Playing before a home-opening crowd, the Tigers suffered their seventh straight defeat, losing to the Royals, 9-6, in 11 innings. Willie Wilson tripled for his fourth hit of the game and, after a one-out intentional pass to George Brett, scored the Royals' tie-breaking run on a sacrifice fly by Willie Aikens. A double by Hal McRae and single by Pete LaCock added a pair of insurance counters. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1980 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  2    0  3  -   9 15  0
Tigers       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   6 14  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             6   1   4   2     0   0   .303      Whitaker 2b           5   0   0   0     1   0   .074
White 2b              6   0   1   1     0   1   .323      Jones rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .286
G. Brett 3b           5   1   0   0     1   1   .233        Peters ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Aikens 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .167      Kemp lf               5   0   0   1     0   0   .219
McRae dh              5   1   2   1     1   0   .290      Parrish c             5   2   2   0     0   0   .400
LaCock lf             4   2   2   1     2   0   .200      Thompson 1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Hurdle rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .278      Wockenfuss dh         2   1   1   1     0   1   .300
  Chalk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Summers ph,dh       3   1   1   0     0   1   .381
  Detherage rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Brookens 3b           4   0   3   1     1   1   .200
  Braun ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stegman cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Quirk c               1   0   0   1     0   0   .250        Gibson ph,cf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .107
  Wathan ph,c         2   1   2   0     1   0   .500      Trammell ss           5   0   3   2     0   1   .400
Washington ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .240      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   9  15   9     5   3             Totals               45   6  14   6     2   8

Time of Game: 3:34   Attendance: 50,687
Left on Base: Royals 10, Tigers 9
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Washington (2), McRae 2 (5), Thompson (2)
Triples: Wilson (2), Jones (1)
Stolen Bases: Wockenfuss (1)
Caught Stealing: Thompson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Quirk (1), Aikens (1), Kemp (1)
GIDP: White (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              0.2   5   4   4   0   0   0   7   5.14
Pattin                  5     4   0   0   0   4   0  18   0.93
Christenson             2.1   3   2   2   2   2   0  12   5.06
Quisenberry W(1-0)      3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11   3.38
Totals                 11    14   6   6   2   8   0  48

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  4.2   4   4   4   0   0   0  18   5.40
Hiller                  2.1   4   0   0   1   2   0  11   0.00
Underwood               1.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   8   7.71
Billingham              1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   8   0.00
Lopez L(0-2)            1     3   3   3   1   1   0   7   7.50
Totals                 11    15   9   9   5   3   0  52

Wild Pitches: Hiller (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White lined
to shortstop; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Jones
tripled to center; Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to left [Jones
scored]; Parrish singled to center; Thompson doubled to center
[Parrish scored]; Wockenfuss singled to left [Thompson scored];
Wockenfuss stole second; Brookens singled to left [Wockenfuss
scored, Brookens to second (on throw to home)]; PATTIN REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Stegman flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens flied out to left; McRae grounded out (second
to first); LaCock lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Trammell was called out on strikes; Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Quirk
grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp flied out to center; Parrish flied out to left;
Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 4TH: On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first);
White flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss struck out (catcher to first); On a bunt
Brookens singled; GIBSON BATTED FOR STEGMAN; Gibson flied out to
center; Trammell singled to center [Brookens to third]; Whitaker
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 5TH: GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Aikens singled
to center; McRae flied out to center; LaCock singled to right
[Aikens to second]; Hurdle singled to center [Aikens scored,
LaCock to third]; Quirk hit a sacrifice fly to center [LaCock
scored]; Washington doubled to left [Hurdle scored]; HILLER
REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Wilson singled to center [Washington
scored]; White singled to left [Wilson to second]; Hiller threw
a wild pitch [Wilson to third]; G. Brett struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Jones flied out to center; Kemp grounded out
(pitcher to first); Parrish made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens struck out; McRae walked; LaCock made an out
to shortstop; Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson singled to center; SUMMERS BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Summers struck out while Thompson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brookens singled to
left; CHRISTENSON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Gibson struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 7TH: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WATHAN BATTED
FOR QUIRK; Wathan singled to left; Washington out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wathan to second]; Wilson singled
[Wathan to third]; White grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Trammell flied
out to left; Whitaker walked; Jones flied out to right; Kemp
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 8TH: UNDERWOOD REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); G. Brett lined
to right; Aikens flied out to center; McRae made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish singled to center; Thompson made an out to
second; Summers singled to right [Parrish to second]; Brookens
walked [Parrish to third, Summers to second]; Gibson struck out;
Trammell singled to center [Parrish scored, Summers scored,
Brookens to second]; Whitaker forced Trammell (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 9TH: LaCock walked; CHALK BATTED FOR HURDLE; Chalk made
an out to second; Wathan singled to left [LaCock to second];
Washington singled to right [LaCock to third, Wathan to second];
Wilson singled to right [LaCock scored, Wathan to third,
Washington to second]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING);
White forced Wilson (third to second) [Wathan scored, Washington
to third]; G. Brett made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: DETHERAGE REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING RF); QUISENBERRY
REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Jones singled to left; Kemp
forced Jones (second to shortstop); Parrish forced Kemp
(shortstop to second); Thompson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 10TH: Aikens flied out to left; McRae doubled to left;
LaCock was walked intentionally; BRAUN BATTED FOR DETHERAGE;
Braun flied out to center [McRae to third]; Wathan walked
[LaCock to second]; Washington lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 10TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Summers grounded
out (second to first); Brookens struck out; Gibson lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 11TH: LOPEZ REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Wilson
tripled to right; White struck out; G. Brett was walked
intentionally; Aikens hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson
scored, G. Brett to second]; McRae doubled to left [G. Brett
scored]; LaCock singled to right [McRae scored]; Braun forced
LaCock (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 11TH: Trammell singled to right; Whitaker flied out to
left; PETERS BATTED FOR JONES; Peters struck out; Kemp flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Tigers 6.