Scoring five runs in their first turn at bat, the Royals outlasted the Tigers, 9-6. Two-run doubles by Willie Aikens and Pete LaCock highlighted the big inning. George Brett blasted a solo homer in the second stanza.

The Tigers registered five tallies in the bottom half of the second, with a two-run double by Alan Trammell being the key blow, but the Royals pulled away with a homer by U.L. Washington in the fourth. Renie Martin recorded his first major league victory with 3 2/3 innings of three-hit relief. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Sunday, April     20, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       5  1  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   9 11  1
Tigers       0  5  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 10  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .302      Whitaker 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .094
White 2b              5   1   1   0     0   2   .275      Peters rf             4   0   1   1     1   0   .143
G. Brett 3b           3   2   1   1     2   1   .250      Kemp lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .293
McRae dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Parrish c             5   0   1   0     0   2   .342
Aikens 1b             4   1   2   2     1   1   .237      Thompson 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Wathan c              4   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Wockenfuss dh         1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
LaCock lf,rf          3   1   1   3     0   1   .189        Summers ph,dh       3   0   1   0     0   0   .370
Detherage rf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .375      Brookens 3b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .227
  Hurdle ph,lf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Stegman cf            0   1   0   1     1   0   .375
Washington ss         4   1   1   1     0   1   .226        Gibson ph,cf        3   0   0   0     0   2   .114
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   2   2   2     1   0   .476
  Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schatzeder p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  11   9     4   7             Totals               34   6  10   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 18,755
Left on Base: Royals 6, Tigers 7
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 1
Errors: White, Whitaker, Trammell
Doubles: Aikens 2 (3), LaCock (2), Detherage (1), Hurdle (4), Trammell (1)
Home Runs: G. Brett (2), Washington (1)
Stolen Bases: G. Brett (2), Wilson (4)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: LaCock (1), Whitaker (1)
GIDP: Kemp (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    1.1   6   5   5   2   0   0  12   3.44
Martin W(1-1)           3.2   3   1   0   3   3   0  16   5.40
Quisenberry SV(1)       4     1   0   0   0   2   0  12   1.93
Totals                  9    10   6   5   5   5   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schatzeder L(0-3)       4.1   8   8   7   3   3   2  23  11.48
Tobik                   3.2   3   1   1   1   3   0  16   5.14
Billingham              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   9   8   4   7   2  42

Passed Balls: Parrish (1)
Wild Pitches: Martin (1), Schatzeder (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White
singled to center; G. Brett struck out; McRae singled [White to
third (error by Trammell), McRae to second]; Aikens doubled to
left [White scored, McRae scored]; Wathan was walked
intentionally; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Aikens to third,
Wathan to second]; LaCock doubled to left [Aikens scored, Wathan
scored]; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [LaCock to third];
Detherage doubled to left [LaCock scored]; Washington flied out
to right; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker flied out to left; Peters grounded out
(second to first); Kemp singled to right; Parrish grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wilson grounded out (catcher to first); White struck
out; G. Brett homered; McRae grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to center; Wockenfuss singled to
right [Thompson to third]; Brookens walked [Wockenfuss to
second]; Stegman walked [Thompson scored, Wockenfuss to third,
Brookens to second]; Trammell doubled to left [Wockenfuss
scored, Brookens scored, Stegman to third]; Whitaker hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Stegman scored]; Peters singled to center
[Trammell scored]; Kemp singled to center [Peters to second];
MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Parrish singled [Peters to
third, Kemp to second]; Thompson was called out on strikes;
SUMMERS BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Summers grounded out (second to
pitcher); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 3RD: SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Aikens doubled
to right; Wathan lined into a double play (shortstop to second)
[Aikens out at second]; LaCock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); GIBSON
BATTED FOR STEGMAN; Gibson grounded out (second to first);
Trammell singled to left; Trammell was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 4TH: GIBSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Detherage flied
out to center; Washington homered; Wilson struck out; White
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Peters
walked; Martin threw a wild pitch [Peters to second]; Kemp
grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Peters to third]; Parrish was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett walked; McRae lined to left; G. Brett stole
second; Aikens walked; TOBIK REPLACED SCHATZEDER (PITCHING);
Wathan reached on a fielder's choice [G. Brett to third, Aikens
to second (error by Whitaker)]; LaCock hit a sacrifice fly to
left [G. Brett scored (unearned)]; HURDLE BATTED FOR DETHERAGE;
Hurdle flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
8, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: LACOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HURDLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted);
Summers singled to center; Brookens forced Summers (third to
second) [Brookens to first]; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington struck out; Wilson singled to center;
White forced Wilson (second to shortstop) [White to first]; G.
Brett walked [White to second]; McRae lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell walked; Whitaker walked [Trammell to
second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Peters forced
Whitaker (shortstop to second) [Trammell scored (error by White)
(unearned) (no RBI), Peters to first]; Kemp grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Peters out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Wathan
grounded out (third to first); LaCock was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Summers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle doubled to right; Washington grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hurdle to third]; Wilson singled to left
[Hurdle scored]; Wilson stole second; White struck out; G. Brett
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibson
struck out; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 9TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); McRae grounded
out (third to first); Aikens struck out; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker singled to left; Peters grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 9, Tigers 6.