John Wathan breaks Ray Schalk’s 1916 record for stolen bases by a catcher with his 31st stolen base of the season

This Day In Baseball

On August 24, 1982 — John Wathan breaks Ray Schalk’s 1916 record for stolen bases by a catcher with his 31st stolen base of the season, he will steal a record 36 bases for a catcher. The Royals’ backstop accomplishes the feat when he swipes third base off Frank Tanana/Jim Sundberg, Wathan will come around to score the 4th run when UL Washington signles him home during Kansas City’s 5-3 victory over Texas at Arlington Stadium.

 
@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

[jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!”  subscribe_button=”Join us!” show_subscribers_total=”1″]

Subscribe to our Podcast

The Daily Rewind

on Apples Podcast | Spotify  | Google | Stitcher

And connect with us wherever else you listen to Podcast and hangout!

 

 

Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 3

 

Game Played on Tuesday, August 24, 1982 (N) at Arlington Stadium

KC  A    0  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -   5 12  0
TEX A    0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  1

WP: Gura (16-8)
LP: Tanana (6-14)
SV: Quisenberry (28)

Play by Play

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
flied out to left; McRae doubled to left; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wright doubled to left; Sample lined to third; Bell
flied out to left; Hostetler lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Martin
struck out; Aikens was hit by a pitch; Wathan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; L. Johnson lined to
second; Sundberg struck out; Richardt popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pryor lined to left; Wilson singled to right;
Washington forced Wilson (third to second); McRae struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Dent singled to left; Wright out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Dent to second]; Gura threw a wild
pitch [Dent to third]; Sample singled to left [Dent scored];
Bell grounded out (second to first) [Sample to second];
Hostetler struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis struck out; White flied out to left; Martin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); L. Johnson
singled to right; Sundberg doubled to right [L. Johnson scored];
Richardt flied out to right; Dent lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens flied out to left; Wathan grounded out (third
to first); Pryor singled to left; Wilson singled to center
[Pryor to second]; Washington singled to left [Pryor scored,
Wilson to third]; McRae doubled to right [Wilson scored,
Washington scored]; Otis struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Wright grounded out (shortstop to first); Sample
singled to left; Bell flied out to center; Hostetler flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: White reached on an error by Dent [White to first];
Martin struck out; Aikens lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [White out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Johnson walked; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [L.
Johnson to second]; Richardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan singled to center; Pryor out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wathan to second]; Wilson lined to
center; Wathan stole third; Washington singled to center [Wathan
scored]; DARWIN REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Washington stole
second; McRae singled to right [Washington scored]; Otis singled
to right [McRae to second]; White flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Dent grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wright singled; Sample singled to left
[Wright to second]; Bell singled to right [Wright scored, Sample
to third]; Hostetler grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 5, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Martin grounded out (third to first); HONEYCUTT
REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Aikens singled to center; Wathan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers
3.

RANGERS 8TH: Parrish flied out to right; L. Johnson grounded out
(second to first); Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 5, Rangers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
singled to center; Washington forced Wilson (second to
shortstop) [Washington to first]; McRae forced Washington (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Richardt grounded out (shortstop to first); GRUBB
BATTED FOR DENT; Grubb flied out to left; Wright grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Rangers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           5  12   0    7
 Rangers          3  10   1    7