Dwayne Murphy and Wayne Gross stole home during a four-run first inning that started the A's off to a 6-3 victory over the Royals. Murphy and Gross each tallied on the front end of a double steal as the A's overcame a two-run deficit with three singles, four stolen bases, two walks, a wild pitch and a passed ball. Rick Langford scattered nine hits in pitching his fourth victory. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Wednesday, May 28, 1980 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 A's 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .305 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .262 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Murphy cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .302 G. Brett 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .280 Page dh 4 2 2 0 0 0 .252 Porter dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .304 Gross 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .283 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Armas rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Wathan c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .341 Newman c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .221 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Klutts ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .281 LaCock ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .146 Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 McKay 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .045 Langford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 1 Totals 33 6 9 3 4 3 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 4,094 Left on Base: Royals 7, A's 7 DP: Royals 0, A's 0 Errors: Wathan, Washington Doubles: Wilson (8) Stolen Bases: Wathan (3), Murphy 2 (10), Page (8), Gross (5), Newman (2), Armas (1), Edwards (1) Caught Stealing: Henderson (4) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(1-6) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 7 6.29 Pattin 7.1 6 2 2 2 3 0 30 3.62 Totals 8 9 6 6 4 3 0 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Langford W(4-3) 9 9 3 3 2 1 0 37 3.30 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 1 0 37 Passed Balls: Wathan (2) Wild Pitches: Gale (1), Langford (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Al Clark ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; White singled to left [Wilson to second]; G. Brett singled to right [Wilson scored, White to third]; Porter singled to right [White scored, G. Brett out at third (right to third)]; Otis lined to second; Wathan forced Porter (second to shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy singled to right; Page singled to center [Murphy to third]; Murphy stole home and Page stole second [Page to third (error by Wathan)]; Wathan allowed a passed ball [Page scored]; Gross walked; Gale threw a wild pitch [Gross to second]; Armas flied out to right [Gross to third]; Newman walked; Gross stole home and Newman stole second; Klutts singled to center [Newman scored]; PATTIN REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Edwards reached on an error by Washington [Klutts to third]; McKay flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle flied out to right; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 2ND: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murphy walked; Page singled to right [Murphy to third]; Gross singled to left [Murphy scored, Page to second]; Armas singled to left [Page scored, Gross to second]; Newman lined to right [Gross to third]; Armas stole second; Klutts struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 6. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White singled to center; G. Brett forced White (second to shortstop); Porter walked [G. Brett to second]; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; McKay flied out to right; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 6. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan walked; Aikens flied out to center; Wathan stole second; Langford threw a wild pitch [Wathan to third]; Hurdle flied out to left; Washington popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 4TH: Murphy singled to right; Page flied out to center; Murphy stole second; Gross struck out; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 6. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson doubled to right; White grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher) [Wilson scored]; Porter lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman popped to third in foul territory; Klutts singled to left; Edwards forced Klutts (pitcher to shortstop); Edwards stole second; McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled to center; Aikens flied out to center; Hurdle popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson flied out to center; Murphy flied out to center; Page lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ROYALS 7TH: Washington popped to third in foul territory; Wilson grounded out (second to first); White popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross lined to first; Armas flied out to center; Newman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett flied out to right; Porter lined to center; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ATHLETICS 8TH: Klutts flied out to center; Edwards singled to center; McKay forced Edwards (first to shortstop); Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6. ROYALS 9TH: Wathan lined to center; LACOCK BATTED FOR AIKENS; LaCock singled to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR HURDLE; Braun popped to first; Washington singled to left [LaCock to second]; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 6.

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