U.L. Washington, Willie Aikens and George Brett each hit a solo homer to key a 15-hit attack that carried the Royals to a 9-2 decision over the White Sox. Washington drilled his round-tripper in the first inning, Aikens connected in the second and Brett in the fifth. Larry Gura, going the first seven innings, received credit for his 13th victory. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 23, 1980 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Royals 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 x - 9 15 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .242 Wilson cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .337 Morrison 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .263 Washington ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 .275 L. Johnson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .278 G. Brett 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .377 Nordhagen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 McRae dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Lemon cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 Wathan lf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .306 Pruitt dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Porter c 3 2 2 1 1 0 .283 R. Johnson ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Aikens 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .265 Bell 3b 1 0 0 1 2 0 .191 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Kimm c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 Hurdle rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .308 Pryor ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 .265 White 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mulliniks 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoyt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 8 2 4 7 Totals 37 9 15 9 2 1 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 25,105 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1 Doubles: Morrison (29), Lemon (20), L. Johnson (16), McRae (24), Wathan (7), G. Brett (21), Wilson (19) Home Runs: Washington (5), Aikens (11), G. Brett (10) Stolen Bases: Wilson (43), Wathan (9) Caught Stealing: Bosley (2) Sacrifice Flies: Bell (1), White (3), Hurdle (3) GIDP: Bosley (5) Hit by Pitch: Pryor (2,by Martin) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Baumgarten L(2-7) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 2.95 Kravec 3.1 7 6 6 2 1 2 19 7.07 Hoyt 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 4.45 Hoffman 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.09 Totals 8 15 9 9 2 1 3 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(13-4) 7 8 2 2 3 7 0 31 2.11 Martin 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.44 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 7 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Martin (1) Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Bill Kunkel WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley walked; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Morrison struck out; L. Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to second; Washington homered; G. Brett flied out to center; McRae singled to left; Wathan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen struck out; Lemon flied out to center; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: KRAVEC REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Aikens homered; Hurdle flied out to center; White grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell lined to third; Kimm struck out; Pryor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to center; Washington popped to first in foul territory; Wilson stole second; G. Brett lined to shortstop; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley lined to shortstop; Morrison doubled; L. Johnson flied out to left; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to left; Porter singled to left; Aikens walked [Porter to second]; Hurdle singled to right [Porter to third, Aikens to second]; White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored]; Wilson lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon doubled to center; Pruitt flied out to center [Lemon to third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lemon scored]; Kimm walked; Pryor singled to center [Kimm to second]; Bosley struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Washington struck out; G. Brett homered; McRae doubled to center; Wathan doubled to left [McRae scored]; Porter walked; HOYT REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Aikens singled to right [Wathan scored, Porter to third]; Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Porter scored]; White singled [Aikens to second]; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 7. WHITE SOX 6TH: Morrison singled to center; L. Johnson doubled to center [Morrison scored]; Nordhagen singled to center [L. Johnson to third]; Lemon popped to second; Pruitt struck out; Bell walked [Nordhagen to second]; Kimm flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 7. ROYALS 6TH: Washington popped to first; G. Brett doubled to right; McRae popped to third; Wathan singled to center [G. Brett scored]; HOFFMAN REPLACED HOYT (PITCHING); Wathan stole second; Porter singled to center [Wathan scored]; Aikens grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. WHITE SOX 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING 1B); Pryor singled to left; Bosley flied out to right; Morrison flied out to center; L. Johnson singled to center [Pryor to second]; Nordhagen flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to left; White flied out to center; Wilson doubled; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. WHITE SOX 8TH: MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); R. JOHNSON BATTED FOR PRUITT; R. Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell walked; Kimm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. ROYALS 8TH: R. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); G. Brett popped to third in foul territory; McRae lined to left; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9. WHITE SOX 9TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 2B); Pryor was hit by a pitch; Bosley grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Pryor out at second]; Morrison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 9.

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