Blasting off with a four-run first inning, the Rangers went on to an 8-2 triumph over the Royals as Charlie Hough recorded his fifth complete game of the season. Texas scored in the first on a two-run single by Johnny Grubb, RBI single by Jim Sundberg and run-scoring groundout by Lamar Johnson. Grubb drilled a solo homer in the fifth and Johnson cracked a two-run round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Friday, May       28, 1982 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Rangers      4  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   8  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .329      Sample lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .244
Wathan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Wright cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .259
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .303      Bass 1b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .175
McRae dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .325      Grubb rf              4   2   3   3     0   0   .343
Aikens 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Sundberg c            2   1   1   1     2   0   .313
Martin rf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .288      L. Johnson dh         4   1   2   3     0   0   .276
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Richardt 2b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .244
Concepcion ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hough p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   1     1   5             Totals               31   8   9   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,721
Left on Base: Royals 6, Rangers 6
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 1
Doubles: McRae (13)
Home Runs: Grubb (2), L. Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (4)
GIDP: Aikens (5), Richardt (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wright (2,by Jackson)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(4-4)            6     7   5   5   3   2   1  27   4.82
Jackson                 2     2   3   3   2   1   1  11   4.33
Totals                  8     9   8   8   5   3   2  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hough W(4-3)            9     9   2   2   1   5   0  35   3.15
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   5   0  35

Passed Balls: Sundberg (4)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1)
Wild Pitches: Frost (4), Jackson (2)
Balks: Jackson (1)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; Wathan struck out;
Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Sample singled to right; On a bunt Wright singled
[Sample to second]; Bell flied out to left; Frost threw a wild
pitch [Sample to third, Wright to second]; Bass walked; Grubb
singled to left [Sample scored, Wright scored, Bass to second];
Sundberg singled to right [Bass scored, Grubb to third]; L.
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grubb scored,
Sundberg to second]; Richardt grounded out (second to first); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis made an out to second; McRae doubled to left;
Aikens lined to second; Martin walked; White struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample
flied out to left; Wright grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bass was
called out on strikes; Grubb singled to right; Sundberg walked
[Grubb to second]; L. Johnson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled; Otis singled to center [Brett to
second]; McRae singled [Brett to third, Otis to second]; Aikens
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Brett scored (no RBI), Otis to third, McRae out at second];
Martin singled to left [Otis scored]; White made an out to
first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Richardt walked; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Richardt to second]; Sample grounded out
(third to first); Wright struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Concepcion singled to left; Wilson was called out on
strikes; Wathan forced Concepcion (pitcher to second) [Wathan to
first]; Brett forced Wathan (shortstop to second) [Brett to
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Bass flied out
to right; Grubb homered; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); On a bunt McRae
singled to pitcher; Aikens flied out to center; Martin was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
[McRae out at second (second unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: L. Johnson singled to left; Richardt grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [L. Johnson out at
second]; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 7TH: On a bunt White singled to pitcher; Concepcion flied
out to left; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [White to second];
Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Sample struck
out; Wright was hit by a pitch; Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Wright to second]; Bass grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis flied
out to left; McRae made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg
walked; Jackson balked [Sundberg to second]; L. Johnson homered
[Sundberg scored]; Richardt walked; Jackson threw a wild pitch
[Richardt to second]; Flynn grounded out (second to first)
[Richardt to third]; Sample singled to center [Richardt scored];
Wright grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 8.

ROYALS 9TH: Aikens flied out to right; Martin grounded out
(catcher to first); White made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 8.