An inside-the-park homer by John Wathan with two men on base helped the Royals defeat the White Sox, 6-4. Trailing, 3-1, the Royals opened the sixth inning with a run on singles by George Brett, Amos Otis and Darrell Porter.

Ed Farmer relieved Steve Trout on the mound for the White Sox and served up a pitch that Wathan lashed down the right field line, where the ball eluded right fielder Harold Baines. Mike Squires batted in three runs for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Saturday, May 31, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 1 Royals 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 x - 6 12 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morrison 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .251 Wilson lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Squires 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .304 Washington ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Lemon cf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .269 G. Brett 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .301 L. Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .143 Molinaro lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Porter c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .314 Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Wathan rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .342 Washington ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Bell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .146 Baines rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Chalk dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Kimm c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .302 White 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .294 Pryor ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 .243 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chappas ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Trout p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 4 4 3 Totals 35 6 12 6 2 2 Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 29,050 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 2, Royals 1 Errors: Morrison Doubles: Squires (4), Morrison (16) Home Runs: Wathan (2) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (7) Caught Stealing: Lemon (2), Squires (4) GIDP: L. Johnson (3), Chalk (3) Hit by Pitch: Porter (1,by Trout) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Trout L(2-5) 5 8 4 4 0 2 0 23 4.03 Farmer 3 4 2 2 2 0 1 15 2.27 Totals 8 12 6 6 2 2 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martin W(6-2) 6.2 3 3 3 4 3 0 26 3.72 Quisenberry SV(8) 2.1 5 1 1 0 0 0 12 2.61 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 3 0 38 Passed Balls: Porter (1) Hit by Pitch: Trout (4) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney WHITE SOX 1ST: 1:02 rain delay before start of game; Morrison popped to second; Squires flied out to right; Lemon walked; Lemon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett singled to left; Otis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Molinaro popped to third; Moore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to left; Wathan struck out; Aikens forced Porter (shortstop to second); Chalk forced Aikens (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Baines walked; Kimm walked [Baines to second]; On a bunt Pryor forced Baines (pitcher to third) [Kimm to second]; Morrison was called out on strikes; Squires doubled to left [Kimm scored, Pryor scored]; Lemon singled to left [Squires scored]; L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White lined to center; Wilson singled to left; Washington singled to center [Wilson to second]; G. Brett singled to center [Wilson scored, Washington to second]; Otis struck out [Washington out at third (catcher to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Molinaro singled to left; Moore lined to center; Molinaro stole second; Baines struck out; Kimm lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Porter was hit by a pitch; Wathan reached on a fielder's choice [Porter to second (error by Morrison)]; Aikens lined to center [Porter to third]; Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor lined to third; Morrison grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: White popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; L. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; Molinaro lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett singled to left; Otis singled to right [G. Brett to third]; Porter singled to left [G. Brett scored, Otis to second]; FARMER REPLACED TROUT (PITCHING); Wathan hit an inside the park homer to right [Otis scored, Porter scored]; Aikens grounded out (first unassisted); Chalk flied out to left; White walked; Wilson forced White (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Moore grounded out (second to first); Baines grounded out (third to first); Kimm walked; QUISENBERRY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); BOSLEY BATTED FOR PRYOR; Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: CHAPPAS REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING SS); Washington flied out to center; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: Morrison doubled to left; Squires singled to right [Morrison scored]; Squires was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lemon singled to right; L. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [Lemon to second]; Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted) [Lemon to third, L. Johnson to second]; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR MOORE; Washington flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: BELL REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING 3B); Porter flied out to left; Wathan singled to center; LaCock walked [Wathan to second]; Chalk singled to left [Wathan to third, LaCock to second]; On a bunt White singled [Wathan scored, LaCock to third, Chalk to second]; Wilson forced LaCock (third to catcher) [Chalk to third, White to second]; Washington forced Wilson (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 6. WHITE SOX 9TH: Baines grounded out (second to first); Kimm singled to right; Chappas lined to center; Morrison singled to left [Kimm to second]; Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 6.

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