A five-run third inning carried the Royals to a 9-2 victory over the Athletics as Paul Splittorff became a nine-game winner. Darrell Porter drove in three runs with his ninth homer, a two-run blow in the second inning, and a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      20, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  2  5    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   9 13  0
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Brett 3b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .331      Chalk ss              3   1   2   1     1   0   .267
Cowens rf             5   1   2   2     0   0   .333      Heath lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .429
Scott 1b              5   3   3   0     0   0   .249      Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Otis cf               5   1   1   1     0   2   .299      Newman c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Porter dh             2   2   1   3     1   0   .303      Page dh               4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
Wathan c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Armas rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .171
Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Gross 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .243
Wilson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Minetto p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  13   9     1   4             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  1,503
Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 7
DP: Royals 3, A's 0
Triples: Brett 2 (11), White (1)
Home Runs: Porter (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (2), Porter (6)
GIDP: Chalk (2), Armas (2), Heath (1)
Hit by Pitch: Murphy (1,by Splittorff)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(9-5)       9     8   2   2   3   5   0  36   3.94
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(2-2)         2.1   6   5   5   0   2   1  13   3.76
Minetto                 6.2   7   4   4   1   2   0  28   5.21
Totals                  9    13   9   9   1   4   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (2)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied
out to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy walked; Chalk grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; Heath
walked; Revering was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scott singled to left; Otis struck out; Porter
homered [Scott scored]; Wathan singled to left; Patek struck
out; Wilson forced Wathan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman flied out to right; Page singled to
center; Armas grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White popped to first; Brett tripled to right;
Cowens singled to center [Brett scored]; Scott singled to center
[Cowens to third]; MINETTO REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Otis
singled to center [Cowens scored, Scott to second]; Porter
walked [Scott to third, Otis to second]; Wathan hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Scott scored, Otis to third]; Patek singled to
right [Otis scored, Porter to third]; Wilson singled to left
[Porter scored, Patek to second]; White popped to first; 5 R, 6
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross flied out to center; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett tripled; Cowens singled to center [Brett
scored]; Scott flied out to right; Otis struck out; Porter
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
8, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Chalk singled to center; Heath singled to left
[Chalk to second]; Revering popped to shortstop; Newman singled
to left [Chalk to third, Heath to second]; Page singled to
center [Chalk scored, Heath to third, Newman to second]; Armas
struck out; Gross struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 8,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan flied out to right; Patek flied out to right;
Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards singled to left; Murphy popped to third
in foul territory; Chalk walked [Edwards to second]; Heath
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Chalk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to left; Brett flied out to center;
Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
grounded out (second to first); Page grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Scott singled to right; Otis flied out to center
[Scott to second]; Porter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Scott
scored]; Wathan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 9, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas singled to left; Gross struck out; Edwards
grounded out (second to first) [Armas to second]; Murphy was hit
by a pitch; Chalk singled to center [Armas scored, Murphy to
third]; Heath grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 9, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to left; Wilson flied out to left;
White tripled to right; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(third to first); Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 9, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(pitcher to first); Otis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Armas flied out to right; Gross struck out;
Edwards lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9,
Athletics 2.