Royals @ Rangers
June 8, 1980

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George Brett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .329
OBP .500 .398
At Bats 4 167
Hits 2 55
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 38

Bob Babcock Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Arlington Stadium - June 8, 1980
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Home Run
Bob Babcock
Jim Sundberg
Pat Putnam
Bump Wills
Dave Roberts
Bud Harrelson
Al Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Jim Norris
George Brett
U L Washington
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jim Norris now playing right field. Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Rusty Torres. Quirk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Gary Christenson now pitching. Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Pepe Frias. Grubb strikes out.
Bottom 8 Roberts hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sundberg bunts in front of the plate. Wathan fields it and throws to first for the out. Norris moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pete LaCock now playing first base. Frank White now playing second base. Rusty Torres now playing right field. Marty Pattin now pitching. Jim NorNorris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bob Babcock now pitching. Frank White pinch hits for Clint Hurdle. White hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Hal McRae. Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Terrell moves to second.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Willie Aikens. McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter scores. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pat Putnam now playing first base. Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Wills. The throw from Wathan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.
Top 7 Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Frias takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Washington.
Bottom 6 Sample hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chalk moves to second.
Top 4 Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wathan scores. Hurdle moves to third.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan moves to second.
Top 4 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Aikens hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis 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.
Bottom 3 Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Washington hits a line drive towards left. Oliver catches it and throws to first to double up Wilson.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Wills trying to get to home. Wilson throws the ball in to Wathan who tags Wills, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington throws to second for one, and Chalk throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Roberts scores. Frias scores. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 2 Wathan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wills tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Zisk takes first base on ball four. Wills moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rivers strikes out.
Top 1 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias. Brett moves to third. Porter moves to second.
Top 1 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sample. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 There goes Washington. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag.
Top 1 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and has Wilson trapped. There's the throw to Roberts and over to Wills, who tags Wilson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.