Kansas City Royals 13, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's          0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  4
Royals       3  3  1    4  2  0    0  0  x  -  13 15  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .272      Wilson cf             5   2   2   0     1   1   .313
Murphy cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .247      Porter dh             4   3   2   1     2   0   .288
Revering dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      White 2b              5   3   1   1     0   0   .266
Newman 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Quirk c               3   3   2   4     1   0   .307
Heath c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      LaCock 1b             5   1   4   2     0   1   .280
Wallis rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .113      Hurdle rf             4   0   2   2     1   1   .236
Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Nettles lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Washington ss         4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Cruz 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .204
McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Eaton p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   3   1     1   3             Totals               39  13  15  12     5   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 20,908
Left on Base: A's 4, Royals 10
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Murphy, Edwards 2, Picciolo, Quirk
Doubles: Wallis (2), Murphy (10), Quirk (5), Porter (23)
Triples: Washington (5)
Home Runs: Quirk (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (81), White 2 (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (3), Washington (6)
Hit by Pitch: Quirk (1,by McCatty)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(11-12)        3     7  10   8   3   3   0  22   4.22
Todd                    5     8   3   3   2   1   1  25   6.56
Totals                  8    15  13  11   5   4   1  47

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(13-12)           7     3   1   1   1   2   0  26   4.47
Eaton                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.70
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   3   0  32

Hit by Pitch: McCatty (10)
Wild Pitches: Todd (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Durwood Merrill


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy flied out
to center; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Porter reached
on an error by Edwards [Wilson to third]; White forced Porter
(third to second) [Wilson scored]; White stole second; Quirk
walked; LaCock singled to right [White scored (unearned), Quirk
to third]; Hurdle singled to center [Quirk scored, LaCock to
second]; Nettles flied out to center; Washington grounded out
(second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman singled to right; Heath flied out to
center; Wallis doubled to right [Newman to third]; Gross struck
out; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Wilson singled
to left; Wilson stole second; Porter singled to right [Wilson
scored, Porter to second (on throw to home)]; White reached on
an error by Picciolo [Porter to third]; White stole second;
Quirk doubled to center [Porter scored, White scored
(unearned)]; LaCock was called out on strikes; Hurdle struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson lined to
left; Murphy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Nettles struck out; Washington tripled to left; Cruz
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Washington scored]; Wilson flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Newman
grounded out (third to first); Heath flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter walked; White singled to center [Porter to
second]; Quirk was hit by a pitch [Porter to third, White to
second]; TODD REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); LaCock singled to
second [Porter scored, White scored (error by Edwards) (no RBI),
Quirk to third]; Hurdle singled to center [Quirk scored, LaCock
to second]; Nettles forced Hurdle (second to shortstop) [LaCock
to third]; Washington lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[LaCock scored]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 11.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Wallis popped to shortstop; Gross flied out to
left; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 11.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Porter doubled to center [Porter
to third (error by Murphy)]; White flied out to right; Quirk
homered [Porter scored]; LaCock singled to center; Todd threw a
wild pitch [LaCock to second]; Hurdle lined to second; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo struck out; Henderson walked; Murphy
doubled to right [Henderson scored]; Revering popped to third;
Newman reached on an error by Quirk [Murphy to third]; Heath
forced Newman (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ROYALS 6TH: Nettles popped to third; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center; Wilson forced Cruz
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis popped to first in foul territory; Gross
grounded out (second to first); Edwards lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; White lined to shortstop; Quirk flied
out to right; LaCock singled to center [Porter to second];
Hurdle walked [Porter to third, LaCock to second]; Nettles
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 8TH: EATON REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Picciolo grounded
out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(third to first); Wilson singled to left; Porter flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering flied out to left; Newman flied out to
right; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 13.