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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 2, 1981
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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 May 2, 1981 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 2, 1981 |
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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 | May 2, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 30,628 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: John Shulock 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
John Wathan | Catcher |
Hal McRae | DH |
Willie Aikens | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Jamie Quirk | Third Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
U L Washington | Shortstop |
Jim Frey | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Al Oliver | DH |
Johnny Grubb | Right Fielder |
Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Dan Duran | Left Fielder |
Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
Mario Mendoza | Shortstop |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 2, 1981
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Medich
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Medich
Wathan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Grubb moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Medich
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duran. Aikens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quirk vs. Medich
Quirk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Medich
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Medich
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aikens scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Washington vs. Medich
There goes Geronimo. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Geronimo steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Medich
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Leonard
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Leonard
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Medich
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Medich
Wathan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Medich
Aikens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duran. Aikens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. Medich
There goes Otis. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Quirk vs. Medich
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Medich
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aikens scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Geronimo vs. Medich
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Medich
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Medich
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Medich
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Medich
McRae bunts towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aikens vs. Medich
Aikens is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. Wathan tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. Medich
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Leonard
Duran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Duran moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mendoza vs. Leonard
Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Duran tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Medich
White hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Medich
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Medich
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leonard, and towards Quirk, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Putnam moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duran vs. Leonard
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Medich
Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Medich
Wathan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Medich
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aikens vs. Medich
Aikens is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Medich
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Aikens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quirk vs. Medich
Quirk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grubb. Quirk reaches second base with a double. Aikens scores. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Babcock
Bob Babcock now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Babcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Leonard
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mendoza vs. Leonard
Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Babcock
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Babcock
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Babcock
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Leonard
Grubb hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Johnson
John Henry Johnson now pitching.
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aikens vs. Johnson
Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Duran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Leonard
Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quirk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Leonard
Duran hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/2/1981 -- Kansas City at Texas (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Wilson W, lf 5 1 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wathan J, c 5 1 2 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 0 Aikens W, 1b 3 3 2 0 Grubb J, rf 3 1 1 1 Otis A, cf 3 2 2 2 Putnam P, 1b 3 0 1 0 Quirk J, 3b 4 0 1 2 Sundberg J, c 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Duran D, lf 4 1 1 0 Geronimo C, rf 4 0 1 2 Stein B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Washington U, ss 4 0 0 0 Mendoza M, ss 2 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 7 31 2 5 2 Kansas City 010 210 300 -- 7 Texas 000 011 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 4 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Medich D (L) 6.2 10 7 7 3 4 Babcock B 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Johnson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Texas 5 2B -- Aikens W 2, Wathan J, Quirk J HR -- Grubb J SB -- Geronimo C, Otis A SH -- McRae H SF -- Otis A, Mendoza M WP -- Leonard D T -- 2:29 A -- 30628
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