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.