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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3

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Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3

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Game Played on Thursday, August 30, 1984 (N) at Royals Stadium

TEX A    2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  2
KC  A    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  8  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sample lf                     3   2   1   0       1   1       2   0
Ward cf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Bell 3b                       4   1   1   1       0   0       1   5
Parrish dh                    4   0   2   1       0   1       0   0
O'Brien 1b                    3   0   2   1       1   0       8   1
G. Wright rf                  4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Scott c                       4   0   1   1       0   1       5   0
Wilkerson 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Kunkel ss                     3   0   1   0       0   1       3   3
Hough p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schmidt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   4   9   4       2   6      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Wilkerson-Kunkel-O'Brien, Bell-Wilkerson-O'Brien, Wilkerson-Kunkel-O'Brien.
E: Scott (9), Kunkel (11).
PB: Scott 2 (11).
BATTING - 
3B: O'Brien (2,off Gubicza); G. Wright (3,off Gubicza).
GDP: G. Wright (5,off Gubicza).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Sample 2 (16,2nd base off Gubicza/Slaught 2).
CS: Scott (1,2nd base by Gubicza/Slaught).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson cf                     5   0   3   1       0   0       2   0
xSheridan rf                  1   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Iorg 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0      10   0
Orta dh                       4   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Motley lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
White 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       2   4
Slaught c                     4   0   1   0       0   1       6   1
Pryor 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Biancalana ss                 1   1   0   0       1   1       2   3
  McRae ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dent ss                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brett ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gubicza p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Huismann p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   2       3   4      27  11
x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. White-Biancalana-Iorg.
E: White (10).
BATTING - 
3B: Wilson 2 (8,off Hough 2); Orta (7,off Hough).
HBP: Sheridan (1,by Hough).
GDP: Iorg (7,off Hough); Slaught 2 (6,off Hough 2).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hough W(14-12)                8     7   3   2   3   3   0  33
Schmidt SV(11)                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   2   3   4   0  37
WP: Hough (9).
HBP: Hough (9,Sheridan).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gubicza L(9-11)               7     8   4   4   2   5   0  28
Huismann                      2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7
Totals                        9     9   4   4   2   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Drew Coble
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 19163
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals       
1. Sample              lf        Wilson              cf
2. Ward                cf        Sheridan            rf
3. Bell                3b        Iorg                1b
4. Parrish             dh        Orta                dh
5. O'Brien             1b        Motley              lf
6. G. Wright           rf        White               2b
7. Scott               c         Slaught             c
8. Wilkerson           2b        Pryor               3b
9. Kunkel              ss        Biancalana          ss
   Hough               p         Gubicza             p

RANGERS 1ST: Sample walked; Sample stole second [Sample to third
(error by White)]; Ward struck out; Bell singled [Sample
scored]; Parrish struck out; O'Brien tripled [Bell scored]; G.
Wright grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled; Scott allowed a passed ball [Wilson
to second]; Sheridan was hit by a pitch; Iorg grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wilson to third,
Sheridan out at second]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Scott flied out to left; Wilkerson grounded out
(second to first); Kunkel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Motley flied out to center; White singled; Slaught
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sample singled; Sample stole second; Ward struck
out; Bell grounded out (third to first); Parrish singled [Sample
scored, Parrish out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pryor grounded out (third to first); Biancalana
walked; Wilson tripled [Biancalana scored]; Sheridan walked;
Iorg flied out to center; Orta grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 4TH: O'Brien walked; G. Wright grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [O'Brien out at second];
Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Motley reached on an error by Kunkel; White singled
[Motley out at third (first to shortstop to third)]; Slaught
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals
1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wilkerson grounded out (second to first); Kunkel
flied out to center; Sample struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Pryor popped to catcher in foul territory;
Biancalana struck out; Wilson tripled; Sheridan flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied
out to center; Parrish singled; O'Brien grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Iorg flied out to center; Orta singled; Motley flied
out to right; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

RANGERS 7TH: G. Wright tripled; Scott singled [G. Wright
scored]; Wilkerson made an out to shortstop; Scott was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Kunkel singled; Sample
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Slaught struck out; Pryor walked; MCRAE BATTED FOR
BIANCALANA; Scott allowed a passed ball [Pryor to second]; McRae
made an out to second; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 1.

RANGERS 8TH: HUISMANN REPLACED GUBICZA (PITCHING); DENT REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING SS); Ward flied out to left; Bell flied out to
right; Parrish grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Sheridan reached on catcher's interference by Scott;
Iorg flied out to left; Orta tripled [Sheridan scored
(unearned)]; Hough threw a wild pitch [Orta scored]; Motley
grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 3.

RANGERS 9TH: O'Brien singled; G. Wright flied out to left; Scott
struck out; Wilkerson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: SCHMIDT REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Slaught singled;
On a bunt Pryor forced Slaught (pitcher to shortstop); BRETT
BATTED FOR DENT; Brett struck out; Wilson forced Pryor (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          4   9   2    4
 Royals           3   8   1    7
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