Although needing relief help, Rich Gale got credit for his first victory since August 1, 1979, as the Royals blanked the A's, 1-0. The Royals scored in the fourth inning when U.L. Washington singled, took second on a groundout and, after a walk to Darrell Porter, came home on a single by Willie Aikens. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 20, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 4 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Murphy cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .320 Washington ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .305 Page dh 1 0 0 0 2 0 .228 G. Brett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Elliott ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .359 Aikens 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .217 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Torres lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Klutts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Armas rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Newman c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 LaCock lf,1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .110 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 6 Totals 27 1 4 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 23,698 Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 3 DP: A's 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Murphy (4), Henderson (5) Stolen Bases: Murphy 2 (8), Henderson 2 (17), Page (6) Caught Stealing: Wilson (1) GIDP: Revering (2) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norris L(5-2) 8 4 1 1 1 4 0 28 0.53 Totals 8 4 1 1 1 4 0 28 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(1-5) 7 5 0 0 3 5 0 28 6.02 Christenson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.50 Quisenberry SV(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.78 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 34 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Murphy doubled to left; Murphy stole third; Page walked; Revering grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to third; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out (second to first); G. Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross lined to third; Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero was called out on strikes; Picciolo flied out to right; Henderson singled to shortstop; Henderson stole second; Murphy walked; Henderson stole third and Murphy stole second; Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to center; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering lined to center; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Wilson flied out to center; Washington singled to first; G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Washington to second]; Porter walked; Aikens singled to left [Washington scored, Porter to second]; Wathan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman popped to third in foul territory; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Picciolo singled to right; Henderson lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (third to first); LaCock flied out to left; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Murphy singled to first; Page walked [Murphy to second]; Revering flied out to center [Murphy to third]; Page stole second; Gross struck out; Armas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Washington singled to center; G. Brett grounded out (second to first) [Washington to second]; Porter flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Picciolo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens flied out to right; Wathan grounded out (pitcher to second to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: LACOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TORRES REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING LF); Henderson doubled to left; CHRISTENSON REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Murphy flied out to right; ELLIOTT BATTED FOR PAGE; Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: ELLIOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LaCock struck out; Hurdle flied out to left; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 9TH: KLUTTS BATTED FOR GROSS; QUISENBERRY REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Klutts lined to center; Armas grounded out (third to first); DAVIS BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.

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