While Larry Gura pitched a five-hitter, George Brett smashed two doubles and a homer to lead the Royals' batting in a 7-3 victory over the Angels. Brett batted in one run with a double in the sixth inning and scored another as the Royals took a 3-1 lead. Then in the seventh, Frank White knocked in two runs with a single and Brett followed with a two-run homer. Joe Rudi homered for the Angels. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1980 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  3    4  0  0  -   7 16  1
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  5  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   2   4   0     0   0   .307      Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .297
Washington ss         5   1   1   0     0   2   .287      Lansford 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
White 2b              5   1   3   2     0   1   .299      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .324
G. Brett 3b           5   2   3   3     0   0   .274      Ford dh               2   0   0   1     1   1   .236
Wathan c              4   0   2   1     1   0   .344      Rudi lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .256
Otis cf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .200      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Aikens 1b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .243      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .141      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Chalk dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Donohue c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .159
Torres rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .217      LaRoche p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   7  16   7     3   8             Totals               31   3   5   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 30,325
Left on Base: Royals 10, Angels 4
DP: Royals 0, Angels 0
Errors: Otis
Doubles: G. Brett 2 (9)
Home Runs: G. Brett (3), Rudi (10)
Stolen Bases: White (5)
Caught Stealing: Torres (2), Wilson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(6-2)             9     5   3   2   2   7   1  34   1.87
Totals                  9     5   3   2   2   7   1  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaRoche L(1-1)          5.1   7   3   3   1   5   0  22   2.53
Montague                3.2   9   4   4   2   3   1  22   3.68
Totals                  9    16   7   7   3   8   1  44

Passed Balls: Donohue (2)
Wild Pitches: Montague (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
struck out; White singled to left; G. Brett doubled to left
[White to third]; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to left; Ford
walked [Carew to second]; Rudi reached on an error by Otis
[Carew scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ford out at home (center to
second to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to left; Aikens struck out; Chalk
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Grich flied out to right; Cowens struck out; On a
bunt Campaneris made an out to catcher; Bert Campaneris
called for interference; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Angels 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Torres walked; Torres was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Wilson singled
to left; Wilson was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Washington struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Donohue struck out; Harlow was called out on
strikes; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 4TH: White struck out; G. Brett flied out to right;
Wathan singled to center; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford was
called out on strikes; Rudi popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Chalk struck
out; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich singled to center; Cowens popped to shortstop;
Campaneris flied out to center; Donohue struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Angels 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson singled to third; Washington singled to
center [Wilson to second]; White popped to shortstop; G. Brett
doubled to left [Wilson scored, Washington to third]; MONTAGUE
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Wathan singled to pitcher
[Washington scored, G. Brett to third]; Otis singled to left [G.
Brett scored, Wathan to second]; Aikens struck out; Montague
threw a wild pitch [Wathan to third, Otis to second]; Chalk
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Harlow flied out to right; Lansford singled to
right; Carew singled to right [Lansford to third]; Ford hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lansford scored]; Rudi popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Angels 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Torres singled to right; Wilson singled to right
[Torres to second]; Donohue allowed a passed ball [Torres to
third, Wilson to second]; Washington popped to left; White
singled to right [Torres scored, Wilson scored]; G. Brett
homered [White scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Grich walked; Cowens flied out to right; Campaneris
was called out on strikes; Donohue forced Grich (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Aikens struck out; Chalk singled to left; Torres
flied out to left; Wilson singled to center [Chalk to second];
Washington lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Harlow struck
out; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Carew lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 2.

ROYALS 9TH: White singled to right; G. Brett flied out to
center; White stole second; Wathan walked; Otis struck out;
LaCock walked [White to third, Wathan to second]; Chalk flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Ford flied out to left; Rudi homered; Grich grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Angels 3.