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.