Sunday May 18, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Exploding for all their runs in the first inning, the Royals went on to a 5-3 triumph over the Angels. California starter Frank Tanana failed to retire a batter. Willie Wilson opened with a double and scored on a triple by U.L. Washington. A single by George Brett plated Washington and a double by Darrell Porter chased Brett home. A triple by John Wathan drove in Porter and sent Tanana to an early shower. Jim Barr relieved and gave up a sacrifice fly to Frank White for the final run. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 3

Game Played on Sunday, May 18, 1980 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Angels 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 1 Royals 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 7 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .382 Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .298 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Washington ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .299 Carew 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .292 G. Brett 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .278 Ford dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 Porter dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .302 Rudi lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Wathan c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .319 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 White 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Garr rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .050 Aikens 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Patek ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Donohue c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Cowens ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Torres lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Tanana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 6 3 5 3 Totals 29 5 7 5 2 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 25,382 Left on Base: Angels 7, Royals 3 DP: Angels 0, Royals 2 Errors: Garr, G. Brett Doubles: Rudi (3), Wilson (7), Porter (4), G. Brett (5) Triples: Patek (3), Washington (1), Wathan (3) Home Runs: Harlow (1) Stolen Bases: Carew (10) Caught Stealing: White (2) Sacrifice Flies: White (1) GIDP: Carew (2), Ford (4) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tanana L(2-4) 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 6.83 Barr 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 21 3.38 LaRoche 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.48 Totals 8 7 5 5 2 2 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martin W(4-1) 7 5 3 1 4 3 1 30 3.25 Quisenberry SV(6) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.75 Totals 9 6 3 1 5 3 1 37 Wild Pitches: Tanana (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ANGELS 1ST: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford grounded out (third to first); Carew walked; Carew stole second; Ford walked; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson doubled to left; Tanana threw a wild pitch [Wilson to third]; Washington tripled to center [Wilson scored]; G. Brett singled to right [Washington scored, G. Brett to second (error by Garr)]; Porter doubled to right [G. Brett scored]; Wathan tripled to left [Porter scored]; BARR REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wathan scored]; Aikens walked; Hurdle popped to second; Torres forced Aikens (shortstop to second); Royals Coach Bill Connors ejected by HP umpire Bill Haller sometime in second; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 5. ANGELS 2ND: Grich walked; Garr forced Grich (second to shortstop); Patek tripled to right [Garr scored]; Donohue reached on a fielder's choice [Patek out at home (third unassisted)]; Harlow walked [Donohue to second]; Lansford popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 2ND: Wilson lined to second; Washington grounded out (third to first); G. Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ANGELS 3RD: Carew singled to left; Ford flied out to right; Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 3RD: Porter grounded out (second to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to right; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ANGELS 4TH: Garr flied out to left; Patek flied out to right; Donohue was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 4TH: Aikens flied out to left; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Torres popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ANGELS 5TH: Harlow singled to left; Lansford flied out to center; Carew grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Harlow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); G. Brett doubled to right; Porter was walked intentionally; Wathan forced Porter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ANGELS 6TH: Ford flied out to right; Rudi flied out to center; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: White lined to right; Aikens flied out to left; Hurdle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 5. ANGELS 7TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Patek reached on an error by G. Brett; Donohue flied out to center; Harlow homered (unearned) [Patek scored (unearned)]; Lansford was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Torres popped to first in foul territory; Wilson struck out; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 5. ANGELS 8TH: Carew singled to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Rudi doubled to left; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett popped to first in foul territory; Porter popped to third; Wathan lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 5. ANGELS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Garr walked; Patek forced Garr (shortstop to second); COWENS BATTED FOR DONOHUE; Cowens forced Patek (third to second); Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 5.

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