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Texas Rangers @ 
Kansas City Royals
1980-06-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 39457 · 79°F, night · Wind 14 mph · 2:25
Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 6–3. Texas Rangers put up 6 in the 9th. Bob Babcock earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Willie Aikens went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Bob Babcock L: Dan Quisenberry SV: Sparky Lyle
Umpires — HP: Dale Ford · 1B: Terry Cooney · 2B: Ken Kaiser · 3B: Fred Spenn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mickey Rivers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sample | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bud Harrelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Norris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Grubb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Putnam | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tucker Ashford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Wilson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 U. L. Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wathan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Aikens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Chalk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Matlack | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
 Bob Babcock | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Splittorff | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Quisenberry | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Christenson | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rawly Eastwick | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rivers: 5/L
- Bump Wills: K
- Al Oliver: 63
Bot 1
- Willie Wilson: S8
- U. L. Washington: SB2
- U. L. Washington: 8.2-3
- Hal McRae: W
- Amos Otis: 9/SF.3-H
- Darrell Porter: 43
Top 2
- Richie Zisk: S7
- Rusty Staub: 46(1)3/GDP
- Billy Sample: 63
Bot 2
- John Wathan: 63
- Willie Aikens: 3/G
- Frank White: 63
Top 3
- Jim Sundberg: 53
- Dave Roberts: 53
- Bud Harrelson: 63
Bot 3
- Dave Chalk: 4/L
- Willie Wilson: 63
- U. L. Washington: 8
Top 4
- Mickey Rivers: 13
- Bump Wills: 53
- Al Oliver: 7/L
Bot 4
- Hal McRae: S7
- Amos Otis: W.1-2
- Darrell Porter: 7
- John Wathan: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Richie Zisk: 9/9D
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Billy Sample: 7
Bot 5
- Willie Aikens: 9/L
- Frank White: 43
- Dave Chalk: 43
Top 6
- Jim Sundberg: 163
- Dave Roberts: 3/FL/P
- Bud Harrelson: 9
Bot 6
- Willie Wilson: 13/BG
- U. L. Washington: W
- Hal McRae: SB2
- Hal McRae: 63
- Amos Otis: 63
Top 7
- Mickey Rivers: 13
- Bump Wills: S8
- Al Oliver: S7.1-2
- Richie Zisk: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 7
- Darrell Porter: 43
- John Wathan: 53
- Willie Aikens: HR/9
- Frank White: 8
Top 8
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Jim Norris: 46(1)/FO
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Johnny Grubb: 163
Bot 8
- Dave Chalk: 9
- Willie Wilson: D9
- U. L. Washington: 53
- Hal McRae: S7.2-H
- Amos Otis: SB2
- Amos Otis: 53
Top 9
- Pat Putnam: S7
- Mickey Rivers: K
- Bump Wills: S7.1-2
- Al Oliver: 31.2-3;1-2
- Richie Zisk: S5.3-H;2-3
- Rusty Staub: S9.3-H;1-3
- Jim Norris: S.3-H;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S8.2-H;1-3
- Tucker Ashford: S/BG.3-H;1-2
- Pat Putnam: S9.2-H;1-2
- Mickey Rivers: 3/G
Bot 9
- Darrell Porter: 9
- John Wathan: 4/P
- Willie Aikens: S7
- Frank White: K