   7 14  0
Royals       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  -   5 17  4


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             6   0   2   2     0   0   .327      Wilson lf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .329
Sample rf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .222      Washington ss         5   2   2   1     1   1   .275
  Norris rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      G. Brett 3b           6   0   3   1     0   0   .406
Oliver lf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .311      McRae dh              6   1   3   0     0   0   .313
Zisk dh               5   0   2   0     0   1   .291      Otis cf               6   1   2   2     0   2   .260
  Medich pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wathan c              4   0   3   0     0   1   .306
Ellis 1b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .245        Porter ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   1   .272
  Putnam 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Roberts 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .244        Mulliniks pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .275        Chalk ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Richardt 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Cardenal rf           2   1   2   0     1   0   .226
Frias ss              5   1   2   0     0   1   .241        Hurdle ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   1   .307
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Concepcion pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quirk rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
                                                            LaCock ph,1b        1   0   1   0     1   0   .193
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   7  14   7     0   4             Totals               47   5  17   4     4  10

Time of Game: 3:17   Attendance: 34,557
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Royals 13
DP: Rangers 2, Royals 1
Errors: Washington 2, Porter, LaCock
Doubles: Richardt (1), Oliver (32), Cardenal (1), McRae (35)
Triples: Washington (9)
Home Runs: Ellis (1)
Caught Stealing: Sundberg (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (6)
GIDP: Zisk (16), Aikens 2 (19)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 6.2  12   3   3   1   2   0  31   3.43
Darwin                  1.2   2   2   2   3   3   0  10   2.46
Johnson W(2-2)          2.2   3   0   0   0   5   0  10   3.04
Totals                 11    17   5   5   4  10   0  51

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                   10    13   5   2   0   4   1  41   2.28
Quisenberry L(10-5)     1     1   2   0   0   0   0   6   2.64
Totals                 11    14   7   2   0   4   1  47

Wild Pitches: Gura (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dan Morrison


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers singled to left; Sample reached on an error
by Washington [Rivers to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's
choice [Rivers out at home (pitcher to catcher), Sample to
third]; Zisk struck out; Ellis homered (unearned) [Sample scored
(unearned), Oliver scored (unearned)]; Roberts grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to left; Sundberg was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Debut game for Mike
Richardt; Richardt reached on an error by Washington; Frias
struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae popped to second; Otis flied out to center;
Wathan singled to center; Aikens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample lined to left; Oliver singled to right; Zisk
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Oliver out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Cardenal doubled to left; White lined to left;
Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington singled to
center [Cardenal scored]; G. Brett singled to left [Washington
to second]; McRae lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Ellis lined to center; Roberts flied out to right;
Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis singled to left; Wathan singled to right [Otis
to third]; Aikens grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Otis scored, Wathan out at second];
Cardenal singled to left; White struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Richardt flied out to left; Frias singled to left;
Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Frias to second]; Sample
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
flied out to center; G. Brett singled to center; McRae singled
to left [G. Brett to second]; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver struck out; Zisk singled to third; Ellis
singled to right [Zisk to second]; Roberts singled to third
[Zisk out at third (third unassisted), Ellis to second];
Richie Zisk overran 3B; Sundberg forced Roberts (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan singled to left; Aikens grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at
second]; Cardenal walked; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Richardt doubled to left; On a bunt Frias singled
[Richardt to third]; Rivers popped to shortstop; Sample was
called out on strikes; Oliver doubled [Richardt scored, Frias
scored]; Zisk popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
tripled; G. Brett grounded out (second to first) [Washington
scored]; McRae singled to left; DARWIN REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Otis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5,
Royals 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Ellis flied out to left; Roberts flied out to
center; Sundberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan was called out on strikes; Aikens walked;
HURDLE BATTED FOR CARDENAL; MULLINIKS RAN FOR AIKENS; Hurdle
struck out; LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock walked [Mulliniks to
second]; Wilson forced LaCock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 3.

RANGERS 9TH: MULLINIKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HURDLE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
Richardt popped to catcher in foul territory; Frias flied out to
left; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: NORRIS REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING RF); PUTNAM REPLACED
ELLIS (PLAYING 1B); Washington walked; G. Brett popped to
shortstop in foul territory; McRae doubled to right [Washington
to third]; Otis singled [Washington scored, McRae scored];
JOHNSON REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); PORTER BATTED FOR WATHAN;
Porter struck out; CHALK BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Chalk struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

RANGERS 10TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CHALK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Norris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliver grounded out (third to first); Zisk singled to second;
MEDICH RAN FOR ZISK; Gura threw a wild pitch [Medich to second];
Putnam singled to center [Medich out at home (center to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: MEDICH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hurdle singled
to center; CONCEPCION RAN FOR HURDLE; On a bunt LaCock singled
[Concepcion to second]; Debut game for Onix Concepcion;
Wilson struck out; Washington struck out; G. Brett singled to
shortstop [Concepcion out at home (shortstop to catcher), LaCock
to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Royals 5.

RANGERS 11TH: QUIRK REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING RF);
QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Roberts reached on an
error by LaCock; Sundberg reached on an error by Porter on a
sacrifice bunt [Roberts to third, Sundberg to second]; Richardt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Frias grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rivers singled to center [Roberts scored (unearned),
Sundberg scored (unearned)]; Norris forced Rivers (shortstop to
second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 11TH: McRae flied out to center; Otis struck out; Porter
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 5.