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Friday May 23, 1980
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Led by Clint Hurdle, who drove in four runs with a homer and two singles, the Royals defeated the Angels, 13-9. For the second time in less than one week, the Royals delivered an early kayo to Angel starter Frank Tanana, who was rapped for seven runs, three earned, in 1 1/3 innings. Although beaten, the Angels outhit the Royals, 17-16, and had three homers, two by Joe Rudi and one by Tom Donohue. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 13, California Angels 9

Game Played on Friday, May 23, 1980 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Royals       4  3  1    2  0  2    0  0  1  -  13 16  0
Angels       0  0  2    1  0  0    2  2  2  -   9 17  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   1   2   2     0   1   .299      Harlow cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .333
Washington ss         5   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Lansford 3b           5   0   3   3     0   0   .274
White 2b              5   2   1   0     0   1   .286      Carew 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .313
  Mulliniks 2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Ford dh               5   1   1   0     0   0   .232
G. Brett 3b           6   1   2   2     0   1   .260      Rudi lf               5   3   3   3     0   1   .250
Wathan c              6   1   3   2     0   0   .336      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Aikens 1b             4   1   0   1     1   1   .244      Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .115      Cruz ss               4   1   2   1     0   0   .282
Chalk dh              4   2   2   1     1   0   .279      Donohue c             3   1   1   2     0   0   .171
Hurdle rf             4   3   3   4     0   0   .283      Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torres lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .267        Knapp p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  13  16  13     4   5             Totals               40   9  17   9     0   3

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 26,270
Left on Base: Royals 10, Angels 5
DP: Royals 2, Angels 1
Errors: Cruz 2
Doubles: Wathan (5), Chalk (5), G. Brett (7)
Triples: Lansford (1), Harlow (3)
Home Runs: Hurdle (4), Rudi 2 (9), Donohue (1)
Stolen Bases: Washington (6)
Caught Stealing: Carew (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (1), Donohue (1)
GIDP: Ford (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hurdle (2,by Knapp), Wilson (3,by Knapp)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(3-4)          7    10   5   5   0   3   1  29   6.46
Pattin                  1     4   2   2   0   0   1   6   4.01
Christenson             0.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   4   5.40
Quisenberry             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.25
Totals                  9    17   9   9   0   3   3  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(2-5)           1.1   6   7   3   2   2   0  14   7.42
Knapp                   5.2   8   5   5   1   2   1  27   5.85
Montague                2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   2.45
Totals                  9    16  13   9   4   5   1  50

Hit by Pitch: Knapp 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Knapp (2), Montague (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; Washington singled
to center; Washington stole second; White reached on an error by
Cruz; G. Brett was called out on strikes; Wathan reached on an
error by Cruz [Washington to third, White to second]; Aikens
walked [Washington scored (unearned), White to third, Wathan to
second]; Chalk walked [White scored (unearned), Wathan to third,
Aikens to second]; Hurdle singled to center [Wathan scored
(unearned), Aikens scored (unearned), Chalk to third]; Torres
flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Harlow grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford
singled to center; Carew flied out to right; Ford lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Angels 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Wilson singled to center; Washington flied out to
right; White singled to right [Wilson to third]; G. Brett
singled to center [Wilson scored, White to third]; Wathan
doubled to center [White scored, G. Brett scored]; KNAPP
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Knapp threw a wild pitch [Wathan to
third]; Aikens struck out; Chalk popped to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi struck out; Grich grounded out (third to
first); Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7,
Angels 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle was hit by a pitch; Torres singled to right
[Hurdle to second]; Wilson was hit by a pitch [Hurdle to third,
Torres to second]; Washington hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Hurdle scored]; White flied out to left; G. Brett grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Cruz singled to third; Donohue lined to left; Harlow
singled to right [Cruz to third]; Lansford tripled to center
[Cruz scored, Harlow scored]; Carew hit into a double play (left
to catcher) [Lansford out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Angels 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to second; Aikens hit into a double
play (center to second) [Wathan out at second]; Chalk singled to
center; Hurdle singled to left [Chalk to second]; Torres walked
[Chalk to third, Hurdle to second]; Wilson singled to left
[Chalk scored, Hurdle scored, Torres to second]; Washington
forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 10, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Ford lined to left; Rudi homered; Grich struck out;
Cowens grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 10, Angels 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White struck out; G. Brett flied out to center;
Wathan singled to center; Aikens forced Wathan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 10, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Cruz flied out to left; Donohue flied out to center;
Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 10, Angels 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Chalk doubled to left; Hurdle homered [Chalk
scored]; Torres grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Washington grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford popped to third; Carew singled to right;
Ford grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12, Angels
3.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; G. Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wathan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Rudi singled
to left; Grich flied out to right; Cowens singled to center
[Rudi to second]; Cruz singled to left [Rudi scored, Cowens to
third]; Donohue lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens
scored]; Harlow singled to center [Cruz to second]; Lansford
lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 12, Angels 5.

ROYALS 8TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Aikens lined to
third; Chalk grounded out (third to first); Hurdle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 12, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: PATTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); LACOCK REPLACED
AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Carew singled to center; Carew was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Ford singled to left; Rudi
homered [Ford scored]; Grich singled to center; Cowens flied out
to right; Cruz lined to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 12,
Angels 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Torres singled to left; Wilson grounded out (second
to first) [Torres to second]; Montague threw a wild pitch
[Torres to third]; Washington struck out; Mulliniks walked; G.
Brett doubled to left [Torres scored, Mulliniks to third];
Wathan lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 13, Angels
7.

ANGELS 9TH: CHRISTENSON REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Donohue
homered; Harlow tripled to right; Lansford singled to shortstop
[Harlow scored]; Carew forced Lansford (second to shortstop);
QUISENBERRY REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING); Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Carew to second]; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 13, Angels 9.



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