Scattering nine hits, Dennis Leonard hurled the Royals to a 4-2 decision over the A's. After the A's tied the game at 2-2 with a homer by Jeff Newman in the seventh inning, the Royals went ahead in the eighth on a leadoff single by George Brett and a double by Amos Otis. An error by left fielder Rickey Henderson on Frank White's liner gave the Royals their final run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  1  -   4 10  1
A's          0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .303      Henderson lf          5   0   3   0     0   1   .268
White 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .295
G. Brett 3b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .281      Revering 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .336
Porter dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .303        McKay 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Aikens 1b             2   0   0   0     2   2   .234      Gross 3b,1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .282
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .137      Page dh               3   0   0   1     0   0   .243
Otis cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .182      Armas rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .295
Wathan c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .341      Newman c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .228
Hurdle rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Klutts ss             4   0   2   0     0   1   .264
Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Edwards 2b            2   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                          Kingman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   3     3   3             Totals               34   2  11   2     2   7

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  4,488
Left on Base: Royals 8, A's 9
DP: Royals 1, A's 2
Errors: Otis, Henderson 2
Doubles: Otis (1), Gross (6)
Home Runs: Newman (4)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (22), Page (7)
Caught Stealing: Washington (3), Gross (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Page (2)
GIDP: Otis (1), Hurdle (3), Armas (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(4-4)          9    11   2   2   2   7   1  38   5.89
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   7   1  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kingman L(2-5)          7.2   9   3   3   3   3   0  33   3.94
Jones                   1     1   1   0   0   0   0   5   2.70
Lacey                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.52
Totals                  9    10   4   3   3   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: Leonard (6)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied to left in foul territory; White struck
out; G. Brett singled to center; Porter flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Revering grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens walked; Otis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at second]; Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross doubled to right; Page lined to left; Armas
singled to shortstop [Gross to third]; Gross was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted) [Armas to second]; Newman popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle flied out to left; Washington flied out to
left; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Klutts lined to left; Edwards singled to center;
Henderson flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: White flied out to right; G. Brett reached on an
error by Henderson [G. Brett to second]; Porter flied out to
left; Aikens walked; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled to right; Gross singled to right
[Revering to third]; Page hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Revering scored]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Gross to second];
Armas struck out; Newman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan singled to center; Hurdle grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wathan out at
second]; Washington singled to left; Washington was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Klutts singled to left; Edwards out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Klutts to second]; Henderson
singled to first [Klutts to third]; Henderson stole second;
Murphy made an out to shortstop; Revering grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White flied
to left in foul territory; G. Brett singled to second; Porter
singled to left [G. Brett to second]; Aikens struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross walked; Page made an out to shortstop;
Armas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Wathan singled to right [Otis to
third]; Hurdle singled to right [Otis scored, Wathan to third];
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hurdle to second];
Wilson grounded out (first unassisted) [Wathan scored, Hurdle to
third]; White lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman homered; Klutts struck out; Edwards was
called out on strikes; Henderson singled to center; Murphy
walked [Henderson to second]; Revering struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MCKAY REPLACED
REVERING (PLAYING 3B); G. Brett singled to first; Porter flied
to left in foul territory; Aikens was called out on strikes;
Otis doubled to left [G. Brett scored]; JONES REPLACED KINGMAN
(PITCHING); Wathan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Gross made
an out to second; Page reached on an error by Otis; Page stole
second; Armas struck out; Newman grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Washington
lined to right; Wilson singled to shortstop; White reached on an
error by Henderson [Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), White to
second]; LACEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); G. Brett lined to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Klutts singled to second; DAVIS BATTED FOR
EDWARDS; Davis flied out to left; Henderson singled to right
[Klutts out at third (right to third)]; Henderson stole second;
Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Athletics 2.