The Royals erupted for six runs in the third inning and went on to a 14-1 rout of the Rangers. K.C. sent 11 men to the plate in their big inning, scoring on singles by George Brett, Amos Otis and Hal McRae, two-run triple by Jerry Martin and sacrifice fly by Willie Aikens. Paul Splittorff, who went eight innings, retired 18 of the last 20 batters he faced. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 14, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1982 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals       0  0  6    0  0  3    0  3  2  -  14 19  0
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             6   1   1   0     0   2   .318      Sample lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Wathan c              4   2   0   0     2   0   .264      Wright cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254
Brett 3b              6   2   2   2     0   2   .281      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
  Pryor 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .368      L. Johnson dh         3   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Otis cf               4   2   2   1     1   0   .308      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .306
  Geronimo cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .391      Hostetler 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McRae dh              5   2   5   3     1   0   .345      Parrish rf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .163
Martin rf             5   2   3   3     1   1   .298      Richardt 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Aikens 1b             4   1   1   2     1   0   .245      Flynn ss              3   0   1   1     0   0   .218
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Washington ph,ss    2   0   0   1     0   0   .185        Butcher p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss,2b      5   1   3   1     0   1   .321        Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Darwin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45  14  19  13     6   7             Totals               29   1   4   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 19,532
Left on Base: Royals 11, Rangers 2
DP: Royals 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell, Hostetler
Doubles: Parrish (3), Flynn (4)
Triples: Martin (1)
Caught Stealing: Otis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (3)
GIDP: Aikens (6), Bell (4), Sundberg (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(3-4)       8     4   1   1   1   2   0  27   3.15
Hood                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   3   0  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(0-6)        2.2   7   6   4   1   4   0  16   5.62
Butcher                 3     7   3   3   3   2   0  18   9.00
Comer                   2.1   3   3   1   1   0   0  12   3.86
Darwin                  1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   2.86
Totals                  9    19  14  10   6   7   0  52

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


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

RANGERS 1ST: Sample lined to third; Wright walked; Bell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wright out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to center; Otis was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); McRae walked; Martin
struck out; Aikens singled to right [McRae to second]; White
forced Aikens (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: L. Johnson singled to right; Sundberg grounded into
a double play (pitcher to second to first) [L. Johnson out at
second]; Hostetler flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Wilson singled to right;
Wathan reached on an error by Bell [Wilson to third]; Brett
singled to right [Wilson scored (unearned), Wathan to third];
Otis singled to left [Wathan scored, Brett to second]; McRae
singled to center [Brett scored, Otis to second]; Martin tripled
to right [Otis scored, McRae scored]; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Martin scored (unearned)]; BUTCHER REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); White singled; Concepcion singled to left [White to
second]; Wilson struck out; 6 R (4 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Parrish doubled to right; Richardt grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Parrish to third]; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Parrish scored]; On a bunt Sample popped
to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Rangers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to left; Brett grounded out (second
to first); Otis lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Wright grounded out (third to first); Bell singled
to center; L. Johnson lined to shortstop; Sundberg flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to right; Martin singled to center
[McRae to second]; Aikens grounded into a double play (second to
first) [McRae to third, Martin out at second]; White was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hostetler flied out to right; Parrish grounded out
(third to first); Richardt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Concepcion singled to left; Wilson grounded out
(second to first) [Concepcion to second]; Wathan grounded out
(second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Brett singled to right
[Concepcion scored]; Otis walked [Brett to second]; McRae
singled to center [Brett scored, Otis to second]; Martin walked
[Otis to third, McRae to second]; Aikens walked [Otis scored,
McRae to third, Martin to second]; COMER REPLACED BUTCHER
(PITCHING); WASHINGTON BATTED FOR WHITE; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 9, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CONCEPCION
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Flynn doubled to left; Sample
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wright made an out to
shortstop; Bell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
9, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); Wathan walked; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: L. Johnson struck out; Sundberg lined to left;
Hostetler was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 9, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis lined to right; McRae singled to second; Martin
singled to right [McRae to second]; Aikens reached on an error
by Hostetler [McRae scored (no RBI), Martin to third];
Washington grounded out (first to pitcher) [Martin scored
(unearned), Aikens to second]; Concepcion singled to left
[Aikens scored (unearned)]; Wilson grounded out (third to
first); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 12, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Parrish flied
out to left; Richardt flied out to right; Flynn flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 9TH: DARWIN REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Wathan walked;
Brett was called out on strikes; Geronimo singled to right
[Wathan to third]; McRae singled to right [Wathan scored,
Geronimo to third]; Martin grounded out (third to first)
[Geronimo scored, McRae to second]; Aikens grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 14, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: PRYOR REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); HOOD REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Sample grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wright lined to center; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 14, Rangers 1.
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