MLB
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/18/1980
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MLB
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2652 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (58-60) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
Texas Rangers (50-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Royals Spill Rangers, 5-1
Kansas City Royals starter Robert Sekel was dealing. He helped his team knock off the Texas Rangers, 5-1. The winning pitcher was Sekel, now 6-4. He tossed 6.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 3. The third-place Royals have won 4 straight.

Kansas City used the bat of Frank White to get the win. The second baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Royals ahead, 5-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"You score one run, you're not going to win," said Texas skipper Marv Grissom. "You can have three Koufaxes and three Drysdales, you're still not going to win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .318 2 37
D. Murphy DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .245 14 50
G. Brett 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .310 14 69
G. Thomas CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .249 29 74
J. Mayberry Sr. 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .244 20 69
F. White 2B 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 .263 8 38
B. Russell SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .278 3 25
M. Vail RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .356 3 20
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 16 42
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Wilson (23, 1st Inning off R. Dotson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Russell (11, 4th Inning off R. Dotson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. White (8, 1st Inning off R. Dotson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 4 , D. Murphy 2 , G. Brett , G. Thomas , F. White 4 , B. Russell 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , G. Brett , J. Mayberry Sr. 2
Sac Fly: G. Brett
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wilson (68) , G. Thomas (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Russell (19)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Russell-Mayberry Sr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. White DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 4 20
M. Trillo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .296 7 44
M. Easler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 20 74
E. Valentine RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .267 15 83
H. Chappas SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .318 1 20
T. Blackwell C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .299 1 14
R. Blomberg 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .130 0 1
J. Beniquez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 4 29
M. Phillips 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 27
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 6 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. White , M. Trillo , E. Valentine 2 , H. Chappas
2-out RBI: E. Valentine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Easler , H. Chappas , R. Blomberg
GIDP: T. Blackwell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Trillo (9) , E. Valentine (8) , H. Chappas (9)

FIELDING
PB: T. Blackwell
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sekel W (6-4) 6.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 90 4.56   
M. Ballinger 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sekel 61
Batters Faced: R. Sekel 25, M. Ballinger 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sekel 10-5, M. Ballinger 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sekel 90-63, M. Ballinger 31-20
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Dotson L (10-9) 5.0 7 5 5 1 3 1 83 3.55   
D. DeBusschere 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.25   
B. Allard 2.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 32 4.12   
C. Wright 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dotson 35
Batters Faced: R. Dotson 23, D. DeBusschere 4, B. Allard 9, C. Wright 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dotson 6-6, D. DeBusschere 0-1, B. Allard 1-1, C. Wright 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dotson 83-49, D. DeBusschere 19-12, B. Allard 32-22, C. Wright 9-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robert Sekel
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 13171
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