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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

1989-09-03 · Day game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 18144 · 100°F, cloudy, dry · Wind to CF · 3:07

Kansas City Royals defeated Texas Rangers 13–2. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 2nd. Mark Gubicza earned the win. Bo Jackson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	2	5	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	13	13
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8

W: Mark Gubicza L: Kevin Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ted Hendry · 1B: Steve Palermo · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Tim Tschida · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Seitzer	2	2	0	1	2	0
Kurt Stillwell	3	2	1	2	1	2
George Brett	2	1	1	2	0	0
Bo Jackson	4	1	1	3	1	2
Jim Eisenreich	5	0	2	3	0	0
Mike Macfarlane	4	1	1	0	0	1
Matt Winters	5	1	2	0	0	1
Pat Tabler	4	2	2	1	1	0
Frank White	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brad Wellman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rey Palacios	3	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Pecota	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jeff Schulz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Buckner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Thurman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Daugherty	4	1	1	1	0	1
Rafael Palmeiro	3	0	0	0	0	2
Harold Baines	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ruben Sierra	2	0	1	1	1	1
Julio Franco	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Incaviglia	4	0	3	0	0	1
Jeff Kunkel	2	1	0	0	0	1
Steve Buechele	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chad Kreuter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dean Palmer	2	0	1	0	0	0
Scott Coolbaugh	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Stanley	0	0	0	0	1	0
Juan Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Manrique	1	0	1	0	0	0
Thad Bosley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Gubicza	5.0	5	0	7
Larry McWilliams	2.0	1	1	2
Luis Aquino	2.0	2	1	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Brown	1.0	4	1	1
Drew Hall	3.0	1	2	1
Darrel Akerfelds	2.0	3	1	4
Craig McMurtry	2.0	4	1	1
Cecilio Guante	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kevin Seitzer: HP
Kurt Stillwell: K
George Brett: D9/L89D.1-H
Bo Jackson: 63/G.2-3
Jim Eisenreich: S8/L8.3-H
Mike Macfarlane: 9/F9S

Bot 1

Jack Daugherty: K
Rafael Palmeiro: K
Harold Baines: S7/L7
Ruben Sierra: K

Top 2

Matt Winters: S8/L8S
Pat Tabler: S8/L8S.1-2
Frank White: HP.2-3;1-2
Kevin Seitzer: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kurt Stillwell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
George Brett: 3/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bo Jackson: I
Jim Eisenreich: S8/L8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Mike Macfarlane: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Julio Franco: 9/F9
Pete Incaviglia: S5/G5S
Jeff Kunkel: K
Steve Buechele: HP.1-2
Chad Kreuter: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Top 3

Matt Winters: 6/P6
Pat Tabler: 8/F8S
Brad Wellman: 8/L78S

Bot 3

Jack Daugherty: S7/G56
Rafael Palmeiro: PB.1-2
Rafael Palmeiro: K
Harold Baines: 163/G1
Ruben Sierra: S9/G34.2-H(UR)
Julio Franco: 63/G6

Top 4

Kevin Seitzer: 53/G5D
Kurt Stillwell: HP
George Brett: HP.1-2
Bo Jackson: K
Jim Eisenreich: 43/G4

Bot 4

Pete Incaviglia: D9/F89S
Jeff Kunkel: 43/G4.2-3
Steve Buechele: K
Chad Kreuter: 4/F4

Top 5

Mike Macfarlane: S8/L8
Matt Winters: D9/L9LS.1-3
Pat Tabler: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3
Brad Wellman: K
Kevin Seitzer: W.1-2
Kurt Stillwell: K
Rey Palacios: 5(2)/FO/G5S

Bot 5

Jack Daugherty: 7/F7
Rafael Palmeiro: 9/L9
Harold Baines: K

Top 6

Bo Jackson: K
Jim Eisenreich: 8/F8D
Mike Macfarlane: K

Bot 6

Ruben Sierra: W
Julio Franco: 64(1)3/GDP
Pete Incaviglia: K

Top 7

Matt Winters: 3/G
Pat Tabler: W
Brad Wellman: S9/L9L.1-2
Kevin Seitzer: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Kurt Stillwell: S9/G34.3-H;1-3
Rey Palacios: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Bo Jackson: HR/F8D.2-H;1-H
Jim Eisenreich: 7/L7L

Bot 7

Jeff Kunkel: HP
Dean Palmer: D9/L9LD.1-3
Chad Kreuter: K
Jack Daugherty: 8/F8D/SF.3-H;2-3
Scott Coolbaugh: 3/P34

Top 8

Mike Macfarlane: HP
Matt Winters: K
Pat Tabler: 8/F8D
Brad Wellman: 31/G

Bot 8

Mike Stanley: W
Juan Gonzalez: 6/F6
Fred Manrique: S7/G56.1-2
Pete Incaviglia: S8/F89S.2-3;1-2
Thad Bosley: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Bill Pecota: S8/F8S
Jeff Schulz: E6/G6/TH.1-2;B-1
Rey Palacios: 8/F8
Bill Buckner: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Gary Thurman: 9/F9

Bot 9

Dean Palmer: 31/G
Chad Kreuter: 63/G
Jack Daugherty: 7/F7

Notes & reviews

Mike Macfarlane was the seventh batter hit by a pitch in this game; he charged the mound and tackled pitcher Craig McMurtry; both benches cleared; there had been no warnings from HP umpire Ted Hendry; Macfarlane ejected by Hendry

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