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Thursday July 10, 1980
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A homer by Willie Aikens in the sixth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the Royals to a 3-2 triumph over the Tigers. Aikens also knocked in the first of two runs in the second with a double and, after advancing to third on a sacrifice by Amos Otis, scored on a groundout by Clint Hurdle. George Brett returned to the Royals' lineup after a month's absence and rapped a single and double. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 10, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
Royals       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lentine cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .324      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      G. Brett 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .341
Parrish c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .269      Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .263      Aikens 1b             3   2   2   2     0   1   .262
Wockenfuss dh         4   0   2   1     0   0   .295        LaCock 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Hebner 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .299      Otis cf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Brookens 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Hurdle rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .302
  Summers ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .335      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Papi 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Washington ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     0   5             Totals               29   3   7   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 23,684
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Wilcox
Doubles: Parrish (16), Aikens (18), G. Brett (13)
Triples: Brookens (4)
Home Runs: Aikens (10)
Caught Stealing: Wockenfuss (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hebner (4)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(8-6)           8     7   3   3   1   3   1  32   3.63
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   3   1  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(6-6)       7     8   2   2   0   5   0  28   4.03
Quisenberry SV(16)      2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.06
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (6)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Shulock


TIGERS 1ST: Lentine struck out; Trammell flied out to left; Kemp
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae singled to center; G. Brett
flied out to right; McRae was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish doubled to left; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wockenfuss singled to left [Parrish
scored]; Hebner struck out; Brookens flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Aikens doubled to left
[Porter scored]; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Aikens to third]; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Aikens scored]; White flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Papi singled to right; Lentine singled to right
[Papi to second]; Trammell lined to third; Kemp flied out to
center; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Washington made an out to pitcher; Wilson
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Cowens singled to left; Wockenfuss singled to right
[Cowens to third]; Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cowens
scored]; Wockenfuss was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Brookens tripled to left; Papi flied out to right; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: G. Brett doubled to left; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted) [G. Brett to third]; Aikens struck out; Otis was hit
by a pitch; Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Lentine popped to first; Trammell flied out to
right; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White lined to center; Washington singled to left;
Washington was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Wilcox [Washington to second]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); McRae popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to center; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: G. Brett flied out to left; Porter flied out to
center; Aikens homered; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

TIGERS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Hebner flied
out to right; Brookens grounded out (second to first); Papi
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Lentine singled to right; QUISENBERRY REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Trammell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kemp singled to right [Lentine to second]; Parrish
lined to second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson flied out to left; McRae flied out to center;
G. Brett singled to right; Porter walked [G. Brett to second];
LaCock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Hebner
flied out to left; SUMMERS BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Summers grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 3.



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