Royals @ Rangers
April 30, 1981

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 0 5 0
Rangers 7 10 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 0 5 0
Rangers 7 10 2

Billy Sample Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .317
OBP .667 .354
At Bats 3 60
Hits 2 19
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 6

Jim Wright Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Arlington Stadium - April 30, 1981
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Hit by Pitch
Jim Wright
Jerry Grote
Willie Aikens
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
John Wathan
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Billy Sample
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Sample is hit by the pitch.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Washington hits a line drive into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bill Stein now playing third base. Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Wright now pitching. Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Putnam is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 The umpire calls a balk on Splittorff Stein scores. Grubb moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bill Stein pinch runs for Buddy Bell. Grubb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wathan. Grubb reaches second base with a double. Stein moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Splittorff now pitching. Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza. Otis moves to second.
Top 7 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sample tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Mendoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Sample moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wathan. Sample reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Renie Martin now pitching. Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Putnam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wathan. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Grubb goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Rivers scores. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Rivers. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Mendoza takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 White bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Putnam hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wathan. Putnam reaches second base with a double. Grubb moves to third.
Bottom 4 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivers bunts in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Otis. Wills reaches second base with a double. Sample goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Mendoza hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sample hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grubb hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Gale covering, for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Otis. Rivers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to second.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mendoza misplays the ball. That's an error on Mendoza.
Top 1 Washington is called out on strikes.
Top 1 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.