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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 2Game Played on Wednesday, June 20, 1979 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRoyals 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.
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