Sunday July 13, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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.

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