Piling up 19 hits, the Royals thrashed the Brewers, 18-8. Darrell Porter doubled home two runs and Clint Hurdle tripled home two others in the first inning. Pete LaCock connected for a three-run homer in the third frame and Amos Otis and George Brett cracked consecutive round-trippers in the fourth. The Brewers' Gorman Thomas clouted a pair of two-run homers and Sixto Lezcano and Don Money added solo shots.

The Brewers used three regular players as pitchers after Jim Slaton, Reggie Cleveland and Paul Mitchell were kayoed. Third baseman Sal Bando pitched three innings, allowing three hits and two runs. Jim Gantner, also an infielder, pitched the seventh and catcher Buck Martinez surrendered a run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 18, Milwaukee Brewers 8

Game Played on Wednesday, August 29, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers      0  4  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   8 11  1
Royals       5  0  4    8  0  0    0  1  x  -  18 19  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .256      White 2b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .242
Bando 3b,p,2b         5   0   0   0     0   0   .251        Terrell ph,3b       1   1   0   0     0   0   .333
Cooper dh             2   0   0   0     0   1   .312      McRae dh              5   2   3   1     1   0   .278
  Wohlford lf         3   1   2   0     0   1   .278      Otis cf               6   2   3   3     0   0   .296
Thomas cf             4   2   2   3     0   2   .241      Brett 3b              4   3   3   2     0   0   .335
Oglivie lf,1b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .255        Quirk c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Lezcano rf            3   1   1   2     0   0   .329      Porter c              2   3   1   2     2   0   .297
  Davis rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Cruz 3b,ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Money 1b,3b           3   2   2   1     1   1   .244      Cowens rf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .299
Moore c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .314      LaCock 1b             4   3   2   4     1   0   .275
  Fosse ph,c          2   1   1   0     0   0   .216      Hurdle lf             2   0   1   2     0   0   .233
Gantner 2b,p          3   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Wilson lf           2   1   1   1     1   0   .310
  Martinez p          1   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Washington ss,2b      5   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitchell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  11   8     1   7             Totals               43  18  19  18     5   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 22,761
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Royals 6
DP: Brewers 1, Royals 0
Errors: Yount
Doubles: Porter (19), White (21), McRae (26)
Triples: Hurdle (2)
Home Runs: Thomas 2 (36), Lezcano (24), Money (5), LaCock (1), Otis (17), Brett (17)
GIDP: Otis (8)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(12-8)          0.2   5   5   5   1   0   0   8   3.61
Cleveland               2.1   5   6   6   2   1   2  13   6.71
Mitchell                0     3   4   4   1   0   1   4   5.13
Bando                   3     3   2   2   0   0   0  13   6.00
Gantner                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Martinez                1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   9.00
Totals                  8    19  18  18   5   1   3  48

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(10-9)         8     7   6   6   1   6   4  32   4.62
Pattin                  1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   4.83
Totals                  9    11   8   8   1   7   4  39

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - George Maloney


BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to right; Bando popped to first in
foul territory; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to center; Otis singled to right [McRae to third]; Brett singled
to right [McRae scored, Otis to third]; Porter doubled to left
[Otis scored, Brett scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); LaCock walked; Hurdle tripled to left [Porter scored,
LaCock scored]; CLEVELAND REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Washington
popped to shortstop; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 5.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas homered; Oglivie singled to right; Lezcano
homered [Oglivie scored]; Money homered; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gantner grounded out (third to first);
Yount flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae walked;
Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals
5.

BREWERS 3RD: Bando grounded out (third to first); Cooper was
called out on strikes; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to left; Porter walked [Brett to
second]; Cowens singled to right [Brett scored, Porter to
third]; LaCock homered [Porter scored, Cowens scored]; Hurdle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington struck out; White
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
4, Royals 9.

BREWERS 4TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Oglivie flied
out to right; Lezcano flied out to right; Money walked; Moore
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
4, Royals 9.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; Otis homered [McRae
scored]; MITCHELL REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Brett homered;
Porter walked; Cowens singled to left [Porter to second]; LaCock
singled to right [Porter scored, Cowens to third]; BANDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); WOHLFORD REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING LF);
OGLIVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MONEY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Wilson singled to right [Cowens scored, LaCock to
second]; Washington grounded out (first unassisted) [LaCock to
third, Wilson to second]; White doubled to left [LaCock scored,
Wilson scored]; McRae grounded out (second to first) [White to
third]; Otis singled to center [White scored]; Brett forced Otis
(second to shortstop); 8 R, 8 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals
17.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner popped to catcher in foul territory; Yount
popped to second; Bando popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Royals 17.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (third to first); Cowens flied
out to center; LaCock reached on an error by Yount; Wilson lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 17.

BREWERS 6TH: QUIRK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING C ); CRUZ REPLACED
PORTER (PLAYING 3B); Wohlford singled to right; Thomas homered
[Wohlford scored]; Oglivie struck out; Lezcano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Money struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Royals 17.

ROYALS 6TH: DAVIS REPLACED LEZCANO (PLAYING RF); Washington
popped to second; White flied out to left; McRae popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 17.

BREWERS 7TH: FOSSE BATTED FOR MOORE; Fosse flied out to left;
Gantner grounded out (second to first); Yount struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 17.

ROYALS 7TH: FOSSE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BANDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GANTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING);
Otis flied out to right; Quirk singled to center; Cruz flied out
to left; Cowens singled to right [Quirk to second]; LaCock
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
6, Royals 17.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando flied out to center; Wohlford singled to
left; Thomas struck out; Oglivie popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 17.

ROYALS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED GANTNER (PITCHING); Wilson walked;
Washington forced Wilson (second to shortstop); TERRELL BATTED
FOR WHITE; Terrell forced Washington (shortstop to second);
McRae doubled to left [Terrell scored]; Otis popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Royals 18.

BREWERS 9TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); PATTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Davis grounded out
(second to first); Money singled to center; Fosse singled to
center [Money to second]; Martinez singled to left [Money
scored, Fosse to second]; Yount singled to center [Fosse scored,
Martinez to second]; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Martinez to third, Yount to second]; Wohlford struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 8, Royals 18.

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