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Saturday July 19, 1980
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Reggie Jackson drove in five runs with four hits, including a homer, and Bob Watson also had four hits to lead the Yankees' attack in a 13-7 victory over the Royals. Jackson's homer with a man on base was his 25th of the season, marking the 10th straight year that the Yankee slugger had hit 25 or more homers. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 13, Kansas City Royals 7

Game Played on Saturday, July 19, 1980 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Royals       2  0  1    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   7 16  1
Yankees      1  0  6    3  1  0    2  0  x  -  13 19  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Randolph 2b           4   2   1   0     1   0   .290
  LaCock ph,lf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .200        Stanley 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
McRae dh              4   2   2   0     0   0   .274      Piniella lf           1   1   1   0     1   0   .259
G. Brett 3b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .377        Murcer ph,lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Porter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272      Watson 1b             4   3   4   2     1   0   .310
  Quirk c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Jackson rf            5   2   4   5     0   1   .299
Aikens 1b             5   1   3   1     0   1   .264        Brown pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .261
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Soderholm dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .336
  Torres ph,cf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .190        Gamble ph,dh        4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Hurdle rf             4   1   2   3     0   1   .297      Nettles 3b            3   1   2   1     2   0   .247
Washington ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Cerone c              4   1   1   3     0   1   .271
White 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .270        Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Mulliniks 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Jones cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .221
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               5   1   2   0     0   0   .266
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Twitty p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   7  16   7     0   2             Totals               41  13  19  12     5   3

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 53,583
Left on Base: Royals 8, Yankees 10
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Wilson
Doubles: G. Brett (19), Jones (8), Gamble (2), Dent 2 (11), Watson (13)
Triples: McRae (3)
Home Runs: Hurdle (7), Jackson (25)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Cerone (6)
GIDP: Hurdle (5)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (5,by Bird)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(7-7)       2     5   5   5   3   2   0  13   4.46
Eastwick                2     6   5   5   1   0   1  13   4.67
Twitty                  3     8   3   3   1   1   0  18   7.56
Pattin                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.73
Totals                  8    19  13  13   5   3   1  47

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird W(1-0)             6     8   4   4   0   2   1  25   4.66
Davis SV(6)             3     8   3   3   0   0   0  17   3.62
Totals                  9    16   7   7   0   2   1  42

Passed Balls: Porter (6)
Hit by Pitch: Bird (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to left; G. Brett doubled to right [McRae scored]; Porter flied
out to left; Aikens singled to right [G. Brett scored]; Otis
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph walked; Piniella walked [Randolph to
second]; Watson singled to left [Randolph scored, Piniella out
at third (left to third to second)]; Lou Piniella rounded 2B
too far; Jackson struck out; Soderholm struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Washington lined
to right; White singled to left; White was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles lined to right; Cerone flied out to right;
Jones singled to right; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson flied out to right; McRae tripled to right;
G. Brett singled to right [McRae scored]; Porter flied out to
left; Aikens was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph singled to left; Piniella singled to left
[Randolph to second]; Watson walked [Randolph to third, Piniella
to second]; Jackson singled to left [Randolph scored, Piniella
scored, Watson to third, Jackson to second (error by Wilson)];
EASTWICK REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR
SODERHOLM; Gamble popped to shortstop; Nettles was walked
intentionally; Porter allowed a passed ball [Watson scored,
Jackson to third, Nettles to second]; Cerone singled to left
[Jackson scored, Nettles scored]; Jones doubled to left [Cerone
scored]; Dent flied out to right; Randolph flied out to right; 6
R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 7.

ROYALS 4TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Hurdle homered; Washington lined to
second; White lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 7.

YANKEES 4TH: MURCER BATTED FOR PINIELLA; Murcer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson singled to right; Jackson homered
[Watson scored]; Gamble doubled to right; Nettles singled to
center [Gamble scored]; Cerone flied out to left [Nettles to
second]; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 10.

ROYALS 5TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wilson grounded
out (second to first); McRae was hit by a pitch; G. Brett lined
to center; Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 5TH: TWITTY REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Dent doubled
to right; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
flied out to left; Watson singled to left [Dent scored]; Jackson
singled to right [Watson to third]; Gamble lined to left; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 11.

ROYALS 6TH: Aikens singled to right; Otis flied out to right;
Hurdle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Aikens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 11.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles singled to right; Cerone struck out; Jones
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent doubled to right
[Nettles to third]; Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 11.

ROYALS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Washington grounded
out (pitcher to first); White singled to left; Wilson singled to
left [White to second]; McRae flied out to center; G. Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
4, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 7TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Murcer flied
out to center; Watson doubled to right; Jackson singled to right
[Watson scored]; BROWN RAN FOR JACKSON; Gamble singled to right
[Brown to third]; Nettles walked [Gamble to second]; Cerone hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Brown scored]; Jones flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 13.

ROYALS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); BROWN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); OATES REPLACED CERONE (PLAYING C ); Porter
singled to center; Aikens singled to center [Porter to second];
TORRES BATTED FOR OTIS; Torres singled to right [Porter to
third, Aikens to second]; Hurdle singled to left [Porter scored,
Aikens scored, Torres to second]; Washington popped to third;
Mulliniks forced Hurdle (second to shortstop) [Torres to third];
LACOCK BATTED FOR WILSON; LaCock singled to left [Torres scored,
Mulliniks to second]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 13.

YANKEES 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); QUIRK REPLACED
PORTER (PLAYING C ); TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PATTIN
REPLACED TWITTY (PITCHING); Dent grounded out (second to first);
Stanley popped to third; Murcer grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 13.

ROYALS 9TH: G. Brett flied out to center; Quirk singled to
center; Aikens popped to shortstop; Torres popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 13.



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