Wednesday May 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The Yankees took batting practice in a 16-3 rout of the Royals. The Yanks collected 12 hits, including homers by Bucky Dent, Graig Nettles and Rick Cerone, and took advantage of 14 walks issued by five K.C. pitchers. Ron Guidry, who pitched the first six innings, raised his record to 3-0. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 16, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 14, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Royals 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 11 3 Yankees 1 3 4 0 2 4 2 0 x - 16 12 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .292 Randolph 2b 3 1 2 3 3 0 .250 Washington ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .310 Jones cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .214 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Murcer lf 4 0 0 1 2 1 .125 Mulliniks 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Watson dh 5 1 0 0 1 1 .308 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 2 1 .349 Spencer 1b 6 2 2 0 0 0 .250 Porter dh 5 1 1 1 0 1 .262 Nettles 3b 1 2 1 2 2 0 .238 Chalk 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .229 Stanley pr,3b 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .235 Brown rf 4 4 2 2 1 0 .321 Torres rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Dent ss 3 2 1 2 2 0 .253 Detherage lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .308 Cerone c 3 1 1 2 0 0 .216 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Werth ph,c 0 1 0 1 2 0 .500 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 11 3 6 6 Totals 36 16 12 15 14 2 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 21,953 Left on Base: Royals 11, Yankees 12 DP: Royals 0, Yankees 3 Errors: White, Torres, Busby Doubles: Wilson (6), Detherage (2), Randolph 2 (6), Spencer (1), Stanley (2) Triples: Brown (2) Home Runs: Wilson (1), Porter (2), Dent (3), Nettles (3), Cerone (3) Sacrifice Flies: Brown (1) GIDP: Torres (1), Mulliniks (1) Hit by Pitch: Jones (3,by Christenson) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(2-4) 2.2 7 8 8 3 1 3 18 6.66 Pattin 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.77 Christenson 1.2 2 6 2 7 0 0 16 4.70 Busby 1.1 2 2 2 3 1 0 9 15.75 Terrell 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 12 16 12 14 2 3 52 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(3-0) 6 7 2 2 5 6 2 28 3.29 Figueroa SV(1) 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 13 4.50 Totals 9 11 3 3 6 6 2 41 Passed Balls: Wathan (1) Hit by Pitch: Christenson (1) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Lou DiMuro ROYALS 1ST: Wilson hit an inside the park homer to left; Washington made an out to shortstop; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan walked; Porter was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph doubled to left; Jones singled to center [Randolph scored]; Murcer flied out to center; Watson made an out to second; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. ROYALS 2ND: Chalk was called out on strikes; Aikens struck out; Torres struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Brown tripled to left [Nettles scored]; Dent hit an inside the park homer to left [Brown scored]; Cerone grounded out (second to first); Randolph walked; Jones forced Randolph (second to shortstop); Murcer struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4. ROYALS 3RD: Detherage flied out to center; Wilson doubled to right; Washington walked; White forced Washington (shortstop to second) [Wilson to third]; Wathan forced White (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 3RD: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Spencer doubled to right; Nettles homered [Spencer scored]; Brown walked; Dent flied out to left [Brown to second]; Cerone homered [Brown scored]; PATTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Chalk singled to center; Aikens walked [Chalk to second]; Torres grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. YANKEES 4TH: Jones grounded out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (catcher to first); Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. ROYALS 5TH: Detherage doubled to center; Wilson lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Detherage out at second]; Washington singled to left; White singled to left [Washington to third, White to second (on throw)]; Wathan struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. YANKEES 5TH: CHRISTENSON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; STANLEY RAN FOR NETTLES; Brown singled to right [Stanley to third, Brown to second (error by Torres)]; Dent was walked intentionally; Cerone flied out to left; Randolph walked [Stanley scored, Brown to third, Dent to second]; Jones was hit by a pitch [Brown scored, Dent to third, Randolph to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 10. ROYALS 6TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Porter homered; Chalk struck out; Aikens flied out to center; Torres walked; Detherage walked [Torres to second]; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 10. YANKEES 6TH: Watson walked; Spencer flied out to right; Stanley flied out to right; Brown reached on an error by White [Watson to third]; Dent walked [Brown to second]; WERTH BATTED FOR CERONE; Werth walked [Watson scored (unearned), Brown to third, Dent to second]; Randolph doubled to right [Brown scored (unearned), Dent scored (unearned), Werth to third]; Jones walked; BUSBY REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Murcer walked [Werth scored (unearned), Randolph to third, Jones to second]; Watson struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 14. ROYALS 7TH: WERTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FIGUEROA REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Washington flied out to left; White flied out to right; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 14. YANKEES 7TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Spencer singled to right; Stanley doubled to right [Spencer to third]; Wathan allowed a passed ball [Spencer scored, Stanley to third]; Brown hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stanley scored]; Dent flied out to center; Werth walked; Randolph walked [Werth to second]; Randolph was picked off first but was safe on an error by Busby [Randolph to second, Werth to third]; Jones grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 16. ROYALS 8TH: Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; Chalk singled to right; Aikens singled to center [Chalk to second]; Torres singled to right [Aikens to second, Chalk to third]; Detherage grounded out (third to first) [Chalk scored, Aikens to third, Torres to second]; Wilson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 16. YANKEES 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Murcer walked; Watson flied out to left; Spencer flied out to right; Stanley singled to left [Murcer to second]; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 16. ROYALS 9TH: Washington singled to right; Mulliniks grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Washington out at second]; Wathan walked; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 16.

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