Going the route for the eighth time, Matt Keough hurled a three-hitter in leading the A's to a 4-1 triumph over the Royals. Dave Revering drilled a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the A's got three hits and two walks in the sixth to give Keough breathing room. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
A's          0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .258
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .298      Murphy cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .303
G. Brett 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Revering 1b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .339
Aikens dh             3   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Gross 3b              1   0   1   1     2   0   .271
Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .336      Page dh               2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Elliott ph,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .137        Davis ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .297
Washington ss         3   1   1   1     0   1   .288      Essian c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .235
Martin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Klutts ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .245
  Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .158
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McKay 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Splittorff p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     1   6             Totals               28   4   8   4     5   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 21,882
Left on Base: Royals 2, A's 6
DP: Royals 3, A's 1
Home Runs: Washington (2), Revering (7)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (2)
GIDP: G. Brett (3), Page (2), Klutts (3), Murphy (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin L(5-2)           5     6   4   4   2   4   1  22   3.67
Christenson             0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   5.40
Pattin                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.96
Splittorff              2     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.55
Quisenberry             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.52
Totals                  8     8   4   4   5   5   1  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough W(6-4)           9     3   1   1   1   6   1  30   2.28
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   6   1  30

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Steve Palermo


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson made an out to second; White was called out
on strikes; G. Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy flied out
to left; Revering lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (second to first); Wathan
grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross walked; Page grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Armas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to left; Hurdle lined to right;
Washington homered; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian popped to first in foul territory; Klutts
was called out on strikes; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: White singled to left; G. Brett grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [White out at second]; Aikens
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy singled to
right; Revering homered [Murphy scored]; Gross walked; Page
flied out to center; Armas flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Otis flied out
to right; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian singled to left; Klutts struck out;
Edwards grounded out (second to first) [Essian to second];
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics
2.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Washington
was called out on strikes; Wilson singled to center; Wilson
stole second; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy singled to right; Revering singled to
right [Murphy to third]; Gross singled to right [Murphy scored,
Revering to third]; CHRISTENSON REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Page
walked [Gross to second]; PATTIN REPLACED CHRISTENSON
(PITCHING); Armas struck out; Essian walked [Revering scored,
Gross to third, Page to second]; Marty Pattin ejected by HP
umpire Derryl Cousins; SPLITTORFF REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Klutts grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Essian out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 7TH: G. Brett walked; Aikens struck out; Wathan flied out
to left; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Henderson
walked; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 8TH: MCKAY REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 2B); LaCock grounded
out (first to pitcher); Hurdle struck out; Washington popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Revering singled to center; Gross out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Revering to second]; ELLIOTT
BATTED FOR PAGE; QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
DAVIS BATTED FOR ELLIOTT; Davis reached on a fielder's choice
[Revering out at third (shortstop to third)]; Armas singled to
center [Davis to second]; Essian grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.

ROYALS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wilson grounded
out (second to first); White struck out; G. Brett flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 4.