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.