Wednesday September 1, 1982
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Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1982 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Rangers      0  0  2    4  1  0    0  0  0  -   7  6  0
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  3


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wright cf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .258      Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .344
Sample lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Washington ss         3   1   1   1     1   0   .284
Bell 3b               3   2   1   1     0   0   .308      Brett 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .309
Parrish rf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .260      Otis cf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Hostetler 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .244        Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
L. Johnson dh         3   1   0   0     1   1   .264      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .312
Sundberg c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .241      Aikens 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Richardt 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .240      Wathan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Dent ss               3   1   2   1     1   0   .179        Slaught c           1   0   1   1     0   0   .290
Smithson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              0   1   0   0     0   0   .299
                                                            Hammond ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Concepcion 2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .249
                                                          Martin rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Armstrong p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   6   7     3   2             Totals               32   3   6   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 18,201
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Royals 5
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 0
Errors: Wilson, Brett, Wathan
Doubles: Hostetler (11), Washington (12), Brett (28), Slaught (5)
Home Runs: Wright (7), Bell (13)
Stolen Bases: Parrish (4), White (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Sundberg (1), Richardt (4)
GIDP: Martin (6)
Hit by Pitch: Bell (2,by Splittorff), White (2,by Smithson), Otis (2,by Smithson)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Smithson W(1-1)         9     6   3   3   1   2   0  35   3.18
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   2   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-8)       3     3   6   6   2   0   1  15   3.91
Armstrong               4     2   1   1   1   1   1  16   2.61
Quisenberry             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.76
Hood                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.30
Totals                  9     6   7   7   3   2   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Smithson 2 (2), Splittorff (2)

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Rocky Roe


RANGERS 1ST: Wright grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Washington
walked; Brett popped to third in foul territory; Otis grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to center; Hostetler flied out to
right; L. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (second to first); Aikens lined
to shortstop; Wathan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to right; Richardt lined to
right; Dent singled to left [Dent to second (error by Wilson)];
Wright hit an inside the park homer to right [Dent scored];
Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White was hit by a pitch; Martin made an out to
third; White stole second; Wilson grounded out (first
unassisted) [White to third]; Washington doubled to left [White
scored]; Brett doubled to right [Washington scored]; Otis was
hit by a pitch; McRae made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Bell was hit by a pitch; Parrish walked [Bell to
second]; Hostetler doubled to left [Bell scored, Parrish to
third]; L. Johnson walked; ARMSTRONG REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Sundberg hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parrish
scored, Hostetler to third]; Richardt hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Hostetler scored, L. Johnson to second]; Dent singled to
center [L. Johnson scored]; Wright flied out to left; 4 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens singled to center; Wathan singled to pitcher
[Aikens to second]; HAMMOND BATTED FOR WHITE; Hammond lined to
center; Martin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
6, Royals 2.

RANGERS 5TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED HAMMOND (PLAYING 2B); Sample
flied out to center; Bell homered; Parrish reached on an error
by Brett; Parrish stole second [Parrish to third (error by
Wathan)]; Hostetler was called out on strikes; L. Johnson lined
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Richardt lined to
second; Dent walked; Wright popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Amos Otis ejected by HP Umpire
Mark Johnson for throwing bat on strike three; Royals coach Jose
Martinez ejected by 1B umpire Durwood Merrill in the next inning
for continuing to argue about this call; McRae grounded out
(third to first); Aikens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

RANGERS 7TH: GERONIMO REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Sample flied
out to center; Bell flied out to center; Parrish flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; Martin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED ARMSTRONG (PITCHING);
Hostetler grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Johnson struck
out; Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson flied out to center; Washington grounded out
(third to first); Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

RANGERS 9TH: SLAUGHT REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING C ); HOOD REPLACED
QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Richardt singled to center; Dent made an
out to shortstop; Wright made an out to shortstop; Sample forced
Richardt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Geronimo flied out to center; McRae singled to left;
Aikens flied out to center; Slaught doubled to left [McRae
scored]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 3.



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