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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

1982-09-01 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 18201 · night · 2:40

Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 7–3. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 4th. Mike Smithson earned the win. George Wright went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mike Smithson L: Paul Splittorff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Johnson · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Larry Barnett · 3B: Rocky Roe · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Wright	5	1	1	2	0	0
Billy Sample	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Bell	3	2	1	1	0	0
Larry Parrish	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dave Hostetler	4	1	1	1	0	1
Lamar Johnson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Jim Sundberg	3	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Richardt	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bucky Dent	3	1	2	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0
U. L. Washington	3	1	1	1	1	0
George Brett	4	0	1	1	0	0
Amos Otis	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hal McRae	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Aikens	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Wathan	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank White	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jerry Martin	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	0
Onix Concepcion	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cesar Geronimo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Slaught	1	0	1	1	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Smithson	9.0	6	1	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff	3.0	3	2	0
Mike Armstrong	4.0	2	1	1
Dan Quisenberry	1.0	0	0	1
Don Hood	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Wright: 63
Billy Sample: 63
Buddy Bell: 6/L

Bot 1

Willie Wilson: 53
U. L. Washington: W
George Brett: 5/FL
Amos Otis: 13

Top 2

Larry Parrish: 8
Dave Hostetler: 9/9D
Lamar Johnson: 7/7D

Bot 2

Hal McRae: 43
Willie Aikens: 6/L
John Wathan: 31

Top 3

Jim Sundberg: 9
Mike Richardt: 9/L
Bucky Dent: S7.B-2(E7)
George Wright: HR9/IPHR.2-H
Billy Sample: 63

Bot 3

Frank White: HP
Jerry Martin: 5
Willie Wilson: SB2
Willie Wilson: 3/G.2-3
U. L. Washington: D7.3-H
George Brett: D9.2-H
Amos Otis: HP
Hal McRae: 5

Top 4

Buddy Bell: HP
Larry Parrish: W.1-2
Dave Hostetler: D7.2-H;1-3
Lamar Johnson: W
Jim Sundberg: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Mike Richardt: 8/SF.3-H;1-2
Bucky Dent: S8.2-H
George Wright: 7

Bot 4

Willie Aikens: S8
John Wathan: S1.1-2
Steve Hammond: 8/L
Jerry Martin: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Billy Sample: 8
Buddy Bell: HR/7
Larry Parrish: E5/TH1
Dave Hostetler: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Dave Hostetler: K/C
Lamar Johnson: 5/L

Bot 5

Willie Wilson: 63
U. L. Washington: 63
George Brett: 8

Top 6

Jim Sundberg: 8
Mike Richardt: 4/L
Bucky Dent: W
George Wright: 3/FL

Bot 6

Amos Otis: K
Hal McRae: 53
Willie Aikens: 7

Top 7

Billy Sample: 8
Buddy Bell: 8
Larry Parrish: 7

Bot 7

John Wathan: 63
Onix Concepcion: K
Jerry Martin: 9

Top 8

Dave Hostetler: 63
Lamar Johnson: K
Jim Sundberg: 4

Bot 8

Willie Wilson: 8
U. L. Washington: 53
George Brett: 9/9D

Top 9

Mike Richardt: S8
Bucky Dent: 6
George Wright: 6
Billy Sample: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Cesar Geronimo: 8/8D
Hal McRae: S7
Willie Aikens: 8
Don Slaught: D7.1-H
Onix Concepcion: 53

Notes & reviews

Otis ejected by HP umpire Johnson for throwing bat at pitcher on strike three (Otis threw his bat on all three pitches in the at bat in retaliation for being hit by pitch earlier in game); Royals coach Martinez ejected by 1B umpire Merrill for arguing Otis' ejection

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