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.