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Friday April 25, 1980
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Handed a six-run lead in the first inning, Larry Gura proceeded to pitch the Royals to a 7-0 victory over the Orioles, who suffered their sixth straight defeat. Willie Wilson doubled and Frank White singled to start the Royals' scoring.

George Brett knocked in White with a triple and counted himself on a double by Hal McRae. Pete LaCock then was safe on an error by Oriole second baseman Rich Dauer before Clint Hurdle climaxed the inning with three runs on the Royals' first homer in eight home games. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 7, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Friday, April 25, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  4
Royals       6  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7  9  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Wilson cf             5   2   1   0     0   0   .283
Dauer 2b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .146      White 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .291
Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .213      G. Brett 3b           1   1   1   1     1   0   .265
Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Chalk 3b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .250
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Roenicke lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .171        Detherage lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .175      McRae dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .296
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Wathan c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .458
Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .125      LaCock lf,1b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .174
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hurdle rf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .250
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     1   2   .167
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     4   2             Totals               34   7   9   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 20,436
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Royals 6
DP: Orioles 2, Royals 0
Errors: Dauer, Murray, DeCinces, Stewart
Doubles: Wilson (4), McRae (8), Chalk (1)
Triples: G. Brett (3)
Home Runs: Hurdle (1)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (1)
GIDP: Aikens (1), LaCock (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(1-2)            1.1   6   6   3   1   2   1  12   5.27
Stewart                 6.2   3   1   0   2   3   0  25   4.26
Totals                  8     9   7   3   3   5   1  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(2-1)             9     4   0   0   4   2   0  34   2.30
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled to left; Bumbry was caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); Dauer walked; Singleton
struck out; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson doubled to center; White singled to left
[Wilson scored]; G. Brett tripled to right [White scored];
Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); McRae doubled to left
[G. Brett scored]; Wathan struck out; LaCock reached on an error
by Dauer [McRae to third, LaCock to first]; Hurdle homered
(unearned) [McRae scored (unearned), LaCock scored (unearned)];
Mulliniks struck out; 6 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 6.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces popped to shortstop; Roenicke grounded out
(third to first); May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 2ND: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White singled
to pitcher; G. Brett walked [White to second]; STEWART REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Aikens grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [G. Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey grounded out (third to first); Garcia
popped to first; Bumbry singled to left; Dauer flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to catcher in foul territory; Wathan
struck out; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); George
Brett left with bruised right heel suffered sliding into 2B in
the second inning; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals
6.

ORIOLES 4TH: CHALK REPLACED G. BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Singleton
flied out to right; Murray popped to shortstop; DeCinces struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulliniks
grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Roenicke popped to first in foul territory; May
lined to shortstop; Dempsey walked; Garcia grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: White struck out; Chalk reached on an error by
DeCinces; Aikens flied out to center [Chalk to second]; McRae
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer
walked; Singleton lined to third; Murray flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan singled to right; LaCock grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at
second]; Hurdle singled to center; Mulliniks struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: On a bunt DeCinces grounded out (catcher to first);
Roenicke grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson reached on an error by Murray [Wilson to
second]; White popped to second; Chalk doubled to left [Wilson
scored (unearned)]; Chalk was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Stewart [Chalk to third]; Aikens walked; McRae flied
out to left; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: DETHERAGE REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING LF); LACOCK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey grounded out (third to
first); On a bunt Garcia singled; Bumbry flied out to center;
Dauer singled to left [Garcia to second]; Singleton walked
[Garcia to third, Dauer to second]; Murray flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulliniks walked; Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Roenicke
flied out to left; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 7.



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