Larry Gura retired 17 straight batters at one point and turned in his seventh complete game of the season while pitching the Royals to a 9-2 victory over the White Sox. Darrell Porter backed Gura with a two-run homer in the first inning and John Wathan provided additional support by driving in three runs, two with a single in the third and one with a grounder in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, May 30, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 3 Royals 3 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 x - 9 9 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morrison 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Wilson lf 3 2 0 0 1 1 .301 Squires 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Washington ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .292 Lemon cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .262 G. Brett 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .287 L. Johnson dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .280 Otis cf 2 2 0 1 2 1 .118 Nordhagen lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .315 Porter dh 4 2 1 2 1 0 .301 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Wathan c 4 0 1 3 0 0 .338 Baines rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Aikens 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .236 Pryor ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 White 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Foley c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .159 Torres rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Contreras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 6 2 0 3 Totals 31 9 9 8 8 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 26,550 Left on Base: White Sox 4, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 2, Royals 1 Errors: Morrison, Lemon 2 Doubles: Morrison 2 (15), L. Johnson (9), Aikens (11), White (7) Home Runs: L. Johnson (6), Porter (3) Stolen Bases: Wilson 3 (19), Torres (1), Washington (8) Sacrifice Flies: Lemon (1), Otis (1) GIDP: Bell (1), White (3), Otis (2) Hit by Pitch: Squires (1,by Gura), Wilson (4,by Contreras) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham L(3-2) 2.1 2 6 3 4 2 1 14 5.45 Proly 2.2 4 2 2 3 0 0 14 2.91 Contreras 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 13 6.23 Totals 8 9 9 6 8 4 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(7-2) 9 6 2 2 0 3 1 33 1.89 Totals 9 6 2 2 0 3 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Contreras (2), Gura (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Russ Goetz WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison doubled to left; Squires singled [Morrison to third]; Lemon hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morrison scored]; L. Johnson popped to second; Nordhagen flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Wilson stole third; Washington grounded out (second to first) [Wilson scored]; G. Brett was called out on strikes; Otis walked; Porter homered [Otis scored]; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell was called out on strikes; Baines flied out to right; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Aikens flied out to right; White grounded out (second to first); Torres walked; Torres stole second; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 3RD: Foley grounded out (second to first); Morrison grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Washington singled to left; Washington stole second; G. Brett reached on an error by Morrison [Washington out at home (first to catcher)]; Otis walked [G. Brett to second]; Porter reached on an error by Lemon [G. Brett scored (unearned) (no RBI), Otis to third, Porter to second]; PROLY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Wathan singled to center [Otis scored (unearned), Porter scored (unearned), Wathan to second (error by Lemon)]; Aikens singled to left [Wathan to third]; White grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Aikens out at second]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 6. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon flied out to left; L. Johnson flied out to left; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 4TH: Torres walked; Wilson forced Torres (pitcher to shortstop); Wilson stole second; Washington walked; G. Brett walked [Wilson to third, Washington to second]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson scored]; Porter lined to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 7. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Baines grounded out (second to first); Pryor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (second to first); Aikens doubled to left; White doubled to left [Aikens scored]; Torres flied out to right; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 8. WHITE SOX 6TH: Foley grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Morrison lined to center; Squires was hit by a pitch; Lemon forced Squires (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 8. ROYALS 6TH: CONTRERAS REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Washington singled to center; G. Brett singled to right [Washington to third]; Otis struck out; Porter walked [G. Brett to second]; Wathan forced G. Brett (shortstop to third) [Washington scored, Porter to second]; Aikens was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 9. WHITE SOX 7TH: L. Johnson homered; Nordhagen singled to left; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nordhagen out at second]; Baines flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to right; Torres grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson was hit by a pitch; Washington forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor popped to shortstop; Foley grounded out (first unassisted); Morrison doubled to left; Squires grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. ROYALS 8TH: G. Brett singled to center; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [G. Brett out at second]; Porter popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Johnson doubled to left; Nordhagen struck out; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9.

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