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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 23, 1987
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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 23, 1987 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1987 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Black |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,133 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Al Clark 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Brower | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Don Slaught | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Kunkel | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 23, 1987
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Hough
There goes Wilson. The throw from Slaught and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Hough
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Hough
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hough
The ball gets by Slaught for a passed ball. Seitzer moves to third. Tartabull moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Hough
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Black
Brower hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Black
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Black
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Black
Incaviglia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Black
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Incaviglia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Black
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hough
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hough
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quirk vs. Hough
Quirk hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out. Balboni moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Black
Slaught takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Black
Buechele hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Black
Kunkel hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Black
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slaught moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Black
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hough
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hough
Tartabull is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Black
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Black
Incaviglia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Black
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Black
O'Brien 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Black
Slaught hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hough
White hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hough
Salazar hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Black
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar misplays the ball. That's an error on Salazar. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Black
The ball gets by Quirk for a passed ball. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kunkel vs. Black
Kunkel bunts towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kunkel for the out. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brower vs. Black
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Black
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buechele scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Black
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Incaviglia vs. Gumpert
Dave Gumpert now pitching.
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hough
Balboni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Hough
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson hits a popup towards the mound. Hough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gumpert
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gumpert
O'Brien 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Gumpert
Slaught hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Gumpert
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Hough
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hough
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hough
White hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Gumpert
Jerry Browne pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel.
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gumpert
Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Bob Brower.
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gumpert
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Gumpert
Sierra hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tartabull. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. Sierra moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Incaviglia vs. Gumpert
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hough
Oddibe McDowell now playing center field. Jerry Browne now playing second base.
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Hough
Salazar hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hough
Balboni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Hough
Quirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gumpert
Parrish 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, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gumpert
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaught vs. Gumpert
Slaught hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Gumpert
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Hough
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Hough
Tartabull strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Browne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Farr
There goes Browne. The throw from Quirk and he is out, Salazar applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Farr
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Farr
There goes McDowell. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. McDowell steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Farr
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Farr
Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hough
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hough
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Hough
Salazar hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Slaught fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Balboni vs. Hough
Balboni hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Hough
Quirk strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1987 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 3 1 0 0 Brower B, cf 3 1 2 1
Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 2 0 McDowell O, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Beniquez J, dh 4 0 0 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 1 1 1
Tartabull D, rf 4 0 2 1 Sierra R, rf 5 1 3 0
White F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson B, lf 4 1 0 0 Parrish L, dh 4 1 2 2
Salazar A, ss 4 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Balboni S, 1b 4 2 2 3 Slaught D, c 3 1 2 1
Quirk J, c 4 0 1 0 Buechele S, 3b 4 1 0 0
Kunkel J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Browne J, ph-2b 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 4 34 6 11 5
Kansas City 100 000 102 -- 4
Texas 102 111 00x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Black B (L) 3.2 7 4 3 2 0
Gumpert D 3.1 3 2 1 1 4
Farr S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (W) 9.0 7 4 4 1 9
E -- Fletcher S, Salazar A, Tartabull D
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Texas 9
HR -- Brower B, Parrish L, Slaught D, Balboni S 2
SB -- Wilson W, McDowell O
CS -- Browne J
SH -- Kunkel J
HBP -- by Hough C (Wilson W)
PB -- Slaught D, Quirk J
T -- 2:52
A -- 35133
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