Tony Armas and Wayne Gross delivered run-scoring singles in the 14th inning to lift the A's to a 4-2 victory over the Royals. The game was tied, 2-2, when Rickey Henderson drew a one-out walk and stole second.

After Dwayne Murphy received an intentional walk, Armas and Gross followed with RBI singles. The Royals had tied the contest in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run pinch-double by Dave Chalk. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       21, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   4 14  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  9  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   1   3   0     1   0   .275      Wilson cf             6   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     1   2   .308      Washington ss         6   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Armas rf              6   1   1   2     0   2   .289      G. Brett 3b           6   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Elliott dh            6   1   1   0     0   1   .143      Porter dh             6   0   2   0     0   0   .288
  Page ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Aikens 1b             4   1   3   0     1   1   .235
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .209        Terrell pr,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Gross 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .272      Wathan c              6   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Heath c               5   0   2   1     2   0   .250      Quirk lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Klutts 3b             6   0   3   0     0   1   .256        Torres pr,lf,rf     1   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Guerrero ss           6   0   1   0     0   0   .230      White 2b              6   0   1   0     0   2   .287
Picciolo 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Hurdle rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .238
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Chalk ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .256
  McKay 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .160        LaCock rf,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               53   4  14   4     4   6             Totals               50   2   9   2     4   4

Time of Game: 4:14   Attendance: 24,030
Left on Base: A's 14, Royals 12
DP: A's 0, Royals 0
Errors: Newman, G. Brett
Doubles: Heath (6), Aikens 2 (9), Chalk (4)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (19), Wilson (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Murphy (7), Henderson (1), Hurdle (1), Quirk (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Armas (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman                 8     5   1   1   3   3   0  32   4.02
Jones                   0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   1.93
Lacey W(1-0)            5.2   3   0   0   1   0   0  21   2.70
Totals                 14     9   2   2   4   4   0  56

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                   13    12   2   2   2   6   0  53   1.86
Quisenberry L(2-2)      1     2   2   2   2   0   0   7   2.30
Totals                 14    14   4   4   4   6   0  60

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: Oakland played the game under protest;
Henderson singled to left; Murphy struck out; Henderson stole
second; Armas struck out; Elliott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Washington
flied out to left; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman flied out to center; Heath grounded out
(shortstop to first); Klutts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to center; Aikens doubled to
center; Wathan lined to second; Quirk grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Guerrero singled to left; Picciolo forced
Guerrero (second to shortstop); Henderson singled to center
[Picciolo to second]; Murphy flied out to left; Armas flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Hurdle out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [White to second]; Wilson struck out;
Washington walked; G. Brett lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Elliott singled to left; Newman flied out to
center; Heath doubled to left [Elliott scored]; Klutts flied out
to center; Guerrero flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter singled to center; Aikens struck out; Wathan
forced Porter (third to second); Quirk grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo singled to center; On a bunt Henderson
singled to first [Picciolo to second]; Murphy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Picciolo to third, Henderson to
second]; Armas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Picciolo scored];
Elliott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White flied out to center; Hurdle grounded out
(second to first); Wilson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Heath
walked; Klutts singled to left [Heath to second]; Guerrero flied
out to center; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington singled to center; G. Brett flied out to
center; Porter flied out to center; Aikens walked [Washington to
second]; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson lined to second; Murphy struck out;
Armas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Quirk made an out to shortstop; White struck out;
Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Elliott flied out to center; Newman flied out to
center; Heath walked; Klutts singled to center [Heath to
second]; Guerrero grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson walked; Washington flied out to left; G.
Brett flied out to center; Wilson stole second; Porter flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson reached on an error by G. Brett [Henderson out at
second (second to shortstop)]; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Aikens doubled to left; JONES REPLACED KINGMAN
(PITCHING); Wathan singled to center [Aikens to third]; Quirk
reached on an error by Newman on a sacrifice bunt [Wathan to
second]; GROSS REPLACED NEWMAN (PLAYING 1B); TORRES RAN FOR
QUIRK; White struck out; LACEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); CHALK
BATTED FOR HURDLE; Chalk doubled to left [Aikens scored, Wathan
scored, Torres to third]; Wilson lined to second; Washington
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals
2.

ATHLETICS 10TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LACOCK
REPLACED CHALK (PLAYING RF); Armas struck out; Elliott flied out
to right; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 10TH: G. Brett flied out to left; Porter flied out to
left; Aikens singled to left; TERRELL RAN FOR AIKENS; Wathan
made an out to catcher; John Wathan called for interference
with catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 11TH: LACOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TORRES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Heath lined to left; Klutts flied out to center; Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 11TH: Torres walked; White grounded out (third to first)
[Torres to second]; LaCock flied out to right; Wilson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals
2.

ATHLETICS 12TH: Picciolo singled to left; Henderson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Picciolo to second]; Murphy
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Picciolo to third]; Armas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 12TH: Washington popped to third in foul territory; G.
Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Porter singled to center;
Terrell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 13TH: Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross
lined to right; Heath singled to left; Klutts singled to left
[Heath to third]; Guerrero forced Klutts (shortstop to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 13TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Torres
grounded out (third to first); White flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 14TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); DAVIS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Davis flied out to right; Henderson walked;
Henderson stole second; Murphy was walked intentionally; Armas
singled to center [Henderson scored, Murphy to third]; PAGE
BATTED FOR ELLIOTT; Page reached on a fielder's choice [Murphy
out at home (shortstop to catcher), Armas to second]; Gross
singled to right [Armas scored, Page to third]; Heath flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 14TH: PAGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCKAY REPLACED
DAVIS (PLAYING 2B); LaCock flied out to center; Wilson grounded
out (third to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 2.