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.

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