Lashing out 14 hits, the Royals swept to a 5-1 victory over the Orioles. The Royals got on the board in the second inning when Hal McRae singled, stole second and registered on a single by Frank White.

McRae drilled a two-run double in the third and Rusty Torres stroked a run-scoring single in the fourth. George Brett doubled home Willie Wilson in the eighth for the Royals' final run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      13, 1980 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  1  2    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 14  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .319      Bumbry cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Washington ss         4   0   2   0     1   0   .263      Dauer 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .274
G. Brett 3b           4   1   3   1     1   0   .357      Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .290
Otis cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Murray 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .284
McRae dh              5   1   3   2     0   0   .265        Crowley 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Wathan c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Ayala lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .338
Aikens 1b             4   0   0   0     1   2   .259      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Dempsey c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .240
White 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Garcia ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Torres rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .171        Belanger ph,ss      3   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sakata 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  14   5     3   4             Totals               31   1   7   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 21,311
Left on Base: Royals 11, Orioles 6
DP: Royals 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Dauer
Doubles: McRae 2 (20), White (10), G. Brett (17), Ayala (5)
Stolen Bases: McRae (5), Wilson (40)
Sacrifice Flies: Dempsey (1)
GIDP: White (8), Singleton (12), Ayala (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(11-4)            9     7   1   1   2   2   0  34   2.22
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   2   0  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(8-8)         3.1   9   4   4   0   2   0  19   4.03
D. Martinez             5.2   5   1   1   3   2   0  24   6.65
Totals                  9    14   5   5   3   4   0  43

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Washington
singled to right; G. Brett grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Washington to second]; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry singled; Dauer walked [Bumbry to second];
Singleton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bumbry to third, Dauer out at second]; Murray flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled; Wathan flied out to left; Aikens was
called out on strikes; McRae stole second; White singled [McRae
scored, White to second (on throw to home)]; Torres grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Ayala doubled to left; May grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dempsey flied out to left; BELANGER BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: BELANGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Wilson singled
to right; Washington flied out to right; G. Brett singled to
left [Wilson to second]; Otis flied out to center [Wilson to
third, G. Brett to second]; McRae doubled to left [Wilson
scored, G. Brett scored]; Wathan grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Sakata grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Aikens popped to catcher in foul territory; White
doubled; Torres singled to left [White scored]; Wilson singled
[Torres to second]; D. MARTINEZ REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first) [Torres to third,
Wilson to second]; G. Brett was walked intentionally; Otis
popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton singled; Murray singled [Singleton to
second]; Ayala singled [Singleton to third, Murray to second];
May struck out; Dempsey hit a sacrifice fly to right [Singleton
scored, Murray to third]; Belanger flied out to center; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae reached on an error by Dauer; Wathan struck
out; Aikens walked [McRae to second]; White grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aikens out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Sakata grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Torres flied out to left; Wilson popped to catcher
in foul territory; Washington singled to center; G. Brett
singled to right [Washington to third]; Otis popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton walked; Murray singled to left [Singleton
to second]; Ayala grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Singleton to third, Murray out at second]; May
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Orioles 1.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae doubled to right; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aikens struck out; White flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey singled; Belanger forced Dempsey (shortstop
to second); Sakata flied out to right; Bumbry lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Wilson
singled to center; Wilson stole second; Washington walked; G.
Brett doubled to center [Wilson scored, Washington out at home
(center to catcher)]; bad hop hit Eddie Murray in right eye
and bounced into CF; CROWLEY REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING 1B);
Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer popped to second; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crowley grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to left; Wathan grounded out (second
to first); Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Ayala flied
out to right; May flied out to center; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 1.