Darrell Porter singled with the bases loaded in the 10th inning for his fourth hit of the game to give the Royals a 2-1 victory over the Angels. Carney Lansford homered in the first for the Angels' run off Larry Gura, who pitched the route for the Royals. Willie Wilson scored the Royals' tying run in the eighth and also crossed the plate with the winning run in the 10th. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       17, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   2  9  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Wilson cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .299
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .282      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Lansford 3b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .297        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .048
Ford dh               5   0   2   0     0   0   .200      G. Brett 3b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Porter dh             5   0   4   1     0   0   .300
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Aikens 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .219
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Wathan c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Skaggs c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .471      LaCock lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .118
  Donohue pr,c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Hurdle rf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .274
Harlow cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .367        Torres pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Washington ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .301
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   9   1     3   4             Totals               34   2   9   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 30,326
Left on Base: Angels 10, Royals 9
DP: Angels 2, Royals 2
Doubles: Cowens (4), Porter 2 (3), LaCock (4), Hurdle (10)
Triples: Harlow (2)
Home Runs: Lansford (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilson 2 (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Lansford (5), Washington 2 (3)
GIDP: Carew (1), Cowens (2), G. Brett (2), White (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    9     7   1   1   2   3   0  34   2.47
Clear L(0-2)            0.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9.2   9   2   2   4   3   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(5-2)            10     9   1   1   3   4   1  41   1.96
Totals                 10     9   1   1   3   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: Aase (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Umpire Bill Haller missed game for unknown
reason; Patek singled to left; Carew grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second];
Lansford homered; Ford singled to left; Rudi singled to right
[Ford to third]; Grich forced Rudi (shortstop to second); 1 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White singled
to left; G. Brett grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Skaggs
grounded out (third to first); Harlow tripled to right; Patek
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter doubled to right; Aikens struck out; Wathan
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Porter to third]; LaCock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford
grounded out (third to first); Ford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle walked; Washington flied out to center;
Wilson singled to pitcher [Hurdle to second]; White grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Grich struck out;
Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett struck out; Porter doubled to left; Aikens
flied out to center [Porter to third]; Wathan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Skaggs grounded out (second to first); Harlow struck
out [Harlow out at first (catcher to first)]; Patek flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock doubled to left; Hurdle walked; Washington
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hurdle to second,
LaCock to third]; Wilson made an out to third; White flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Carew flied out to center; Lansford flied out to
left; Ford singled to left; Rudi grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett flied out to right; Porter flied out to
left; Aikens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich grounded out (second to first); Cowens doubled
to left; Skaggs walked; Harlow struck out; Patek made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); LaCock
popped to third in foul territory; Hurdle flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Carew walked; Lansford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Carew to second]; Ford grounded out (third
to first) [Carew to third]; Rudi flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington flied out to left; Wilson singled to
left; Wilson stole second; White grounded out (first unassisted)
[Wilson to third]; Aase threw a wild pitch [Wilson scored]; G.
Brett flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Grich walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Grich out at second]; Skaggs singled
to center; DONOHUE RAN FOR SKAGGS; Harlow reached on a fielder's
choice [Donohue to second]; Patek forced Harlow (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: DONOHUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Porter singled
to left; Aikens struck out; Wathan flied out to right; LaCock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Royals 1.

ANGELS 10TH: Carew flied out to center; Lansford singled to
center; Ford made an out to second; Rudi forced Lansford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 10TH: CLEAR REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Hurdle doubled to
right; TORRES RAN FOR HURDLE; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Torres to third]; Wilson was walked
intentionally; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Wilson stole second;
Braun reached on a fielder's choice [Wilson out at third (third
unassisted)]; G. Brett was walked intentionally [Braun to
second]; Porter singled to right [Torres scored, Braun to third,
G. Brett to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Royals 2.