Larry Gura pitched a shutout and Pete LaCock had a hand in all of the Royals' scoring in a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. The Royals gave Gura the only run he needed when Hal McRae singled, John Wathan walked and LaCock singled to ruin Dan Schatzeder's A.L. debut with the Tigers. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Friday, April 11, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 x - 4 7 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Jones rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Parrish c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 McRae dh 4 2 2 0 0 0 .286 Thompson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .429 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wockenfuss dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Hurdle rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Brookens 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wathan c 1 1 0 0 2 0 .000 Stegman cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 LaCock lf,1b 3 1 2 3 0 1 .286 Wagner ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Detherage rf,lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 3 5 Totals 29 4 7 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 14,605 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Royals 3 DP: Tigers 0, Royals 2 Doubles: McRae (1), LaCock (1) Stolen Bases: Parrish (1) Caught Stealing: Washington (1) GIDP: Jones (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder L(0-1) 6.2 5 4 4 2 4 0 25 5.40 Underwood 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 8 7 4 4 2 4 0 31 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(1-0) 9 6 0 0 3 5 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 5 0 34 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Jones flied out to center; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; White made an out to second; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to left; Parrish stole second; Thompson struck out; Wockenfuss walked; Brookens hit into a double play (pitcher to second to first to third to catcher) [Parrish out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae popped to third in foul territory; Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stegman was called out on strikes; Wagner grounded out (third to first); Whitaker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock struck out; Detherage grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Bob Detherage; Washington singled to right; Washington was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 4TH: Jones lined to center; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; White grounded out (first unassisted); G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 5TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss lined to left; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to left; Aikens popped to catcher in foul territory; Wathan walked [McRae to second]; LaCock singled to center [McRae scored, Wathan out at third (center to third)]; Detherage forced LaCock (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. TIGERS 6TH: Stegman singled to left; Wagner grounded out (third to first) [Stegman to second]; Whitaker walked; Jones lined to center; Kemp forced Whitaker (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson struck out; White made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. TIGERS 7TH: Parrish singled to left; Thompson singled to center [Parrish to second]; Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; Brookens forced Parrish (third unassisted) [Thompson to second, Brookens to first]; Stegman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: G. Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled to left; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to third]; Wathan was walked intentionally; LaCock doubled to right [McRae scored, Wathan scored]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING); Detherage singled to right [LaCock scored]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4. TIGERS 8TH: HURDLE REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING RF); LACOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); DETHERAGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Wagner singled to center; Whitaker struck out; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White popped to shortstop in foul territory; G. Brett singled to left; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp grounded out (third to first); Parrish made an out to second; Thompson singled to center; Wockenfuss walked [Thompson to second]; Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4.

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