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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 31, 1991
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 31, 1991 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1991 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,069 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Drew Coble 2B: John Shulock 3B: Mark Johnson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Kirk Gibson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Todd Benzinger | First Baseman |
| Bill Pecota | Third Baseman |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Terry Shumpert | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Reimer | DH |
| Juan Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jeff Huson | Shortstop |
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 31, 1991
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Witt
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Witt
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Witt
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Gubicza
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Gubicza
Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Witt
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Witt
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pecota vs. Witt
Rodriguez fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rodriguez. Tartabull moves to third. Benzinger moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Pecota vs. Witt
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tartabull scores. Benzinger moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Stillwell vs. Witt
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Benzinger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Witt
Mayne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shumpert vs. Witt
There goes Mayne. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Franco applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reimer vs. Gubicza
Reimer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Reimer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Gubicza
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Gubicza
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Gubicza
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Witt
Shumpert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Witt
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Witt
Gibson strikes out. There goes McRae. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Witt
Brett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huson vs. Gubicza
Huson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Gubicza
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota juggles the ball. That's an error on Pecota. Huson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Gubicza
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Gubicza
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Gubicza covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Witt
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Witt
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Witt
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reimer vs. Gubicza
Reimer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gubicza
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Witt
Stillwell hits a line drive for a single. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Witt
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Witt covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Witt
Shumpert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Witt
There goes Shumpert. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Huson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Gubicza
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Gubicza
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Huson vs. Gubicza
Huson hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Palmer scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Pettis vs. Gubicza
Pettis bunts towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Huson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Franco vs. Gubicza
Franco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Huson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmeiro vs. Gubicza
Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Shumpert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Witt
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Witt
Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Witt
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Witt
Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reimer vs. Gubicza
Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
Reimer hits a line drive towards short. Stillwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gubicza
Gonzalez hits a line drive off the glove of Pecota, and into shallow left field. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Gordon
Tom Gordon now pitching.
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Gordon
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Rosenthal
Wayne Rosenthal now pitching.
Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Rosenthal
Pecota strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Rosenthal
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosenthal fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rosenthal. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Rosenthal
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Huson vs. Gordon
Huson hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Gordon
Pettis takes first base on ball four. Huson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Gordon
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Gordon
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shumpert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Rosenthal
Shumpert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Rogers
Kenny Rogers now pitching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Rogers
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gordon
David Howard now playing shortstop.
Sierra hits a line drive beyond first. Benzinger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reimer vs. Gordon
Reimer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gordon
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Gordon
Harvey Pulliam now playing left field.
Palmer takes first base on ball four. Sierra moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Petralli vs. Gordon
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez.
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rogers
Geno Petralli now catching.
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Rogers
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Benzinger vs. Rogers
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Pecota vs. Rogers
Pecota is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Rogers
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huson vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Huson bunts for a single. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Montgomery
Brian Downing pinch hits for Gary Pettis.
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Montgomery
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1991 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0 Franco J, 2b 5 0 1 1
Gibson K, lf 4 1 1 1 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Pulliam H, lf 0 0 0 0 Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 0
Brett G, dh 4 0 0 0 Reimer K, dh 4 0 1 0
Tartabull D, rf 2 1 0 0 Gonzalez J, lf 3 0 1 0
Eisenreich J, rf 1 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 3 1 1 0
Benzinger T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 1 1 0
Pecota B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Petralli G, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Stillwell K, ss 3 0 1 0 Huson J, ss 3 0 3 1
Howard D, ss 1 0 0 0 Pettis G, cf 1 0 0 0
Mayne B, c 2 0 0 0 Downing B, ph 1 0 0 0
Shumpert T, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 3 5 2 32 2 9 2
Kansas City 020 001 000 -- 3
Texas 000 020 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W) 5.1 6 2 2 1 2
Gordon T 2.2 2 0 0 2 3
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L) 6.0 4 3 2 4 7
Rosenthal W* 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Rogers K 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Rodriguez I, Pecota B, Rosenthal W
DP -- Kansas City 4, Texas 3
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Texas 8
2B -- Reimer K, Gonzalez J, Eisenreich J
HR -- Gibson K
SB -- McRae B
CS -- Mayne B, Shumpert T
SH -- Pettis G
HBP -- by Gordon T (Gonzalez J)
T -- 3:07
A -- 35069
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