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.

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