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August 31, 1991

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 1
Rangers 2 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 1
Rangers 2 9 2

Julio Franco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .335
OBP .250 .407
At Bats 4 468
Hits 1 157
• Singles 1 124
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 54
RBI’s 1 65

Jeff Montgomery Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 25
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Arlington Stadium - August 31, 1991
Out
Jeff Montgomery
Brent Mayne
Todd Benzinger
Terry Shumpert
Bill Pecota
David Howard
Harvey Pulliam
Brian McRae
Jim Eisenreich
Julio Franco

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 5 1 4
Texas Rangers 2 9 2 8
Winning Pitcher Mark Gubicza
Losing Pitcher Bobby Witt
Save Jeff Montgomery
Game Winning RBI Kirk Gibson
Attendance 35,069
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Huson bunts for a single.
Top 9 Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pecota is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Eisenreich reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Geno Petralli now catching. Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Harvey Pulliam now playing left field. Palmer takes first base on ball four. Sierra moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. Sierra moves to second.
Bottom 8 Reimer strikes out.
Bottom 8 David Howard now playing shortstop. Sierra hits a line drive beyond first. Benzinger can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 8 Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Shumpert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Franco strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pettis takes first base on ball four. Huson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Huson hits a line drive beyond short. Stillwell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Pecota strikes out.
Top 7 Wayne Rosenthal now pitching. Benzinger hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tom Gordon now pitching. Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive off the glove of Pecota, and into shallow left field. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Jim Eisenreich now playing right field. Reimer hits a line drive towards short. Stillwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Shumpert fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Franco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Huson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Pettis bunts towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Huson moves to second.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Shumpert. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Huson applying the tag.
Top 5 Shumpert takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Stillwell hits a line drive for a single.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reimer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Benzinger scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Benzinger strikes out.
Top 4 Tartabull strikes out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Franco strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota juggles the ball. That's an error on Pecota. Huson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Huson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Brett strikes out.
Top 3 Gibson strikes out. There goes McRae. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Shumpert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reimer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Reimer reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 There goes Mayne. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Franco applying the tag.
Top 2 Mayne takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Rodriguez fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rodriguez. Tartabull moves to third. Benzinger moves to second.
Top 2 Benzinger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second.
Top 2 Tartabull takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sierra strikes out.
Bottom 1 Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pecota fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brett strikes out.
Top 1 Gibson strikes out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.