A single by Frank White in the seventh inning drove home the decisive run as the Royals edged the White Sox, 2-1. The score was 1-1 when K.C. loaded the bases in the seventh on a single by Willie Wilson and walks to Clint Hurdle and U.L. Washington.

Ed Farmer then relieved Britt Burns on the mound for the Sox and was greeted by White's single. Dan Quisenberry registered his 20th save, tops in the American League. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, July 21, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2 7 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molinaro dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Morrison 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 White 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .275 L. Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 G. Brett 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .379 Nordhagen lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .288 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Lemon cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .272 Wathan lf,c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Baines rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Aikens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Bell 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .189 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 R. Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Porter c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .274 Seilheimer c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Wilson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .336 Squires ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Hurdle rf 2 0 1 1 1 0 .304 Pryor ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Torres cf,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Farmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 30 2 7 2 3 2 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 37,054 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 7 DP: White Sox 1, Royals 0 Errors: Nordhagen, White Doubles: Hurdle (19) Triples: Porter (2) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (13) Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns L(10-8) 6.2 6 2 2 3 1 0 28 2.65 Farmer 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.00 Totals 8 7 2 2 3 2 0 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(10-7) 7.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 29 4.20 Quisenberry SV(20) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.61 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 35 Passed Balls: Seilheimer (1) Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Ted Hendry WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro singled to center; Morrison out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Molinaro to second]; L. Johnson lined to center; Nordhagen lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); White struck out; G. Brett singled to right; McRae forced G. Brett (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon struck out; Baines struck out; Bell walked; Seilheimer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Aikens flied out to center; Porter tripled to left; Hurdle doubled to right [Porter scored]; Torres popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor flied out to left; Molinaro flied out to left; Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (third to first); White lined to center; G. Brett walked; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen struck out; Lemon singled to left; Baines forced Lemon (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to left; Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell lined to center; Seilheimer struck out; Darrell Porter ejected by HP umpire John Shulock; WILSON REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING CF); WATHAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); TORRES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle popped to shortstop; Torres popped to first in foul territory; Washington popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro singled to center; Morrison popped to shortstop; Molinaro stole second; L. Johnson lined to center; Nordhagen singled to left [Molinaro scored]; Lemon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: White singled to left [White to second (error by Nordhagen)]; On a bunt G. Brett singled [White to third]; McRae flied out to center; Wathan hit into a double play (second to first) [White out at home (first to catcher to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Baines grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to center; Seilheimer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Aikens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson singled to center; Seilheimer allowed a passed ball [Wilson to second]; Hurdle walked; Torres lined to left; Washington walked [Wilson to third, Hurdle to second]; FARMER REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); White singled to center [Wilson scored, Hurdle to third, Washington to second]; G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor singled to left; Molinaro flied out to right; Morrison reached on an error by White [Pryor to second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); L. Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Pryor to third, Morrison to second]; Nordhagen grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Baines grounded out (first unassisted); R. JOHNSON BATTED FOR BELL; R. Johnson singled to right; SQUIRES BATTED FOR SEILHEIMER; Squires flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

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