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June 16, 1980

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 6 12 0
Royals 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 6 12 0
Royals 3 5 0

John Wathan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .319
OBP .000 .380
At Bats 3 188
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 49
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 24

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 6
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Royals Stadium - June 16, 1980
Out
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Tucker Ashford
Pepe Frias
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Jim Norris
John Wathan
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pepe Frias now playing shortstop. Pat Putnam now playing first base. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Top 9 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sundberg scores. Ashford moves to second.
Top 9 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Ashford bunts towards the mound. Eastwick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Norris scores. Sundberg moves to second.
Top 9 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frias scores. Norris moves to third.
Top 9 Gary Christenson now pitching. Pepe Frias pinch runs for Rusty Staub. Norris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hart scores. Frias moves to second.
Top 9 Mike Hart pinch runs for Richie Zisk. Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills scores. Hart moves to third.
Top 9 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Putnam scores. Wills moves to third.
Top 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Quisenberry covering, for the out. Putnam moves to third. Wills moves to second.
Top 9 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Putnam moves to second.
Top 9 Rivers strikes out.
Top 9 Pat Putnam pinch hits for Bud Harrelson. Putnam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bob Babcock now pitching. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes McRae. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Bottom 8 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Norris. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Jim Norris now playing right field. Tucker Ashford now playing third base. Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Dave Roberts. Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Quisenberry, and towards Washington, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 8 Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Jim Norris pinch hits for Billy Sample. Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Aikens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Porter 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 7 Zisk hits a line drive towards first. Aikens catches it and steps on first to double up Oliver.
Top 7 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Top 7 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Washington. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Washington steals second.
Bottom 6 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aikens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Splittorff, and towards Washington, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chalk 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 5 White 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 5 Aikens hits a line drive into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Chalk hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out.
Bottom 2 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Porter 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 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores.
Bottom 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wills strikes out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive towards third. Chalk reaches out and makes the catch for the out.