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Monday June 2, 1980
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Eric Soderholm hit a two-run homer and Rick Cerone batted in two more runs with a double as the Yankees did all their scoring in the first inning to defeat the Royals, 5-3. The Yankees' first run came on a walk to Willie Randolph, single by Dennis Werth and forceout by Bob Watson. Soderholm followed with his homer. Lou Piniella then singled, Bobby Brown doubled and Cerone knocked in the deciding runs with his two-bagger. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Monday, June 2, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees      5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   0   0     1   1   .298      Wilson lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Werth rf              1   0   1   0     0   0   .474      Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Lefebvre rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      G. Brett 3b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .300
Watson 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .304      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .111
Soderholm dh          4   1   1   2     1   0   .346      Porter dh             4   0   2   0     0   2   .333
Piniella lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Wathan c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .340
  Blair lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Aikens 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Brown cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .330        Chalk ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .257      Torres rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .185
Cerone c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .248        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Dent ss               2   0   1   0     2   0   .267      White 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .299
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gale p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   5     5   5             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 39,261
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Royals 6
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Brown (3), Cerone (10), Nettles (5), Wilson (9)
Home Runs: Soderholm (5), G. Brett (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (20), White (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(6-1)           9     7   3   3   2   7   1  36   3.11
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   7   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(3-3)       0.2   6   5   5   1   1   1   9   4.66
Gale                    7.1   4   0   0   4   3   0  30   5.63
Quisenberry             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.54
Totals                  9    10   5   5   5   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Guidry (5)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Al Clark


YANKEES 1ST: 1:13 rain delay before start of game;
Randolph walked; Werth singled to right [Randolph to third];
Watson forced Werth (second to shortstop) [Randolph scored];
Soderholm homered [Watson scored]; Piniella singled to left;
Brown doubled to right [Piniella to third]; Nettles struck out;
Cerone doubled to left [Piniella scored, Brown scored]; Dent
singled to third [Cerone to third]; GALE REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Randolph flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: LEFEBVRE REPLACED WERTH (PLAYING RF); Wilson doubled
to left; Washington struck out; G. Brett homered [Wilson
scored]; Otis walked; Porter singled to right [Otis to third];
Wathan singled to center [Otis scored, Porter to second]; Aikens
struck out; Torres struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Royals 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Watson lined to
right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: White singled to left; Wilson forced White (third to
shortstop); Washington flied out to right [Wilson to second];
Wilson stole third; G. Brett grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Piniella lined to center; Brown flied out to left;
Nettles doubled to left; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to center; Porter singled to right;
Wathan struck out; Guidry threw a wild pitch [Porter to second];
Aikens grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Dent grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph
flied out to right; Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to center; White stole second; Wilson grounded out
(second to first) [White to third]; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
walked; Piniella flied out to right; Brown lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: G. Brett lined to center; Otis grounded out (pitcher
to first); Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles struck out; Cerone singled to left; Dent
walked [Cerone to second]; Randolph struck out; Lefebvre flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan lined to right; Aikens grounded out (catcher
to first); Torres walked; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Watson singled to center; Soderholm lined to left;
Piniella lined to shortstop; Brown singled to center [Watson to
second]; Nettles walked [Watson to third, Brown to second];
Cerone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson flied out to center; Washington popped to
first in foul territory; G. Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent walked; Randolph lined to left; Lefebvre flied
out to right; Watson forced Dent (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
struck out; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Soderholm
grounded out (third to first); Piniella struck out; Brown
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); CHALK BATTED
FOR AIKENS; Chalk flied out to left; MCRAE BATTED FOR TORRES;
McRae grounded out (third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.



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